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The first commit in the 2023 Texas football recruiting class was the elite five-star El Campo running back Rueben Owens. Texas landed their commitment from Owens back on Feb. 25, 2021. And they were the first Big 12 program to hold a commit in their 2023 class at the time. That still holds true as Texas is one of roughly a dozen FBS schools that have a 2023 commit as of the night of March 31.
Newly hired head coach Steve Sarkisian got his first commit in the Longhorns 2023 class late last month from the in-state product Owens to build a really strong foundation with this group.