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After Matt Mumme was hired as Nevada’s offensive coordinator on Dec. 21, he went home for a quick Christmas break. Much like Santa Claus, Mumme went about making a list and checking it twice, only his list did not consist of toys for kids. Mumme’s list, instead, consisted of West Texas slot receivers to target.
Mumme did an extensive search of the national recruiting websites to see if there were any good class of 2017 slot receivers in his home base of West Texas. One name emerged: McLane Mannix, a receiver at Midland High who was committed to play for Vanderbilt.