The Texas Longhorns escaped Knoxville last weekend with a 20-17 win over No. 14 Tennessee in the SEC opener for both teams. Texas remained No. 1 in the latest AP Top 25 rankings after its second ranked win of the season.
It wasn’t pretty, but thanks to a historic 5.5-sack day from Texas defensive end Colin Simmons, the Longhorns got the job done.
But the Longhorns are showing that they’re not done with targeting more wins over the Volunteers. Texas is using its victory in Knoxville as a springboard to build some momentum with one of Tennessee’s top commits in the 2027 class.
Texas Offers Elite Tennessee JUCO Commit
Texas has offered Tennessee defensive lineman commit Christian Mays, who is the No. 2 overall player at the JUCO ranks in the 2027 cycle, per 247Sports’ rankings. He got to see just how elite Texas’ defensive line is and what the future could hold for him if he were to flip to the Longhorns…