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"Punishing" 4-star Texas RB target to announce commitment decision at 7 pm

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The Longhorns have been recruiting blue-chip Chaminade-Madonna HS (Fort Lauderdale, FL) RB Derrek Cooper incredibly hard over the past few weeks. The player once seen as a Georgia "lock" has now reportedly begun to lean towards Texas due to the recruiting efforts of new Longhorn running backs coach Chad Scott.

Though the team's running back room is stacked right now, they want to add one more dominant ball-carrier to the 2026 class.

NEWS: 5ud83cudf1f RB Derrek Cooper (@DerrekCooper80 ) will announce his commitment on July 20th and 7PM ET

Cooper is ranked as a top 10 recruit on the nation (#1 RB) per ESPN

He will choose between Texas, Miami, Florida State, Georgia, and Ohio State pic.