Going into the Thanksgiving weekend, eleven Texas Longhorn commits were still alive in their state’s playoffs. Black Friday deals had barely ended when two more UT commits saw their season come to an end, and two others removed themselves from the #22EFFECT class entirely by de-committing. As of this writing there are seven UT commits whose seasons are still alive, and they are competing in the postseason tournaments of three different states.
Maalik Murphy led his school to a sectional championship last week and is in contention to be a California state champion. Connor Robertson (Austin Westlake) and Austin Jordan (Denton Ryan) both saw their teams move one step closer to defending their state titles from 2020, while two-time state champion Bryan Allen saw his Aledo team fall heartbreakingly short of advancing to the fourth round, ending its streak of state crowns.