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Timberview's Andre Cojoe, a 6-foot-6-inch three-star interior offensive lineman, pledged next. Then
Jaydon Chatman shocked the group when the four-star
Harker Heights prospect committed. Finally,
Melissa offensive tackle
Trevor Goosby flipped his commitment from
TCU to Texas to cap off a historic recruiting day for the Longhorns. The momentum has only built since, as Texas received commitments from eight prospects in four days time, punctuated by
Desoto wide receiver
Johntay Cook II,to propel them to the No.3-ranked recruiting class in the nation.
Stroh was the first from Texas's pivotal official visit to commit and played an integral part in convincing the others to join him, but he certainly won't take all the credit for the massive haul. The Longhorns were leading Stroh's recruitment, but it wasn't until the nation's No.1-overall prospect, Isidore Newman quarterback Arch Manning, committed that Stroh decided to shut down his own process.
"I was really leaning towards Texas, and I was probably going to commit that weekend, but then Arch (Manning) committing just tipped that," Stroh said. "And I think that’s what tipped it for a lot of guys too."
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