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Signing Away: Area football talent inks with state, national colleges Texas tops list of national talent

Texas hooked in the nation's top football recruiting class.Longhorns coach Mack Brown got commitments from almost every player he pursued on national signing day Wednesday, keeping the best players from talent-rich Texas at home and picking up a few key out-of-staters."They just dominated everything," said Tom Lemming of Schaumburg, Ill.-based Prep Football Report. "They are head and shoulders ahead of everyone else. They helped themselves at every single position."Elsewhere, Notre Dame closed well under new coach Tyrone Willingham, getting a commitment from talented receiver Rhema McKnight (La Palma, Calif.) Wednesday. But the Irish lost out on All-American running back Lorenzo Booker, who decided at the last minute to sign with Florida State.New Florida coach Ron Zook struggled in his first year, finishing around 20th in most of the major rankings.There was no doubt among most experts about the Longhorns being No. 1. By The Associated Press
 
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