Perhaps the hype was always a little bit unfair.
Long considered a consensus five-star prospect and ultimately ranked as the nation’s No. 1 safety in the 2016 recruiting class, Texas Longhorns safety Brandon Jones committed on National Signing Day to end a high-profile recruitment with heightened stakes since he was the subject of a TexAgs documentary chronicling that difficult process.
When Jones pulled a Longhorns hat out of his bag to spurn the Aggies, it was one highlight in a remarkable day for Charlie Strong and his Texas program.
To compare the career that Jones built for himself in Austin to the failures of Strong isn’t fair, either — Jones became a three-year starter and led the team in tackles as a senior while Strong flamed out before the ink on Jones’ National Letter of Intent was dry for a year.