Despite being committed to the Texas Longhorns back in November 2025, Florida’s Jon Sumrall and LSU’s Lane Kiffin have been constantly circling the nation’s No. 1 wideout, Easton Royal. Recruiting analysts had labeled Royal a flip candidate after his Baton Rouge and Gainesville visits. However, now, after a weekend visit to Austin and a proper sit-down with Longhorns head honcho Steve Sarkisian, Royal had some bad news for Kiffin and Sumrall.
“It was a great weekend. Going into this weekend, the whole goal was just to see if they were going to be able to lock down my commitment. I think they did a great job towards that,” Royal said outside of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Sunday. He doubled down and called his pledge “firm” when asked about his loyalty.
This firm commitment is an absolute gut punch for Sumrall, who thought he had a serious 50/50 shot at pulling off a historic flip. Royal had visited Gainesville just last week, and things went so well that the kid flooded social media with pictures of him loving life in Gators gear. Sumrall pitched his incredible background of taking Tulane to the College Football Playoff to show he can develop local stars…