Texas A&M’s annual recruiting pool party is just days away. New head football coach Mike Elko already has experience with the event during his three-year stint as the Aggies’ defensive coordinator from 2018-2021.

During former head coach Jim Fisher’s six-year reign, recruiting success was the norm, starting and ending with the pool party that continues to bring together prospects who have a chance to relax and discuss their potential playing future in College Station.

With 19 commitments in the 2025 recruiting class so far, Elko and his staff have their eyes on landing the top two safeties in the cycle, as 5-star safety Jonah Williams will announce his commitment on August 24. As of Wednesday, it was confirmed that 5-star safety Trey McNutt will reportedly visit Texas A&M this weekend, according to Rivals insider Landyn Rosow.

After moving his impending commitment announcement to August 3rd, this news seems significant. It provides Texas A&M’s coaching staff with a clear pathway to gaining his commitment and beating out the red-hot Oregon Ducks.

On the field, McNutt is one of the top defensive playmakers in the country, recording 61 tackles, two for loss, 12 pass breakups, and a forced fumble on the year while excelling as a wide receiver on offense during his 2023 junior season.

According to Rivals, McNutt is currently ranked 20th in the 2025 cycle, the 2nd-ranked safety prospect, and the third-ranked prospect in Ohio.

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PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns are reportedly set to welcome another assistant coach to Mike Budenhozler’s staff.

Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter/X:

“ESPN Sources: James Posey is joining the Phoenix Suns as an assistant coach. Posey — who had a 12-year NBA playing career — has had coaching stops with the Wizards and Cavaliers.”

As a player, Posey is a two-time NBA champion with both the Miami Heat (2006) and Boston Celtics (2008). He played from 1999-2011 on seven different teams and notched over 4,000 points and rebounds, respectively.

Two years after Posey last played, he hit the coaching ranks and began with the Cleveland Cavaliers’ G League affiliate Canton Charge as an assistant before jumping to the Cavs as a full-time assistant from 2014-19.

In 2022, he joined the Washington Wizards as an assistant on their staff before now reportedly joining Phoenix.

Other reported coaching hires under Budenholzer are Brent Barry, David Fizdale, Vince Legarza, Mike Hopkins, Chad Forcier, and Chaisson Allen.

It’s safe to imagine Budenholzer’s staff is near completion, if not already full.

Phoenix just completed their Summer League run and next will take action when training camp begins a couple months from now.

Baker Mayfield’s time with the Cleveland Browns was certainly interesting, but unfortunately, the Browns were never able to develop any sort of consistency with Mayfield at quarterback.

Now, Mayfield is under center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and looks revitalized after enjoying what was probably the best season of his career in 2023.

But some Cleveland fans still wonder what could have been if Mayfield would have remained with the Browns.

Former Cleveland defensive coordinator/interim coach Gregg Williams had some major praise for Mayfield during an appearance on 92.3 The Fan on Thursday.

“I really believe that I could have won a championship with Baker at quarterback,” Williams said on Baskin & Phelps. “I believe that with all my heart, and I’m proud of what he’s been able to continue to do.”

Williams served as Browns defensive coordinator for all of 2017 and then half of 2018 before being elevated to the role of interim head coach after Hue Jackson’s firing.

Cleveland was 2-5-1 when Williams assumed the position in 2018 (which was Mayfield’s rookie campaign), but he then led the Browns to a 5-3 record the rest of the way and nearly guided them to the playoffs.

However, that ensuing offseason, Cleveland named offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens the new head coach and parted ways with Williams in the process.

The Browns selected Mayfield with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft. He ended up spending four seasons in Cleveland, piloting the club to a playoff appearance in 2020. That represented the Browns’ first trip to the postseason since 2002. Mayfield even led Cleveland to a playoff win that year, which marked the franchise’s first such feat since re-entering the NFL in 1999.

The Browns ended up trading Mayfield to the Carolina Panthers in July 2022, months after acquiring Deshaun Watson in a blockbuster deal with the Houston Texans.

Perhaps things would have been different if Cleveland would have opted to retain Williams during that fateful 2019 offseason. We’ll never know for sure.