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Texas Football: 2019 Longhorns recruiting class superlatives

By Andrew Miller

HOUSTON, TX - DECEMBER 27: University of Texas mascot Bevo looks on from his pen on the sideline at NRG Stadium on December 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX - DECEMBER 27: University of Texas mascot Bevo looks on from his pen on the sideline at NRG Stadium on December 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) /
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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JANUARY 01: Head coach Tom Herman of the Texas Longhorns reacts during the first half of the Allstate Sugar Bowl against the Georgia Bulldogs at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 01, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JANUARY 01: Head coach Tom Herman of the Texas Longhorns reacts during the first half of the Allstate Sugar Bowl against the Georgia Bulldogs at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 01, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

Biggest Surprise: ATH Bru McCoy

This is a pretty easy one for Texas football, since five-star athlete Bru McCoy took a very nontraditional route to committing to play on the Forty Acres. Not only is the commitment of McCoy to Texas the biggest surprise for this recruiting class, it was one of the biggest storylines of this 2019 recruiting cycle as a whole.

The elite Santa Ana, CA, and Mater Dei High School athlete was an original commit, signee, and early enrollee with the USC Trojans. All that happening for McCoy within a handful of days after he committed to play for head coach Clay Helton and USC after the Early Signing Period usually indicates a high level of buy-in to the program. McCoy hails from that state and grew up a USC fan too.

However, this is the world we live in now with the installment of the NCAA Transfer Portal this off-season. Transfer intentions from any player enrolled with any FBS program can put their name on the open market to explore their options. This is more proof the growing business that is Division 1 college football, but that is beside the point.

It’s not McCoy’s fault that USC has so much coaching instability under Helton following the turbulent and disappointing 2018 season. The unusual saga surrounding the offensive coordinator hire, release, departure, and then downfall of Kliff Kingsbury with the Trojans hand  wide-ranging impact that ultimately played to the Horns benefit. A once promising potential top-10 2019 recruiting class for USC finished almost outside the top 20 largely due to Kingsbury leaving for the head coaching job with the Arizona Cardinals.

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