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The Texas Legislature convened earlier in January to vote on bills covering a variety of issues.

TEXAS LEGISLATURE TO SEE MORE THAN 400 BILLS IN 2017 Last Monday, Texas lawmakers recorded more than 400 bills, intending for them to become laws by the conclusion of the 2017 legislative season that started this month.

Among these proposals included controversial issues like banning transgender people from using bathrooms of their gender identification, requiring photo identification when voting and terminating “sanctuary cities” — a term used to define cities refusing to implement the federal immigration laws, that keep police from implementing immigration policies.

On Jan. 5, Lt. Gov. of Texas Dan Patrick revealed Senate Bill 6, or the “Texas Privacy Act,” requiring transgender Texans to use the facilities that align with the genders listed on their birth certificates.

Proposed by Texas State Senator Lois W. Kolkhorst, Senate Bill 6 requires public schools and businesses to abide by the law, but allows private Texas businesses to decide their own policies, independent of government intervention.

Regarding the proposed voter identification law, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Texas’ appeal seeking the recovery of the voteridentification requirements that a lesser court found to be discriminating to certain races.

Senator Charles Perry, backed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, proposed the bill calling for the prohibition of Federal immigration laws specify the rights and obligations associated with being a foreign citizen in the United States and how immigrants gain residence or citizenship. These laws determine who enters the country and for how long.

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Journalism senior lecturer Edward Walraven will retire at the end of the semester after 43 years at A&M. He started as a public relations writer before joining the faculty in 1991.

43 years of shaping stories Edward Walraven reflects on time at A&M before his retirement this spring

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rom typewriters to tablets, journalism senior lecturer Edward Walraven has been telling stories and teaching others how to write them for more than four decades and will retire at the end of the semester.

Walraven’s 43-year journey at A&M began in 1974 when he joined the staff as a public relations writer. In 1991, he joined the faculty and then went on to complete his Ph.D. in 1999. He’s taught a variety of courses in the Journalism Department.

“I’ve taught almost every course in jour-

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GOV. ABBOTT ANNOUNCES HIRING FREEZE During his State of the State address at the Texas Capitol Tuesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a hiring freeze on state agencies effective immediately and extending through the end of August.

Abbott said the freeze would free up roughly $200 million, helping Texas stay within the boundaries of its budget.

For the duration of the hiring freeze, agencies are banned from posting new jobs or filling vacant positions.

While public universities are included in the freeze, university positions not funded by money from state appropriations will remain exempt. Other positions exempt from the freeze include those that have a direct impact on public safety and agencies under the direction of statewide elected officials.

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nalism we have,” Walraven said. “Media law, public relations, pretty much everything.” “My favorite class to teach was one we don’t offer anymore, media writing. You got to know the students very well, and see their progress.”

Due to the small size of the Journalism Department, Walraven has gotten to know many of his students well.

“You get to see these students progress, which is always good,” Walraven said. “And getting admiration or recognition from them, even after graduation, is the most rewarding thing to me about this.”

The journalism degree was cut from A&M in 2004. Before that, Walraven would go to the commencement ceremonies and hand his former students their diplomas.

“Getting to do that was special,” Walraven said. “Shaking their hands, wishing them well.

And as a part of this whole ceremony, I was able

to deliver diplomas to my son, niece, and the last students to go through the major program.”

Before his career path took him to A&M, Walraven pursued journalism as a sophomore at Angelo State University. Once he declared his major as journalism, he never looked back.

“I was very good at English classes, and needed to declare a major,” Walraven said.

“So I declared journalism thinking it would be similar, and just got bitten by the bug.”

After graduation, Walraven spent four years as a reporter in San Angelo for the San Angelo Standard Times, which only affirmed his passion for the field of journalism.

“Journalism is a work of trust, accuracy, and integrity,” Walraven said. That applies to everything.”

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KANM student radio is back on air after being absent for two semesters.

KANM returns after nearly year-long absence Student radio members focus on new software, new goals

By Brad Morse @BradMorse53 Following a two-semester absence, KANM, Texas A&M’s student radio, is back on air.

Founded in 1972, KANM ran unhindered until the spring of 2016, when they had to cease operations. Since 2013 they have operated only online through their website.

“Over the last year, we had some problems,” said Roland Davila, communications junior and station manager. “Our equipment broke down; we ran into some legality issues with software, so we

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Ph.D. student Suk Lae Kim and professor Choongho Yu are researching a new way to charge cell phones using body heat.

Cellphones could one day be charged by body heat

had to shut down. So all of our equipment is new — we have brand new software and a digital library.”

Problems began in the spring of 2016, when KANM was informed all of its equipment was about to become outdated.

“We found out that due to security issues, A&M wasn’t going to continue with certain software,” Davila said. “All of our computers ran that software, and were taken away and trashed.”

The funding for the new equipment came from a grant that faculty adviser Billy McKim applied for, as well as a partnership with A&M’s Student Activities Department.

Soon, it may be possible to charge a cell phone, not by connecting it to a wall outlet, but with power generated by the human body.

A Texas A&M University professor and his graduate students are changing the way electrical energy is stored through their research of a Thermally Chargeable Solid-state Supercapacitor. The development of the supercapacitor would enable wearable and implanted devices to be charged based on the temperature gradient produced from a person’s body heat.

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lasted beyond their time as undergraduates. Upon hearing about his retirement, several of his former students, like Andrew Hancock, Class of 2002 and Sports Illustrated photographer, reached out to the university to dole out his praises. Hancock said although he was “admittedly” a bad student, he was passionate about journalism early on and Walraven always had his door open to him.

“As I grew as a professional, especially early on, I maintained occasional contact with Dr. Walraven,” Hancock said. “As I began to win awards and recognition for my work, I felt it necessary to thank him for the interest he had shown in me and for all the help he provided in making sure I stayed on path and graduated. Truth be told, I might not have ever graduated if it wasn’t for his guidance, patience and encouragement.”

Hancock returned to campus a few years after graduation to thank Walraven for helping him, and to apologize for his poor academic habits.

“A few years after I graduated, I was back on campus to do some work and I made it a point to stop by his office, say hello and thank him again for everything he had done for me during my time as a student,” Hancock said.

“I also apologized to him for being such a bad student, at which point he very abruptly cut me off. At that point he told me every once in a while a student comes along that he can tell exactly what they are meant to do, and he knew that a career in journalism is exactly what I was meant to do and he was not going to let me be denied of doing just that.”

Walraven’s commitment to work with his students is one of his more noted qualities, said Margie Mohtasham, Class of 2000 and Highland Park High School journalism teacher. Mohtasham was one of Walraven’s students when she transferred to the university.

“Unfortunately being new to the journalism program, most of the classes I needed were already full,” Mohtasham said. “Dr. Walraven worked with my classes and helped to make sure I was still in some journalism courses my first semester and not lose momentum for my goal to graduate in under three years.”

Mohtasham said apart from the academic advice Walraven constantly gave, he helped her through two tragedies in 1999.

“The fall of 1999 two unthinkable events happened — my father passed away unexpectedly on September 25 and the Bonfire collapse on November 18,” Mohtasham said. “On September 26 I fired off a quick E-mail to

BODY HEAT CONTINUED faculty leader of the project, said the concept of this type of energy storage is unique to the project.

“This research is about converting heat to electricity,” Yu said. “There are some other technologies that convert heat to electricity, such as thermoelectrics and pyroelectrics — the abnormality here is that we combined the thermo energy into electricity at the same time we store the energy in the same device.”

The idea for the device stemmed from the discovery of a highly conductive organic polymer — natural substance — founded by Yu and his PhD student, Suk Lae Kim. According to Kim, the organic polymer material found conducted immensely larger

Dr. Walraven explaining the situation with my father. The reply was a simple, ‘Don’t worry about school, be with your family’ … And that’s just who Dr. Walraven is. He is the perfect blend of educator, adviser, mentor, counselor.

Now as an educator myself, I find myself wanting to follow in his example.”

Walraven came to expect greatness from his students, challenging those who showed interest and promise. Nicole Alvarado, Class of 2010 and web editor at The Virginian-Pilot, was one of the students Walraven challenged.

“...And that’s just who Dr. Walraven is. He is the perfect blend of educator, adviser, mentor, counselor. Now as an educator myself, I find myself wanting to follow his example.”

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“I remember there was this time we got our assignments back in class and I couldn’t help noticing that the girl next to me did much better than me, when I knew for a fact that simply based on technical and grammatical errors, I performed better,” Alvarado said. “I confronted him about my grade after class and he was like, ‘Well, I expect more from you. I know you can do better than this, so I grade you on a higher scale.’ I got mad and was like, ‘That’s not fair,’ And he was like, ‘No. It’s not.’”

Alvarado said despite being frustrated with her grade, Walraven’s response to her frustration taught her a lesson she carries with her today.

“It was one of the most valuable lessons I learned in college,” Alvarado said. “It motivated me more than anything else ever has, knowing he expected more from me and just wanted me to live up to my full potential and keep developing from there.”

Even students who took Walraven for a single class left with a positive

amounts of energy compared to what has been found before.

“Conventional thermoelectric material can produce only microvolt range,” Kim said. “This one is over 100 times higher.”

With the discovery of the organic polymer, the minimum amount of energy needed to charge a standard device was feasible.

“It’s a fully integrated device that we can use adapted electricity any time we want,” Kim said.

Yu said his ultimate goal is to use the supercapacitor to improve battery operated monitoring systems for many different occasions like oil pipeline inspection as well as implantable health monitors.

“There are lots of implantable devices that are powered by batteries,” Yu

impression, like Alexandria Randolph, Class of 2012 and crime editor of the Kerrville Daily Times. Randolph took Journalism Research with Walraven in 2010.

“While Walraven had a number of students in over the years, and I don’t think he remembered me after the short time I spent in one semester of his class; the memory of his class helped to define my journalism education,” Randolph said. “I hope he knows just how many students he impassioned during his time at Texas A&M, and I thank him for his teaching.”

Walraven’s impact on journalism education at A&M extends beyond the students he taught. As one of the longest lasting professors at A&M, he’s helped multiple new professors adjust to the university over the years.

“When I first started teaching at Texas A&M two years ago, I went to Dr. Walraven to watch him teach his American Mass Media class,” said Hannele Rubin, instructional assistant professor. “He generously introduced me to the class and stayed afterwards to answer my many questions.”

Rubin quickly learned about Walraven’s sense of humor, and has since come to admire him.

“Since then, he’s been my self described mentor, helpfully sharing his materials, appreciation for history and media, and the many tips he’s acclimated about teaching,” Rubin said. “Dr. Walraven has a sense of humor all his own. His students and colleagues adore him. Speaking for myself, I will miss him terribly when he retires. He is the backbone of the Journalism Department.”

Walraven made the decision to retire after the spring of 2017. Angelique Gammon, assistant lecturer for the Department of Journalism and publisher of Insite Magazine, has worked with Walraven for several years, and said the university will miss him dearly.

“Dr. Walraven has always been the calm at the center of the academic storm, for students and colleagues,” Gammon said. “He is the voice of experience, reason and reassurance that you can learn, improve and succeed.”

Randolph said Walraven was the kind of professor anyone should hope to have in journalism.

“A reserved man, Walraven spoke only to impart wisdom, which he imparted much of during my time in his course,” Randolph said. “He was one of few professors I felt that was truly patient with his students, and could see what his students might become and where their paths might take them. If you took his class, you knew intrinsically that you were part of something greater, a history, a tradition of journalism.”

said. “By using our device and taking energy from the patient’s body heat, the person will not have to have to go through the standard surgery to change out batteries that they would generally have every two to four years. This saves them a lot of pain and unnecessary strain.”

Yu said the adaptation of the device will prevent pipeline workers from worrying if important monitoring devices are kept charged, while limiting additional surgeries for doctors changing batteries of implantable medical devices.

In an effort to further develop their project, Yu and his students are seeking corporate partnership to hopefully get their idea completed and marketed soon.

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SHERYLON CARROLL RETIREMENT Sherylon Carroll, A&M Class of 1982 and long-standing member of the marketing and communications team, has chosen to retire from Texas A&M, effective Jan. 31.

“Sherry has contributed significantly to telling the Texas A&M story which has resulted in increased global reach and impact annually throughout her tenure,” university spokesperson Amy Smith said in a memo released Tuesday afternoon.

During her time at A&M Carroll saw such milestones as the opening of the George Bush Presidential Library and the construction of the engineering building in Qatar, and served on the search committee for Reveille IX. “Sherry’s tremendous contributions can be traced to her leadership skills, relentless pursuit of excellence and ability to work collaboratively across academic colleges and units,” Smith said.

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AgrAbility receives USDA grant to educate vets, new farmers

By Rachel Knight @Reknight18 Texas AgrAbility, a part of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, received a grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture to help educate 725 military veterans and first-time farmers about how to start farming.

This grant will fund three years of an extension to the Texas AgrAbility Battle Ground to Breaking Ground program called Battle Ground to Breaking Ground Entrepreneurial Training Project in which participants will go through a three-step training process to become successful agricultural entrepreneurs.

Erin Kimbrough is the Battle Ground to Breaking Ground Program Coordinator, and said 70 percent of the total 725 participants in the program will be veterans while the remaining 30 percent will be individuals or families with an interest in starting to farm for the first time.

“They have to be Texas residents, but we can serve anybody,” Kimbrough said. “We have actually had some people show interest who are still active duty across the world, and we want to set them up for success so when they get home and want to transition out they are ready to do that.”

Rick Peterson is an associate professor and extension specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, and he said investing in this kind of program is important to the future of Texas Agriculture.

“We need a new generation of farmers to come in and start doing production so we can meet that void as it comes into

play,” Peterson said.

The Battle Ground to Breaking Ground Entrepreneurial Training Project will consists of three phases. Phase one is a workshop during which participants will learn about the resources available to them. Phase two is an online business education course in which participants write a business plan that serves as their application for phase three. Phase three is when participants choose the particular area of agriculture they want to peruse as an entrepreneur, and are given tools specific to that area of agriculture.

“The third phase will move them into online education in the area of production of their choice,” Kimbrough said.

“Then they’ll get 100 hours of hands-on education. We partner them with a mentor and offer multiple field days across the state and at our incubator farms.”

The completion of the program provides participants with a certificate that will allow them to start a farming or ranching enterprise by leasing land from one of two incubator farms in Dallas or College Station or by starting production on their own property.

Cheryl Grenwelge is the co-project investigator for Battle Ground to Breaking Ground and Texas AgrAbility. Grenwelge said it is important for veterans to know that agriculture is an employment opportunity.

“Roughly 45 to 50 percent of Texas veterans reside in rural counties,” Grenwelge said. “So employment in an agriculture production field might be one of the few opportunities these individuals have to engage back in the employment arena.”

The real power of this program, said Kimbrough, is in its

KANM CONTINUED “Our partnership with StuAct was done to make us more of an educational program,” Davila said. “So once a semester — and we try to do more than once — we’ll bring in someone who’s in this field to come in and say what you can do with this as a career. With that, we got new computers and other equipment.”

The off-air absence marks a new era for KANM, but was not without its hardships, including appealing to its audience.

“If this was KANM a year and a half ago, I would say we mostly tailored to the indie punk scene,” Davila said. “But we’re opening it up and trying to appeal to everyone.”

Despite the absence, there has been no shortage of people who wanted to be a part of KANM. “Every semester, we thought that we could come back,” Davila said. “We recruited new members, and it was hard to see all these new members who were really excited not get a chance to do it. But some things are out of our hands. When I joined, everything was running smoothly, so it was really hard to see it crash. Overall though, it’s great to be back.”

The main obstacle KANM faced was updating its equipment.

“The hardest part of coming back was getting all the new software installed,” Davila said. “There was a lot we needed help with, getting stuff ordered, getting StuAct to approve what we were ordering, the like.”

When KANM announced its return, Davila said it re-enerYuri Suchil — THE BATTALION gized the staff, including marketing senior and KANM secreKANM student radio is back with improved software and high tary Melissa Wisan. hopes for the future.

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therapeutic qualities.

“It’s important because agriculture saves lives,” Kimbrough said. “We’ve seen many times that a lot of our veterans don’t really have a purpose when they get out of the military, because they’ve had this job where they make a difference everyday and then they’re just cut loose. So, the ag culture, seeing things grow, and bringing things back to life is so therapeutic that it literally saves lives.”

naling the rise of the phoenix that is KANM. We are rising from the problematic period and becoming what we weren’t to be,” Wisan said.

The main goal, according to Davila, is exposing students to new music — both staff and listeners.

“My favorite part has been exposure to the limitless amount of underground music across the country,” said civil engineering junior and KANM staff member Eliot Guerin. “We are sent CDs by labels and independent musicians all the time.

Some of these are incredible, some are unremarkable, and many are very strange. In our age of streaming and digital downloads, receiving physical CDs and getting them on the air really keeps the tradition of indie music alive.”

Thanks in part to its updated software, KANM now runs on an updated online stream, as opposed to a radio frequency.

“We have a new streamlined music format which should lead to tighter, more entertaining shows, and I can’t wait to tell my listeners all the music-related stories I’ve built up during a year of being off-air,” Guerin said.

Part of KANM’s efforts to expand its audience included moving away from a music-only format to include news stories and interviews that will focus on A&M and its students, Davila said.

“My show this semester will be a podcast. So I invite big members on campus. We let people do sports shows, talk shows or whatever they want,” Davila said. “I’ve interviewed members of TAMU Anti-Racism, for example, so we get to talk about important issues.”

KANM is up and running following its reopening. Show schedules and additional information can be found on the station’s website, as well as their online frequency.

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The lengthy wide receiver has just wrapped up his third season of eligibility here in Aggieland. Seals-Jones had an off year comparing his 333 total yards to 560 yards in 2015. No matter, the Texas native has wrapped up 123 receptions for 1,442 yards and 10 scores during his time in College Station. With a year of eligibility remaining, the fourth-year junior announced in December his intention to enter the 2017 NFL Draft. The once heralded 5-star recruit is expected to go in the seventh round if not fall into free agency.

JERMAINE ELUEMUNOR

Most recognize Daeshon as the mirror image of defensive end Myles Garrett. He logged playing time in all 13 games for the past four seasons. The durable and athletic Hall has racked up 162 tackles, 52 sacks and a pick during his time here in Aggieland. With his eligibility now expired, Daeshon plans to enter the 2017 NFL Draft. He is expected to go late fourth or early fifth round and is the 15th defensive end in the draft.

KYLER MURRAY

Kenny Hill started eight games as a sophomore back in 2014 and achieved immediate stardom breaking A&M’s single-game passing record with 511 yards in a huge underdog win over No. 9 South Carolina. After a healthy 5-0 start, Hill lost his job to true freshman Kyle Allen after a 59-0 blowout by Alabama. Hill was then suspended by Sumlin for an unspecified violation. He soon began attending TCU and won the starting job in 2016, throwing for 3,208 yards and leading the team to a bowl game. Hill plans to return to TCU for his senior year.

Kyler Murray was compared to former A&M quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel before even stepping foot in College Station and followed in the footsteps of his father Kevin by committing to serve as QB at A&M in 2015. After mediocre performances from Kyle Allen, then-freshman Murray got an opportunity to display his talents. This quickly sparked a quarterback rivalry that reportedly split the Aggie locker room, and eventually Murray transferred to Oklahoma University.

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FRANK IHEANACHO If you saw just a few seconds of Jay’s high school highlight videos, you would have been itching for his arrival in Aggieland. The young four-star running back showed some great potential but health issues left Bradford off the A&M roster. Jay supposedly suffered a heat stroke during an offseason practice that left him unable to participate, but that has yet to be confirmed.

He remains a member of the football team and Texas A&M continues to honor his scholarship.

Reynolds played somewhat under the radar for the majority of his collegiate career. Just a 3-star prospect out of Tyler Junior College, the receiver was a huge target that steadily improved each year. Eventually in 2016, Reynolds surpassed the 1,000-yard mark in a season and far surpassed his teammates. Leading the SEC several time in touchdowns, Josh Reynolds racked up 2,788 yards during his time at A&M and is expected to be drafted somewhere in the fourth round of the 2017 draft.

The East Mississippi Community College transfer was a consensus 4-star prospect in 2014. He didn’t see any action until junior year of 2015 where he started every game at left tackle helping clear the way for an offense averaging 424.7 yards per game. After another impressive senior season, Gennesy is expected to go somewhere in the 5th round of the draft.

Just a 3-star recruit out of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Justin Evans is a big hitter who quickly made a name for himself. Contributing 78 tackles, including 47 solo stops in 2015, Evans soon was one of the most dangerous defensive backs in the SEC. Justin’s impressive jump to stardom has propelled him to a fourth-round projection in the draft.

JUSTIN EVANS

Jermaine “London” Eluemunor transferred to Aggieland in 2014 from Lackawanna College of Scranton, Pennsylvania. The England native excelled in wrestling and rugby before his introduction to American Football. After a redshirt season, the offensive lineman quickly gained playing time and saw action in every game of 2015 and 2016. Eluemunor is to enter the Draft but expected to go undrafted.

You already know this guy’s name. The humble, 5-star, explosively talented, and poem-writing defensive end majors in university studies with a concentration in Global Arts, Planning, Design and Construction. Myles Garrett quickly saw action during his freshman season and has now compiled an impressive resume of countless awards and 145 tackles. He’s now en route to be the number-one pick in the NFL Draft.

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW: SUMLIN RECRUITS

The former Aggie starting quarterback and 5-star prospect took the world by storm in 2014 when he won the starting job in College Station. He was the lead man in 2015 before slowly becoming overshadowed by the younger and flashier Kyler Murray. Allen threw for 2210 yards in 2015 and announced his transfer to the University of Houston soon after the school’s loss to Louisville in the Music City Bowl. After sitting out last year, Allen is expected to be the man under center for the Cougars in 2017.

SPEEDY NOIL

The once 4-star recruit was considered to be a wide receiver with “limitless potential.” After committing to Texas A&M, the 6-foot-6 wide out quickly fell off the face of the Earth. Iheanacho collected just two receptions during his freshman season before redshirting in 2015 and collecting another six catches in 2016.

Early in January Iheanacho announced via Twitter that he was transferring to Stephen F. Austin. The receiver will be eligible immediately for his junior season.

Devante “Speedy” Noil quickly burst onto the scene at Texas A&M as a 5-star prospect. He had a spectacular first season leading the team in all-purpose yardage with 46 receptions. An injury kept the wide receiver sidelined for some time and he was never able to quite find his footing again. His last two seasons combined for less than his first season alone. Noil is now relinquishing his last year of eligibility at A&M and declaring for the Draft. However, Speedy is expected to go undrafted.

Story by Kevin Roark | Photos via 12thMan.com

2017 Signing Day to bring in 26 players, 9 early enrollees

By Grant Spika @GrantSpika National Signing Day is upon us, and A&M football head coach Kevin Sumlin and his staff are looking to wrap up a solid 2017 recruiting class currently ranked 10th in the country, according to 247sports.com. The Aggies have a total of 26 commits in this class, with nine already enrolled in school and ready for spring practice.

The nine early enrollees include the four highest ranked commits in the class. Line-

backer Anthony Hines III, quarterback Kellen Mond, receiver Jhamon Ausbon and receiver Hezekiah Jones are all ranked in the top 180 nationally and top 30 in their respective states.

Hines is the highest ranked player in the class at 63rd nationally and is also the second-ranked inside linebacker in the country.

The Plano East native recorded 245 total tackles and 38 tackles for loss in his senior season.

Mond is originally from San Antonio, but transferred to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida for his senior season, where he recorded 1,803 passing yards, with 19 touchdowns

to just three interceptions. Ausbon, who originally committed to LSU, was Mond’s teammate at IMG Academy and is the 10th-ranked receiver in the country. Jones is from Stafford High School in Stafford and racked up 14 receiving touchdowns his senior year.

The five other early enrollees include IMG Academy linebacker Santino Marchiol, Plain Dealing (LA) safety Keldrick Carper, Pearland quarterback Connor Blumrick, Birdville offensive lineman Jared Hocker and Bremond athlete Roshauud Paul.

Paul may not be ranked very high, but he

is widely considered as one of the best Texas high school football players of all time. While playing quarterback, Paul led Bremond High School to three straight state championships and racked up 5,896 passing yards with 69 passing touchdowns, adding 6339 rushing yards and 107 rushing touchdowns in those three years. Paul’s incredible stats didn’t go unnoticed, as he was named Mr. Texas Football 2016. The high school quarterback will make the switch to receiver in college for the Aggies.

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