Well there you go.

That’s TAPPS, it can be one of the most competitive leagues in the country . I watched Lynch send 9 players to D1 schools one year.

The more I was around football and basketball and baseball and seeing kids that were being recruited, I came to realize there is very little skillset most D1 colleges look for other than physical size. Certainly the big name D1 schools can be picky with size and skill, but the bottom to mid-tier programs are looking for size first followed by potential. Of all the recruits and "starred" players I have seen over the years playing, I have been very unimpressed with their skill and talent, it is mostly just that are physically bigger than the rest. Kind of a funny revelation. There's a lot of really good players that don't ever get a look simply because of their size. But I understand why, you can't have a bunch of pee-wees going against the man-children week in and out.

Interesting twists to this story. The two brothers in question are related to former Baylor player and Briles coached player, Lynx Hawthorne through marriage. Mount Vernon explicitly prohibits the movement of students to school districts for the purpose of family relations and especially when said family member is an athletic coach. In this case, Mr. Hawthorne was seen wearing Mount Vernon coaching attire earlier in preseason and non-district, however at the time it was contested that he was merely shooting a documentary and not actually coaching. Apparently, he was more recently seen in coaching attire and coaching box with headset on. Additionally, Mr. Hawthorne and said boys have listed a RV park as their residence. Upon further research, the address was actually confirmed to be the address of the RV park owner. This is information per WFAA investigative reporting group. The whole thing stinks to no end and as one may suspect, the two brothers are considered star players on the team...

If he isn’t on the parole it won’t/doesn’t matter. RV park address is the address of an RV park,

UIL will over turn.

What are you talking about, UIL is pretty stern when it comes to non-establishment of permanent family residency...That one has almost always led to ineligibility and in cases where kids participated in games, forfeitures, especially considering the facts around the address were not initially disclosed and supposedly distorted in the first place. If this is all true, I'd nearly bet you that these two kids will not play another game and also, the team is in real jeopardy of forfeiting several if not all games they were involved in. The residency thing is what led to Daxx Garman's ineligibility when he tried to transfer from OK to Southlake as their QB about 10 years ago. His parents still had permanent residency in OK and were leasing or renting in Southlake. Some incumbent kids and their parents are whom turned him over to UIL anonymously..

I don't like Briles one. dang. bit. either. Haven't cared for him since he was at Stephenville; they were in our district then and we had some epic Friday night battles. Evidently he was a tough individual to work with even back then according to my coaches that I have kept up with. Rumors of pushing the limits of ethical behavior was rampant with him before the turn of the century.

As for the boys, they are the ones that are being hurt most in this political power grab. If they were cleared to play the first time before the season started (even the second hearing the ruling was confirmed), then it should stand for the season.

Football is unique from most other sports given it's limited window to play. Golf, tennis, basketball, or even, to some extent, baseball; all of these could be considered 'lifetime' sports. For most players, the last game of football in high school will be the last time they play the sport. EVER. Sure some may go on to college and eek out a few more seasons (I got part of one more season before I finished wrecking my shoulders). Those other sports you can buy clubs, a racket, find a pickup game, or join an adult softball league with relative ease. Playing those sports is acceptable (and in some professions encouraged) well into adulthood; some careers benefit from being a good player on the tennis court or at the links. I wish I had exhibited more of an interest in golf especially.

Football simply does not offer that; when it is over, it is gone. Basically from 7th grade to senior year, a football player is looking at 60-ish games; hopefully a few more with playoffs, but that's about it. How dare those adults take away the boys' waning chances to play a sport with such a limited opportunity to play! That is the biggest tragedy of this story. Shame on the adults.

$5 UIL rules them eligible. I’m embarrassed for the parents to be such cry babies