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Subject:  True Orange Fax/E-Mail #66




True Orange Fax/E-Mail Service
Volume 8, Fax/E-Mail #66, Monday, August 7, 2000
Jerry Scarbrough's True Orange, P. O. Box 26530, Austin, Texas 78755 -
Phone
512-795-8536

Brown Sets Practice Schedule; Nordgren Expects Decision Next Week

Coach Mack Brown announced the Longhorns' pre-season practice schedule
Monday
and said Texas fans are welcome to attend as many of them as they can.
The freshmen report Sunday and will practice at  9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. next
Monday and Tuesday at Frank Denius Fields at 26th and Red River. Brown said
all of the freshmen will work on offense and defense for the first two days
to help them and the coaches decide where they have the best chance to
play.
The varsity reports Wednesday, Aug. 16, and the team will take off
Wednesday
and Thursday for meetings and physical examinations.
Starting Friday, Aug. 18, the full team will practice at the Whitaker
Fields
at 51st and Guadalupe (one block east of Lamar at 51st Street). The
practices
will begin at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 18-19. There will
be only one practice, at 9 a.m., on Sunday, Aug. 20, and only one on
Monday,
Aug. 21, also at 9 a.m.
Here's the schedule for the remaining open practices:
Tuesday, Aug. 22 - 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. (evening practice will be first one in
full pads)
Wednesday, Aug. 23 - 9 a.m. at Whitaker and 5 p.m. scrimmage at Royal
Memorial Stadium.
Thursday, Aug. 24 - 5 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 25 - 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 26 - 9 a.m. scrimmage at Royal Memorial Stadium.
Sunday, Aug. 27 - Fan Appreciation Day 2 p. m. at Royal Memorial Stadium,
autographs at 3:30 p.m., also at Royal Memorial Stadium.
Monday, Aug. 28 - 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 29 - 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. (last day at Whitaker Field)
Wednesday, Aug. 30 - First Day of Classes, Scrimmage at 6 p. m. at Royal
Memorial Stadium.
Practices after the August 30 scrimmage are expected to be closed to the
public in preparation for the Sept. 9 season opener against
Louisiana-Lafayette.
* * * *
The state's top QB prospect, Matt Nordgren, 6-5, 217, 4.62, of Dallas
Bishop
Lynch, visited Texas A&M last weekend and plans to fly to Boulder with his
father this weekend to take a look at Colorado.
But he said his heart still belongs to the Longhorns. "I really like
Texas,"
he said. "I had a nice time at A&M, but I don't think anyone is going to
beat
Texas."
He said he probably will be ready to announce his college choice shortly
after returning from Colorado, and he said he is almost positive that
choice
will be Texas.
* * * *
James Buchanan, 6-2, 240, 4.7, of Cardinal Mooney HS in Sarasota, Fla., is
generally considered to be the nation's top fullback. He took an unofficial
visit to Texas last month and said UT was one of his leaders. Now, he says
his big three are Texas, Florida State and Miami and he said he hopes to
make
decision later this month. He is a tremendous blocker and a very tough
inside
power runner.
* * * *
Texas has 12 early commitments  including seven offensive linemen. They are
Terrance Young of Longview,  Mike Garcia of Galena Park,  Jonathan Scott of
Dallas Carter, Abe Robinson of Houston Jersey Village, Roman Reeves of
Livingston, Will Allen of Houston Cypress Falls and Alfio Randall of Blinn
JC.
The other pledges are QB/DB Kendal Briles of Frenship, MLB Yamil Lebron of
Killeen Ellison, and DBs Cedric Griffin of San Antonio Holmes, Braden
Johnson
of Euless Trinity and Brian Carter of The Woodlands.
Various natinal recruiting services are rating the Longhorns  current
recruiting class in the top three nationally at this point.
* * * *
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* * * *
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