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WWJD (What Will Jeffcoat Do?) We’ll know Friday
BY Kevin Hageland Staff Writer
And then there were three.
Plano West senior defensive end Jackson Jeffcoat has cut his choices down to Texas, Oklahoma and Houston, with Arizona State being the latest team eliminated from contention.
I am going to provide my latest bit of information in this blog, but if speculation isn’t your game, then check back here Friday as Jeffcoat’s commitment announcement will be up by then … sorry Fox 4 producer Kevin Morrell, but I told you so.
That conviction became a bit stronger Tuesday.
I was at West to cover the Wolves boys basketball game against Allen (a very competitive contest by the way) and noticed Jeffcoat’s mother Tammy in the stands flanked by a pair of Texas representatives. One of said representatives stayed with Mrs. Jeffcoat throughout the game while the other split his time between Mrs. Jeffcoat and West head football coach Mike Hughes.
Interesting.
I talked to the West and Allen coaches after the game and saw the pair dressed in burnt orange lingering in the lobby, so I decided to wait around as well. During this time I spoke with one individual from the Wolves coaching staff (apparently a fan of the blog) who said he could tell the decision was really starting to wear on Jeffcoat.
Yeah, take a number.
Jeffcoat came to the lobby and briefly talked with the two Texas reps before they exited the public forum of the lobby … uh oh, guess I was spotted.
I didn’t know where they went, so I headed back to my car, which was parked behind the gym. As I made my way to the car, Jeffcoat and the two Texas reps were standing behind the gym and talking … right by where my car was parked.
I could have simply started the car and headed back to the office … we were on deadline after all … but instead I decided to sit there and see if anything of note happened.
No decisions were made that night, but it’s easy to see how the decision could be weighing on Jeffcoat because everybody wants to know. Several girls, some of them cheerleaders, were parked in the same lot as me and they all yelled to Jeffcoat when they saw him.
Some comments were as innocent as, “Hey Jackson, where are you going to school? Let me know and I’ll be your agent,” while others were more risqué, such as the girl who screamed out, “Jackson, will you sign my belly?”
Jeffcoat talked with the Texas reps for a good 15 minutes before shaking one of their hands and the other one gave him a high five.
What does this mean?
Maybe nothing, especially considering Jeffcoat was reportedly at the Oklahoma-Iowa State basketball game Wednesday night. And also consider this, Oklahoma’s campus is closed tomorrow. Yes, I know they are saying it’s because of the weather … but could it actually be because Jeffcoat will announce his decision tomorrow?
And does all this mean Houston is at a disadvantage? No, because the guy recruiting Jeffcoat for the Cougars is his dad Jim!
So, there you go.
I still think Texas is where Jeffcoat will go, but I know in our Generation Me culture we demand to know everything as it happens and I figured I would give you everything I knew about the situation with less than 24 hours to go before Jeffcoat’s decision.
If that’s not enough … come back in one day and the story will be up.
And then come back every day after that … cause you know, I usually write about things in the blog that aren’t related to Jeffcoat at all. Hard to believe, but it’s true.
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