A year ago, Ayodele Adeoye was the promising early enrollee linebacker whose Early Signing Day decision to stick with the Texas Longhorns was a huge coup for defensive coordinator Todd Orlando.
A year later, No. 3 inside linebacker De’Gabriel Floyd is already on campus and the buzz around Adeoye has receded into the background.
Such is recruiting, where the newest shiny object receives most of the attention.
With the departure of Mac linebacker Anthony Wheeler, who started 29 of the 50 games in which he appeared with the Longhorns, Orlando needs to find a new starter at the position.