KTBB Sports and Smoaky.com has learned that Longview defensive end Jeremiah Farley has given his verbal commitment to play college football for Kevin Sumlin and the Houston Cougars.

Farley, a 3rd-Team All-Smoaky.com selection as a junior, recorded 88-tackles, 8-sacks, 20-TFL, and 1-CF in 2008.

(April 18th, 1:30pm)

Sulphur Springs defensive end Kedrick Dial has verbally committed to Texas Tech University. Dial, 6-5, 215, 4.7, is a speed rush specialist who ended 2008 with 7-sacks, 19-QB pressures, and 2-TFL's despite limited playing time.

Sulphur Springs head coach Greg Owens told KTBB's David Smoak, "Kedrick told me he'd commit to Tech at their spring game on Saturday, and he just did that," Owens continued, "here's a great athlete who has only played one year of football and was stuck behind some great players on our state championship team, he's a good basketball player too, Tech got a good one."

Cayuga junior Malcome Kennedy, 6-0, 189, told David Smoak, "I'm so excited about being an Aggie, I really liked this place the first time I came here and there's no reason to waste any more time, I'm committed and I'm not going to take any more trips."

Kennedy also confirmed the Aggies want him to play wide receiver, "they told me they were recruiting me as a wide receiver, and they're going to give me a chance to play, that's all I can ask, is a chance."

Smoaky talks with Cayuga junior running back Traylon Shead about his commitment to Texas, his upcoming senior season, trying to make a run for the record books and more...

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