247Sports updated their recruiting rankings today, with players across the country rising and falling down the leaderboards. Texas players both benefitted and were hurt by the new rankings, but Longhorns commit Landen King got a massive bump.
The three-star prospect went up 14 spots among tight ends in the 2021 recruiting class, all the way to No. 23. He is now the 72nd ranked player in the state of Texas and 530th nationally.
King committed to Texas over schools such as Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Texas A&M. He announced his decision in late April, making him the seventh prospect to commit to the Longhorns in the 2021 class.
State on your chest…
Family on your back…
COMMITTED! #HookEm đ¤đž pic.twitter.com/senJC4jgj0
— Landen King š³ (@Landen_King3) April 27, 2020
Not everyone was thrilled about King’s bump on 247Sports, as Texas A&M fans have taken notice. Once King committed to Texas, the Aggies took a commitment from three-star Fernando Garza out of Katy, Texas. In the updated standings, he went down three spots to the 27th ranked tight end in the country.
That did not sit well with Texas A&M fans.
LOL Texas TE jumped 17 other TEs just enough to pass A&Ms previously Higher Ranked TE Commit…
Pathetic @247recruiting
— Texas A&M Insider (@TAMU_Insider) May 20, 2020
David Allen was able to clear up the confusion, making sure everything was understood.
Translation: The TE target we lost to Texas jumped 17 other TEs just enough to pass A&M's TE that was offered after losing our TE to Texas https://t.co/UAy1ctCZoH
— David Allen (@Doc_Texas) May 20, 2020
In all seriousness, these types of debates prove the Texas and Texas A&M rivalry is still well and truly alive. Not being able to play on the football field for eight seasons has taken a toll on fans and it must be taken out in recruiting.
Neither the Longhorns nor the Aggies seem as if they are going to budge in playing each other, with both Athletic Directors taking shots at each other in early May.
A matchup that desperately needs to come back, debating, fighting, and arguing over recruits rankings while implying the media favors Texas will have to do.
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