KD Nixon

Possibly the best news for Baylor that came out yesterday is that Louisiana defensive end Justin Harris cancelled (or had cancelled?) his official visit to Texas A&M. There are reports that Harris had his official visit to Texas A&M cancelled because of "red flags" surrounding grade issue. That very well may be true. But I also know that Harris told me at the time that he set the visit to College Station that the visit was more for pleasure than seriousness in Texas A&M. Now he is heading to LSU for an official. This one will come down to if LSU decides to extend an offer. If they do, Harris is likely to commit. If he doesn't? Baylor sits in more than prime position. The basketball star turned football player likely does have some questions surrounding qualification, but Matt Rhule and his staff have been on Harris dating back to their time at Temple and immediately approaching Harris when they arrived in Waco. Baylor needs numbers so there is no question that they would pursue someone on the fence, but they would also not waste significant time traveling to Louisiana to see someone who didn't have a chance.Harris took an official visit to Purdue previously and will take an official visit to Baylor the final weekend. Additional news regarding Baylor came out regarding TE/DE BJ Thompson when the Arkansas prospect set an official visit to Florida State and picked up offers from Texas and Purdue. Good for Baylor is that Thompson is still set with his official visit to Baylor next weekend. He will officially visit Florida State (without an offer) starting on Wednesday Jan. 25. Texas will be just before then starting on Jan. 23. I am not positive, but I believe that he does have an official set for the weekend as well. Remember that Baylor like Thompson at both the TE/DE position and he wants to play both. Matt Rhule's tweet of a Temple TE getting a catch and then getting a sack in the same game several weeks ago was directed to Thompson. Thompson told me that there has not been any school recruiting him harder than Baylor at this time. The Texas offer gives me a little pause, but considering he will be two official visits between that one and the time he makes his decision (with Baylor to close things out), that is a huge advantage for Baylor. Note: If this gets anywhere else we will know it was taken off of here and put there. His name was included in the reset of official visitors, but 6-foot-5, 240-pound DL Cole Maxwell came up so quickly I haven't had time to get a profile created. The District 6-6A Defensive MVP from Allen has gone completely under the radar, but his size and film don't add up to it. Maxwell is also a pitcher for Allen's baseball team who throws in the low 90s, but it sounds as though football is an option for him as well. http://www.hudl.com/video/3/3471494/5721d9584df6124b7027a8a2https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GobjMP8Im8AAfter his in-home visit with Matt Rhule and Joey McGuire, it seems as though things continue to settle down with offensive lineman Xavier Newman (DeSoto). Newman committed to Baylor on Sunday, but when KD Nixon and Laviska Shenault affirmed their commitments to Colorado, things were on shaky ground for Newman.I would still keep an eye on him, but without an official visit left to take to Colorado, Baylor needs to get a good grip and hold steady for the next 11 days.