{"id":5834,"date":"2023-05-23T14:46:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T19:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=5834"},"modified":"2023-05-23T14:46:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T19:46:30","slug":"relationships-pivotal-in-texas-pursuit-of-4-star-rb-jerrick-gibson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/relationships-pivotal-in-texas-pursuit-of-4-star-rb-jerrick-gibson\/","title":{"rendered":"Relationships pivotal in Texas\u2019 pursuit of 4-star RB Jerrick Gibson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas\u2019 2023 recruiting class<\/a> may be remember most for landing the nation\u2019s No. 1 player in five-star quarterback Arch Manning<\/a><\/strong>. However the Longhorns\u2019 No. 3 overall class wasn\u2019t just a one-man show as they landed multiple top-100 prospects including the cycle\u2019s No. 1 running back Cedric Baxter Jr.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Going into Florida and landing the top running back in the country was no easy feat but the Longhorns may be in position to do it all over again. <\/p>\n

On the latest edition of the On3 Roundtable, Texas recruiting insider Gerry Hamilton broke down where the Longhorns sit with 2024 No. 2 running back Jerrick Gibson<\/a><\/strong>: <\/p>\n

\u201cTashard Choice is the same guy recruiting him,\u201d Hamilton said. \u201cHe had been recruiting Baxter for two years plus when he was at Georgia Tech but it\u2019s the same thing with Jerrick\u00a0Gibson. What\u2019s interesting with Texas and Gibson is Miami\u2019s gonna make that run. Miami was the team that made the run at Baxter before he picked Texas last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat Texas has helped from along with Tashard Choice\u2019s great relationship is Cedric Baxter and Peyton Kirkland<\/a><\/strong>, both from the Orlando area, were on campus at Texas during the spring. When you have guys from the same state, the same area that just signed with Texas and they\u2019re saying really good things about their time in Austin as early enrollees that does nothing but help Texas and that regard.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Obstacles for Texas to overcome to land Gibson<\/h2>\n

Gibson, a 5-foot-10, 205-pound four-star running back from Gainesville (Fla.) playing at IMG Academy, is ranked as the No. 45 overall player. A former Florida commitment since July 2021, he decommitted from the Gators in February 2022. <\/a><\/p>\n

While the Gators remain heavily involved in his recruitment, it\u2019s Texas who holds substantial lead to land Gibson according to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM)<\/a>. The Longhorns\u2019 chances currently sit at 94.1%. <\/p>\n

Even with those high odds, Texas\u2019 running back room has plenty of names already and that could be one factor Hamilton thinks could potentially help Miami\u2019s chances with Gibson.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only thing I think that could hurt Texas potentially is Cedric Baxter is a freshman,\u201d Hamilton said. \u201cJonathan Brooks is a junior. There\u2019s other backs, Savion Red who they moved to a running back, is a sophomore.<\/p>\n

\u2026Is there enough of a log jam for Miami to get in there and sway Gibson off his Texas lean? We\u2019ll see, but I think that the relationships with Choice are really strong.<\/p>\n

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