Texas Football: Predicting every commit for Longhorns before the season
Dominick McKinley, DL
Among the most highly-anticipated decision dates before the start of the season for the Longhorns is on Sep. 1. The elite five-star Lafayette (LA) Acadiana defensive lineman Dominick McKinley will announce his commitment on Sep. 1.
5-Star Texas DL priority Dominick McKinley has a commitment date of Sep. 1. https://t.co/mgisI7M2dO
— Hook'em Headlines (@HookemHeadlines) August 7, 2023
Texas is in the top group of schools, along with the Oklahoma Sooners, Ohio State Buckeyes, and LSU Tigers, heading into McKinley’s Sep. 1 decision date. But this looks like it will come down to a battle between Texas and Oklahoma to land McKinley’s commitment.
CJ Vogel of TFB Texas reported on Aug. 17 (donor content) that Ohio State is also a team to watch in this recruitment heading into McKinley’s decision date. Vogel even mentioned that Ohio State could be Texas’ “top competition” in the race to land a commitment from McKinley on Sep. 1.
Ohio State is the wildcard in this recruitment. McKinley has a great relationship with Ohio State defensive line coach Larry Johnson, putting the Buckeyes as a legitimate threat to land his commitment.
However, proximity to home is a factor in this recruitment. That would favor Texas, Oklahoma, and LSU over Ohio State. But it sounds like Texas has as good of a chance as anyone in this recruitment a few weeks before McKinley’s announcement.