Texas football has a ‘legit shot’ with 5-Star WR target Ryan Wingo

All the headlines surrounding the Texas football program and head coach Steve Sarkisian currently concern what’s happening on the recruiting trail. Texas picked up its fourth commitment in the 2024 recruiting class on June 17 with the highly touted four-star Scottsdale (AZ) Desert Mountain cornerback Santana Wilson.

Sark and the Longhorns staff are wrapping up the first big official visit weekend of the month of June, which began on June 16. Wilson was one of the big blue-chip official visitors on campus this weekend from June 16-18.

And one of the highest-rated official visitors that made it to campus for an official visit this weekend is the elite five-star St. Louis University (MO) wide receiver, Ryan Wingo. Texas hosted Wingo for a visit this weekend for the first time since he made the unofficial trip for the first Junior Day of the offseason on Jan. 21.

Texas and new wide receivers coach Chris Jackson had some emerging confidence regarding their standing in this recruitment heading into Wingo’s official visit to Austin.

Texas football reportedly coming out of 5-Star WR Ryan Wingo’s official visit this weekend with confidence

Jackson and the Longhorns needed to hit it big this weekend with Wingo to make a big move with the elite Missouri wide receiver. The early returns from Wingo’s first 36 hours on the official visit to Texas sound pretty promising.

Inside Texas reported on the morning of June 18 (paid content) that Texas feels like it “has a legit shot in this one” in the closing stages of Wingo’s official trip this weekend.

Moreover, Texas made it clear this weekend that Wingo was one of the top out-of-state priority recruits on campus among the official visitors. Texas connected Wingo with the No. 1 rated recruit in the nation in the 2023 class and true freshman quarterback Arch Manning for a good amount of time during his official visit.

It’s worth noting that Wingo’s first unofficial visit to Texas came last offseason when Arch officially visited Austin (on the weekend of June 18, 2022). Sark and the Longhorns staff planned all this out for a reason to make an impression on Wingo that Texas is the right place for him to maximize his insane talent at the collegiate level.

Wingo has mentioned in the last year or so that playing for a winning program where he has elite talent around him with his teammates are huge factors in his recruitment. Sark and the Longhorns know that and are now hitting the nail on the head, connecting Wingo with Arch on multiple visits.

Texas appears to have made up some ground with Wingo

Texas came into this official visit weekend with Wingo looking to make a big move, with the Georgia Bulldogs looking like the leader in the race to land his commitment. And it sounds like Texas did enough to give itself a shot with Wingo before he wraps up the rest of his official visits.

Georgia made a big impression on Wingo during his official visit to Athens on June 2. He also saw the Michigan Wolverines on an official visit last weekend. The last official on the docket for Wingo this month will be to see Columbia and the in-state Mizzou Tigers starting on June 23.

Wingo looks to be Texas’ top priority among out-of-state wide receiver recruits in the 2024 class this summer. Texas succeeded this weekend in terms of putting itself in a position to have a real chance in this recruitment that could last through the fall.