Jim Jeffcoat says he’s staying at Houston
Jim Jeffcoat told Fox 26 News in Houston that he would remain the defensive line coach under former OU assistant Kevin Sumlin at Houston in 2010 for his third season.
Jackson Jeffcoat is billed as the No. 1 defensive end prospect by Rivals.com, and the No. 2 prospect overall by ESPNU. Jim Jeffcoat, a former NFL player for the Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills, was reportedly in the mix to take over for Chris Wilson as Oklahoma’s defensive ends coach, and reportedly interviewed for the job in 2005, when Wilson was hired.
Wilson left Oklahoma last week to become Mississippi State’s co-defensive coordinator.
His father isn’t his only link to Oklahoma, either. His sister, Jacqueline, will be a freshman on the OU women’s basketball team next season.
Jackson Jeffcoat, of Plano West in Plano, Texas, is scheduled to visit Norman this week, and is also considering Texas, Arizona State (his father’s alma mater) and Houston. He says he’ll cut down the list and possibly commit after his visit. National Signing Day is February 3.
“He is going to be there four or five years. He has to be happy. I want him to make a decision that best suits him, not me, his mother or anyone else,” Jim Jeffcoat told Fox 26.
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[...] We were right, you were wrong. Feels good, don’t it? Adding fuel to the recruiting fire, Jim Jeffcoat is staying in Houston to coach the atrocious D-Line next season. What this means for his son’s decision? I have no [...]
Nerole is a jobless idiot, bashing the Coogs daily from his perch at the public library pausing only long enough to stalk little boys.
Being a huge OU fan I would love for Jackson Jeffcoat to join his sister in Norman, however, for him to make a token visit right before signing day tells me he is 80% sure he is going to Texas.
I got news for the OU fans. OU may go 8-4 next season. This season’s
problems have been coming for awhile and 8-4, 9-3 even 7-5 might be
the norm till they make some staff changes at defensive positions. With
8-9 off. starters and 9-10 def. starters returning, one would think that would
mean a return to the top 10. Maybe and maybe not. OU is a slow starting
team, and next season they will have some stiff competition to play right
off the bat. Injuries were not all the problem’s they had. Coach’s being
able to get the players lined up according to their talent was most of it.
Preparation, Motivation and Road games were their downfall.
Houston is going 8-4 next season? We only started the most freshman in D1 football this past year and are returning a back to back 5000 yard passer and three 1000 yard recievers. Pretty good chances we are going to win more than 8 games..
[...] Or so he told NewsOK beat writer David Ubben. [...]