Texas edges out Georgia for commitment of game-changing, 4-star running back

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian and Texas Longhorns defensive lineman T'Vondre Sweat smile as they walk off the field after beating the Kansas Jayhawks at Royal-Memorial Stadium on Saturday September 30, 2023. | Jay Janner/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORKThe Longhorns got their guy. The No.2-ranked running back in the 2026 recruiting class, Derrek Cooper, has officially pledged his commitment to the University of Texas football program.

New running backs coach Chad Scott has been hot on the trail of Derrek Cooper since the day he was hired back in February, and the team has turned up the heat over the past few weeks. A once-predicted Georgia "lock", Cooper has been…