Texas Tech Adds #15 & #16 Commitments

by Seth C on Jan 28, 2008 7:35 PM CST in Recruiting Comment 1 comment

According to the Texas Tech Rivals Commitment Page, the Red Raiders have added 4 star safety Keanon Cooper and 2 star defensive end Brian Christopher.

Cooper is a huge commit for this program and I would think that he might be in for some playing time in the very near future. I could have sworn that I've read somewhere that Cooper may also play linebacker, but if the guy is fast then keep him at safety. I believe that a bigger defense is a better defense, especially if you're not sacrificing speed, and with Cooper, you're not.

I don't know much about Christopher except that he was being recruited by Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Tennessee, Central Arkansas and Arkansas State. Sounds like a kid that perhaps started slow in his career (Cent. Ark. and Ark. St.), but really came on strong and was being recruited by some pretty big schools by the time it was all said and done.

Keanon and Brian, welcome to Texas Tech and Git Your Guns Up!

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Keanon Cooper was huge! He is a guy who played Defensive End, Linebacker and Defensive Back in high school. He is a very versatile athlete, and a fierce hitter. He will be a safety at Tech.

Brian Christopher is a massive DE. At 6'4" 240 lbs. he is said to have an extremely high upside. He was a high school teammate of DT Lavunce Askew (who Tech is still heavily pursuing). Many who know the two seem to think that Christopher will be a better player in 3 years than will Askew. Good solid pickup!

The news about Cooper was that much greater because we learned that DB D'Anton Lynn will be going to Penn State.

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by liquidsmoke on Jan 29, 2008 12:15 AM CST reply actions 0 recs