Texas Football: 2024 recruiting class can still win its “big three”
Texas recruiting has cooled in recent days. We’ve seen cornerbacks Selman Bridges and Corian Gipson commit elsewhere and effectively thwart the Longhorns’ dream cornerback class. Even so, there are several big time targets the team can win out for over the next few months.
There are three essential recruits needed for the 2024 class in my estimation. Texas needs to win them all. Edge rusher Colin Simmons, cornerback Kobe Black and offensive tackle Brandon Baker are those three.
If Texas wins out on the above three players, the class is an unmitigated success. And it really wouldn’t matter who else they fail to win.
Simmons, Baker and Black play at the three premium positions you can’t always acquire through the portal. That’s not the case at other positions.
Texas found a big time quarterback and several key receivers through the portal. Quinn Ewers (Ohio State) and his pass catchers Xavier Worthy (Michigan), Isaiah Neyor (Wyoming) and AD Mitchell (Georgia) were all transfers. But to get elite edges, tackles and cornerbacks you have to recruit high school talent.
There’s more to add in this recruiting class. How it finishes in these three recruitments could determine how we view the 2024 class.
