Wide receiver Freddie Dubose isn’t any stranger to the UT campus. The Smithson Valley expertise has been on the Forty Acres for quite a few recruiting occasions over the previous couple of years and he returned once more in March for a Texas apply and barbecue recruiting occasion. While Dubose has had some excellent visits to Texas previously, he mentioned his most up-to-date journey set a brand new customary.
“To be trustworthy, the entire go to went nice. It was in all probability the perfect go to I’ve ever gone on to Texas,” Dubose mentioned. “I simply really feel just like the environment simply felt completely different this time from once I went the final time. The teaching employees, coach Sark – I obtained to speak to them for a very good hour.”
On earlier visits, Dubose had talked about that the variety of recruits in attendance typically made it robust to get high quality time with the teaching employees. That wasn’t an issue this time because the coaches paired down the variety of gamers that had been introduced in.
“There weren’t a thousand youngsters, however felt like there was a very good quantity. There had been in all probability 30 to 40 of us. When I talked to Sark, he was truthfully simply checking up on me, asking how the whole lot had been, saying how I’m a prime man at receiver, how he needs me to come back play ball over there and run monitor.”
The 6-1, 180-pound Dubose had been in contact with new Texas receivers coach Chris Jackson on the cellphone and thru social media. His latest journey gave him an opportunity to satisfy Jackson in particular person and he favored what he noticed.
“Me and my mother talked to him. He was telling us a bit of bit about himself. I knew a very good quantity about coach Jackson, however he was giving us extra details about himself, how he’s a household sort of particular person, how he needs finest for teenagers, needs to develop them to get them to the subsequent degree. “He’s cool. I like him so much.”
The message from Jackson – how gamers will probably be developed each on the sphere and off – is one which resonated with Dubose.
“That’s all I actually need, to be trustworthy, to be developed,” Dubose mentioned. “When I went to spring apply, I noticed him coach. I favored his teaching fashion. He’s very into it with the gamers. He’ll get into it and present what to do, even when he has to do it himself.”
Dubose’s mom was additionally impressed with Jackson.
“My mother loves him. She mentioned she likes how a lot he cares for the gamers, how he’s as an individual, not simply as a coach, however as some form of trainer,” Dubose mentioned.
Dubose has but to arrange his official visits, however mentioned he plans to take journeys to Penn State, Tennessee, Texas and Texas A&M. He’s nonetheless debating on a fifth journey. Up subsequent, he’ll be at Texas A&M’s spring recreation this week and Dubose is planning to announce a ultimate in the course of the pep rally for Smithson Valley’s season-opener.
Dubose is ranked as a four-star prospect by Rivals.com.
