Texas pulled off a stunning coup during the early signing period with the pledge from five-star defensive lineman Justus Terry, who chose the Longhorns instead of the home-state favorite Georgia Bulldogs. Terry's decision bolsters Texas' strong 2025 class, which ranks No. 1 in the 247Sports Composite Team Recruiting Rankings.
This likely final commitment comes after a dramatic recruitment that saw Terry flip from Georgia to USC before eventually reopening his commitment. Terry, who plays high school football less than three hours away from Athens, Georgia, took an official visit to the Bulldogs over the summer, and Georgia even received five 247Sports Crystal Ball predictions to land Terry.
But Texas kept working in the background and hosted Terry on an official visit the weekend of Oct. 19 -- when Georgia walked into Austin and handed the Longhorns a 30-15 loss. Despite the result, Texas' staff did enough to sway Terry and hold off momentum from a late official visit to Auburn.
Terry's decision is especially relevant since it comes one day before No. 2 Texas and No. 5 Georgia are set to meet again in the SEC Championship Game. The Longhorns went 7-1 in conference play in their first season in the SEC.
If everything holds, Texas will sign its first No. 1 class in the 247Sports era. The Longhorns will also finish top 10 for the seventh time in the past eight cycles entering 2025.
Texas received signatures from 16 Top247 prospects, tying Oregon for the most during the 2025 cycles. Including Terry, the Longhorns inked four five stars during the early signing period. Terry also caps an eventful week for Texas. On Tuesday, Sarkisian's staff flipped top-40 cornerback Kade Phillips from LSU, and on Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period, five-star athlete Michael Terry III made his pledge to the Longhorns.
