Recently the Texas Longhorns lost one of their top recruits in the 2021 class. Billy Bowman decommitted from the program and decided to re-open his recruitment. Shortly after the announcement he announced that Georgia, LSU and Oklahoma would be his final three choices. On Sunday night, Bowman committed to the Longhorns bitter rivals, the Sooners.
Following the announcement, the Denton Record-Chronicle posted an interview with Bowman. He mentioned why he chose to go to Norman with a parting shot for the Longhorns.
“I feel like Oklahoma checked every single one of my bullet points,” Bowman said. “One of them was being able to play on one of the biggest stages in college football. I also wanted to be closer to home, be around coaches who know what they are doing, and be around a championship program. I feel like I made the right decision for me, my family and my future.”
Bowman went on to say that he felt that he made his decision to commit to Texas too quickly in the process. Given the mass exodus of recruits as of late, he likely isn’t the only one who felt this way. The Longhorns have played in one New Years Six bowl since Mack Brown left town. Not only that but only one Big 12 title game appearance since 2009. The Longhorns definitely have not been a championship caliber team in a decade.
The comment about coaches knowing what they are doing is also not something that is new. Many have questioned this staff with their lack of talent evaluation, development and decision making on the field. When a highly touted recruit makes statements like this, it can send shockwaves throughout the recruiting landscape. Not that the Quinn Ewers decommitment didn’t already.