It’d be an understatement to say that it has been a rough stretch recruiting wise for Texas and head coach Steve Sarkisian with receivers. First, Monshun Sales, who had UT as a finalist, spurned the Longhorns and committed to Indiana instead. Almost immediately right after that, Steve Wiltfong put in his official prediction for Sark to lose 5-star commit Easton Royal to LSU.
Goodness. The hits keep on coming, but in some good news for the Texas faithful, Royal was also quick to make it clear that he has not flipped yet, and he remains Austin-bound for his college ball. While that’s obviously great to see, it doesn’t take away from the fact that Lane Kiffin and LSU are still pushing hard, with Sarkisian in serious danger of losing one of the top players for the 2027 class:
I didnt flip🤦🏾♂️
— Easton Royal🙏🏾⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️+ (@easton_3k) July 17, 2026
Texas commit Easton Royal being predicted to LSU is a major worry for Steve Sarkisian
Yes, all it took was a quick three-word social media post from Royal to get people to calm down a bit, but it doesn’t take away from the fact that the Tigers are working hard to get this done. Kiffin is going all-in to make it happen, while his secret weapon is also making a big-time difference for LSU – that’d be Ed Orgeron…