As on commit after another signed his future over to the Longhorns, Texas general manager Brandon Harris sat down with the Longhorn Network crew to discuss National Signing Day.
Head coach Steve Sarkisian had already been on the show and discussed everything he and his staff look for in potential recruits, as well as where he thought his team deserved to be in the postseason. Harris gave a little more insight into the behind-the-scenes work.
Not only did Harris share that he had stayed up until the wee hours of the morning ahead of NSD, talking to agent after agent to secure the Horns' top-10 recruiting class, but he also shared that there would likely be more to come as the week continued.
Brandon Harris expects more recruiting wins for Texas
"We’ve got a couple more guys that are set to announce," Harris said on the LHN broadcast. "Then we may have a couple more surprises as we end the rest of the week."
As the signatures hit paper, 23 of Texas's 25 commitments heading into National Signing Day made it official, with just one prospect flipping to North Carolina and one holding out on his final decision.
That included five-star quarterback Dia Bell, five-star EDGE Richard Wesley, and five-star linebacker Tyler Atkinson, alongside 20 other blue-chip prospects who were certain of their futures with the Longhorns.
"Obviously, you want to do a really good job with these agents, because they're connected to players that may be in classes down the road and potential portal guys that you may acquire, or they may have a player that's on your team," Harris said.
Texas GM Brandon Harris on @LonghornNetwork: “We’ve got a couple more guys that are set to announce and then we may have a couple more surprises as we end the rest of the week.” pic.twitter.com/bxZJz9iKwn
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Harris, who doesn't always get a lot of national attention as the GM of one of the biggest football programs in the country, definitely used his NSD platform to make Texas look as good as possible. It didn't hurt that nearly two dozen recruits seemed to agree with him.
The Horns' class of 2026 ranked eighth nationally and fourth in the SEC, just one spot behind the Tennessee Volunteers.