5 reasons why the Texas Longhorns are the next College Football dynasty

The Texas Longhorns are coming off of their first appearance in the history of the College Football Playoff. What is even scarier is that they are now in the SEC which will elevate their program even more. This combined with head coach Steve Sarkisian's ability to recruit and several other factors make the Longhorns primed to be the next dynasty in college football. I provide my top five reasons why in this article.

Longhorns Head coach Steve Sarkisian answer questions from the local news media during the first press conferences for the 2023 football season on August 1, 2023. / Ricardo B. Brazziell/American-Statesman

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What does the Texas Longhorns joining the SEC mean for recruiting?

Recruiting will become easier because of the above mentioned. Examples of this are already showing. Look no further than Longhorns backup quarterback, Arch Manning who announced his decision to attend the University of Texas.

Manning was the number one high school recruit in the country in the class of 2022 according to On3 and chose the Longhorns over Alabama and Georgia. And yes- he chose them after finding out that Texas would be joining the SEC, so case and point.

Also, it is worth noting that Alabama and Georgia were coached by Nick Saban and Kirby Smart respectively at the time as this commitment by Manning was made before Saban announced his retirement.

Another big time example in recruiting that could have easily went the other way is in-state high school product from Duncanville, Texas Colin Simmons from the class of 2024. Simmons was ranked as the second highest edge rusher in the class and the 15th best prospect nationally according to On3.

Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers were also in hot pursuit of Simmons at the time and one of Simmons’ top choices, but he opted to stay in-state with the Longhorns.

If Texas were not joining the SEC, I would bet that at least one of these two highly touted prospects would have opted to play in the SEC instead of the Longhorns.

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