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Touted Texas recruit Cherry decides to transfer

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Texas true freshman linebacker Cecil Cherry, the leader of Texas' touted "Florida Five" group of incoming recruits, has elected to transfer.

Cherry, a three-star recruit from Frostproof, Florida, quit the team three days after participating in his first fall practice, his father, Winston Cherry, confirmed to ESPN.