FOOTBALL: A&M coaches, including Fisher, pay Memorial, PNG visit
Published 8:20 pm Thursday, January 18, 2018
Thursday could be tabbed as Aggie day in Port Arthur and Port Neches.
Recently hired Texas A&M head football coach Jimbo Fisher visited Port Neches-Groves during the school day, while A&M offensive line coach Jim Turner paid a visit to PA Memorial. While NCAA rules prohibit coaches from commenting on a recruit until he is signed, Turner apparently took a look at Memorial linebacker Jomard Valsin, who is a forward on the basketball team.
Fisher, who coached Florida State for the past eight seasons and won a national championship in 2013, took a picture with PNG principal Scott Ryan in the school’s weight room that was posted on Twitter. PNG quarterback Roschon Johnson, who is a junior this school year, is verbally committed to the University of Texas.
The first-ever early signing period for college football prospects was Dec. 20-22. No player from Mid- or South County signed with a school at the time.
The traditional National Signing Day is Feb. 7.
— I.C. Murrell
About I.C. Murrell
I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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