

Five rolled in on Sunday alone, including four offensive linemen as well as four-star 2023 receiver Jonah Wilson.īy announcing his commitment last week and not waiting until closer to the December signing period, Manning can become a pied piper in recruiting for Texas. Time will tell if Ewers and Manning are the beginning of that kind of quarterback lineage for Texas.īut right now - thanks to the Arch Effect - the perception is Texas is on its way.Īnd based on that perception, the commitments are suddenly stacking up. Barrett, Dwayne Haskins, Justin Fields, C.J.
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If Texas wants to be SEC-ready when the Longhorns likely begin play in the SEC in 2024 (as my sources have been saying for nearly a year), then Sarkisian HAS to become relevant at quarterback the way Alabama ( Jalen Hurts, Tua Tagovailoa, Mac Jones, Bryce Young), Clemson ( DeShaun Watson, Trevor Lawrence) and Ohio State (J.T.

Texas is now tied to three of them (with Trevor Lawrence in 2018 and Matt Barkley in 2009 being the others). 1 prospect five times since 2002, when Vince Young had that distinction. According to the 247Sports Composite Ranking, quarterbacks have been the nation's No. 1 overall recruit in 2021 - and has a commitment from another - Arch Manning, the No. Now, he’s signed one - Quinn Ewers, the No. After going 5-7 in Year 1 at Texas, Steve Sarkisian needed to ink a big-time quarterback while his reputation was still fresh as an offensive innovator and top quarterback developer.
