In many years, junior college recruiting doesn’t take off until the fall, but when select prospects emerge early on the radar, the Texas Longhorns are moving quickly to extend offers, as evidenced by one on Friday for Arizona Western College cornerback Elijah Blades:
Blessed to say that I have received an offer from the University of Texas pic.twitter.com/b3HHg07CKV
— Elijah Blades (@savageszniv) February 23, 2018
The 6’2, 170-pounder now holds seven offers, including LSU, Ole Miss, and Tennessee. Originally a member of the 2017 recruiting class, Blades was a consensus four-star prospect out of Pasadena (Calif.