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Texas Football: Herman speaks on sudden death of RB Ty Jordan

Ty Jordan Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Swinger-USA TODAY Sports

Former 3-Star Texas football APB commit and Utah freshman running back Ty Jordan tragically passed at the young age of 19 this weekend.

A former Texas football commit in the 2020 recruiting class, that wound up ultimately committing and signing with head coach Kyle Whittingham and the Utah Utes last year, and freshman running back Ty Jordan provided for some of the most tragic news around the college football landscape in recent memory. On the afternoon of Dec. 26, it was announced (confirmed by multiple sources, including ESPN report) that Utah’s star freshman running back and former underrated three-star recruit Jordan passed away tragically over the weekend.