Texas’ 2021 recruiting class took a blow on Friday afternoon. Three-star center Michael Myslinski announced he would be decommiting and re-opening his recruitment. He had been a Longhorn pledge for just over four months.
Myslinski is the No. 13 center on the 247Sports composite. He, Hayden Conner, and Max Merril had made up of Texas commits across the offensive line. Instead, it is another big loss for offensive line coach Herb Hand. Losing out on lineman prospects has been a theme throughout the 2021 cycle.
Here is the statement Myslinski released via Twitter:
“First off, I would like to thank Coach Herman, Coach Hand, and Coach Yurcich and the rest of the Texas Football Staff for Recruiting me. After long talks with my family, I have decided to re-open my recruitment. Texas is still one of my top choices, but I need to re evaluate my decision and make sure it is the right choice. I plan on signing in February. God bless”
— Michael Myslinski (@MMys1inski) December 11, 2020
Iowa and Michigan State were two schools heavily involved in Myslinski’s recruitment before his commitment to Texas. While the Longhorns are still one of the favorites to sign the three-star, they will have to fight to regain the commitment.
There have now been six decommitments within the 2021 class, three of which have been ranked within the top 105 players on the 247Sports composite.
With national signing day No. 1 happening on Wednesday, hopefully, there is no more movement within the class. Tom Herman’s main focus should turn to retaining all 18 prospects now that Texas’ season is over.
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