5-star QB Maalik Murphy commits to Texas

Courtesy 247Sports On Nov. 19 when top-ranked quarterback Quinn Ewers, a five-star talent out of Southlake Carroll, flipped his commitment from the Texas Longhorns to the Ohio State Buckeyes, it only added fuel to the fire for those calling for Tom Herman to be replaced in Austin.

Of course, Herman was replaced by former Washington and USC head coach and former Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian, who wasted little time filling the void Ewers left with yet another five-star quarterback — Gardena (Calif.) Junipero Serra product Maalik Murphy.

Regarded as the nation’s No. 2 pro-style quarterback and as the No. 30 player nationally, per the 247Sports Composite, Murphy collected upwards…