Let me clear this up because I see this as being a point of confusion here.
The staff is recruiting and keeping in contact with Marcel Brooks. They aren't pushing hard but keeping in his ear and on his mind. Why do you think he was at one point scheduled to make an UOV to Texas out of the blue if Texas wasn't recruiting him at all?
edit: Texas needs LBs and he's the best LB in the state right now regardless of off-field stuff.
Because he's a guy the Longhorns weren't interested until it was way too late. I also think he's a top WR in Texas in a year that is loaded. He could've easily filled a huge need at Z