NCAA Recruiting Scoop

That victory over the Oklahoma Sooners was huge for Texas Tech football and their head coach Mike Leach. Want to know what else would be huge for them? How about convincing Stacey McGee, a big time defensive tackle from Oklahoma, to come play for them. Easier said than done? Maybe. But is sure isn’t impossible now, is it?

Stacey McGee is a 6-foot-5, 255 pound defensive tackle from Muskogee, Oklahoma. Let’s get right down to it. As a sophomore, McGee accrued 91 total tackles with two sacks and two interceptions. But could he put in another year like that as a junior with every prep star keying on him?

How about 87 tackles?

Altogether, this has gotten him all the way to number 83 on the 2008 Rivals 100.

In the end, McGee hasn’t verbally committed to play for anyone in 2008. The schools on his short list include the Arkansas Razorbacks, Kansas State Wildcats, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Tennessee Volunteers, and Texas Tech Red Raiders.

Recently, the Oklahoma State Cowboys and head coach Mike Gundy became major players in the Stacey McGee contest, as he took a visit to Stillwater. Does that mean he’s going to choose the Cowboys? Not necessarily. Oklahoma is still a player as is Texas Tech. You just have to wonder how much recent play dictates these players decisions. For example, did that Texas Tech victory over Oklahoma do anything for their chances to nab a guy like McGee?

One thing’s for sure. We’ll know by February. By the way, check out what McGee said about himself to Scout:

“I am dominant player that can play both ways, offense or defense. I play offensive guard on offense and I play defensive tackle on defense. The college programs are mainly looking at me for defense.”