Five-star running back Derrek Cooper is scheduled to announce his commitment on July 20. On this day Cooper will decide between Georgia, Texas, Florida State, Ohio State and Miami (FL).
Georgia fans have been hopeful this would be a commitment UGA would win, especially after a Georgia insider predicted UGA would come out on top. Cooper however no longer appears to be trending to Georgia as On3 insiders Eric Nahlin and Justin Wells have logged official predictions for Texas to win Cooper’s recruitment.
2ufe0fu20e3 Texas ud83cudfafpick for Derek Cooper (ud83cudfc8)
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u270dufe0f By Eric Nahlin and Justin Wells
ud83cudf9aufe0f 60% (Confidence)#On3 #AllGas26u26fdufe0fud83dude45u2642ufe0fud83duded1 #HookEm ud83eudd18ud83dudc02— Texas Longhorns Crystal Ball (@UTCrystalBall) July 16, 2025Georgia predicted to lose key recruit to Texas again
Unfortunately this trend of Texas beating Georgia for key recruits is becoming far too common.