Texas continues to sit in great position with 2024 five-star running back Jerrick Gibson.
The nation’s top running back prospect recently announced a top five of Florida, Georgia, Miami, Tennessee and Texas. He plans to take summer official visits to each school before committing in July.
It is not often a program can land back-to-back elite running back prospects. Some players do not want to share the backfield with another top talent, but Gibson likes the idea of pairing with former five-star Cedric Baxter at Texas.
“I look at (Texas having Cedric Baxter Jr.) as iron sharpening iron. If I go there, we would be pushing each other to get better. I really don’t look at it as, ‘Oh, he went there, I don’t want to go there anymore because the light’s not going to be on me.’ That’s why I went to IMG. I wanted to get better and compete for a spot instead of having everything given to me.”
The Longhorns are the favorite to land Gibson. On3 Sports’ recruiting prediction machine gives Texas a 92.5% chance to earn his commitment.
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