Texas took a recruiting blow when Greedy James flipped his commitment from the Longhorns to LSU, but the bigger picture in Austin still points to an aggressive summer on the trail.
Steve Sarkisian’s program is chasing more than wins this season. The Longhorns want to bring a national championship back to Austin for the first time in over 20 years, and they also want to keep climbing in the race for the No. 1 recruiting class - a battle that includes bitter rival Texas A&M. James’ switch stings, but it doesn’t change the fact that Texas has spent most of this cycle landing the targets it has prioritized.
Even after the flip, the Longhorns’ 2027 class remains inside the top 10 nationally and is expected to keep rising. The staff still has three major targets in its sights: Ismael Camara, Landen Williams-Callis and Monshun Sales. That group carries real weight for Texas, and if the Longhorns can close on all three, the class could jump into the top three.
Texas appears to be in strong position with Camara and Williams-Callis, while Sales is shaping up as a tight race with Indiana. The goal now is to get those decisions wrapped up during July, with commitments expected before August arrives.
The Longhorns are also looking at ways to flip commitments of their own, especially at linebacker, where the class is thinner than elsewhere. Two names to watch there are Jhadyn Nelson, currently committed to Texas Tech, and Toa Satale, who is pledged to Oregon.
Texas has stayed in touch with both, and the added NIL room could give the staff more flexibility to push harder if it wants to get back into the mix for one of them.
For now, the message is clear: James’ departure was a setback, but it hasn’t slowed Texas down. The Longhorns are expected to stay just as active and just as aggressive through the rest of the summer.
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