AUSTIN, Texas — With the departures of running backs Bijan Robinson and Roschon Johnson, the Texas Longhorns lost an incredible amount of production of leadership at the position, putting pressure on new running backs coach Tashard Choice to restock his room with the type of elite talent that will allow the Longhorns to maintain the high standard of play at running back.
Enter Orlando (Fla.) Edgewater’s CJ Baxter, a prospect with whom Choice had already built a relationship when he arrived on the Forty Acres last year and emerged as the top target last summer as Texas cooled on in-state product and one-time commit Reuben Owens.