By the afternoon of Early Signing Day, Texas Longhorns fans were in a panic about the status of the running back position following high-profile misses on No. 7-ranked Noah Cain and No. 1-ranked Trey Sanders.
Lost in all the commotion was the no-nonsense conclusion of Derrian Brown’s recruitment. The Buford (Ga.) product had committed to Texas in the midst of an official visit in mid-September for the USC game. Like the rest of Brown’s process, it was without drama — the nation’s No. 12 running back, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings, had already decided that he wanted to commit to the Longhorns before even setting foot on the Forty Acres.