Cecil Powell

- Matt Rhule will be in-home with Cali OL Paul Matavao-Poialii on Thursday according to PMP. He took an official visit to Oregon State over the weekend and plans to take another official visit this weekend. At this time he isn't sure where that visit will be. - Georgia DE Garmon Randolph confirmed that Matt Rhule will be in-home with him this week before his official visit to LSU this weekend. He hasn't confirmed which day it will be just yet. LSU is recruiting Randolph as a TE. He has no preference on which position he plays. He is a priority for Baylor.- Florida S Cecil Powell is still committed to Baylor but has remained pretty quiet. He knows he is a priority for Baylor and that keeps Baylor in good position to get his signature, but will still need to fend off NC State, Oregon, Indiana and Louisville to get him signed. I expect Rhule to be in-home with Cecil this week as well. He will visit Oregon this weekend. - Georgia DE Steven Linton is expected in Waco this weekend but there isn't a lot of optimism for him to end up a Bear. Randolph is the clear priority but the staff would absolutely take a commitment from Linton. Would they take both? That's possible, but it would come down to room.- As mentioned by Grayson, Oklahoma K Noah Rauschenberg should end up a Bear, but it's not over until it's over. I'll have more on him later. Unsurprisingly, Connor Martin isn't expected to be ready for the start of the season and I'm not sure what the future holds for him.

- Baylor is the leader for Paul Matavao-Poialii right now. Recent offer Colorado does not look to be a factor and Oregon State could be after this weekend, but it's Fresno State that looks to be the biggest competition. PMP has taken official visits to Baylor, Fresno State, Hawaii and will visit Oregon State this weekend. - As has been mentioned, it's Baylor and LSU at the top for Garmon Randolph. There is a lot of optimism on Baylor's side of things that he will pick the Bears, but Randolph is set for one more official visit to LSU after he cancelled his official visit to Ole Miss. I have heard raves about his athletic ability that surprised me a little bit.- Safety commit Cecil Powell is still being treated like a priority. Not a lot to report here but until he decommits Baylor is still the team to beat.

- Baylor still sits in a strong position to sign Florida safety Cecil Powell despite his recruitment taking off from a variety of different spots. He's picked up offers from Louisville, NC State and Kansas recently but he still remains committed to Baylor. This is a situation where the official visit would have been nice to have for January but the staff wanted him to sign in December if possible. They knew he would get a lot of attention this final month. - Things are looking pretty good right now with Georgia DE Garmon Randolph. He took his official visit to Baylor last weekend and he personally loved everything about the trip. He came to Waco along with his parents and I have been told that they were thoroughly impressed by the visit as well. I've had multiple contacts tell me things a looking solid here, but he has official visits to Ole Miss and LSU before signing day. The good news is that both of those programs have been pursuing him for awhile already and if they were going to make a big impression they probably already had their shot. - The biggest nugget in this update is that Georgia DE Steven Linton will take an official visit to Baylor the final weekend before signing day. He will also take a visit to Missouri this weekend. He's already taken his other three visits to Arizona State (June 9), South Florida (Dec. 7) and Syracuse (Dec. 14). The timing here works out perfectly. Baylor will have the last say and has been on him for the last few weeks. - As far as grad transfers, Baylor is still looking for options on the OL, DL and LB. Despite what I reported last week from both Virginia OG RJ Proctor and Rice DT Zach Abercrumbia, both are still options. There are definitely additional prospects out there that are being eyed, but this has been kept so well out of the public that I couldn't say for sure who is a priority or not.