Ponies pick up another pledge

Recruiting fans meet Corley Blackmon. He’s the latest in line of Texas sleeper prospects to make a decision to play Division I football for an up-and-coming team in the state of Texas.

“I committed to SMU,” Blackmon, a 5-foot-10, 175-pound cornerback with 4.46-second speed in the 40-yard dash, said. “I like the coaches, and I like the facilities. We played in a 7-on-7 tournament up there at SMU this summer, and I was in awe with how great their facilities were. So when they offered me a scholarship, I couldn’t turn it down.”

Blackmon, a first-team all-district pick on offense as a receiver and on defense at corner, had 11 rushing touchdowns and three touchdown receptions this year. On defense, he had three interceptions.

He was also recruited by Iowa, but will only visit SMU on January 9.