The 2019 Texas football recruiting class missed out on one of its big time targets for this cycle following the Early Signing Period when five-star Santa Ana, CA, athlete Bru McCoy chose the USC Trojans. The only potential five-star commit, at the time he gave his pledge to USC, was seemingly lost a few weeks back.
The final 247Sports Crystal Ball Predictions released before McCoy announced his commitment and signing with USC had Texas football second in line to nab him. But, the national media correctly favored (at least at first) the in-state blue blood program McCoy was a life-long fan of.