Why does Texas keep getting overlooked in the 2027 recruiting conversation? ESPN just dropped their updated class rankings and the Longhorns are sitting at No. 11 with only one five-star commit in John Meredith III. Meanwhile Oregon and Georgia are stacking top-3 classes again and even Texas A&M is ahead of us in the rankings. The 2027 class has 21 five-star prospects and Texas has exactly one of them locked in. That is not gonna cut it if the Longhorns want to keep pace in the SEC arms race. The 2026 class was elite with five-stars at QB and edge but the 2027 year is starting to feel like a momentum stall. Landing Meredith was huge but Texas needs at least two more five-star caliber players to push back into the top 5 where this program belongs. The NIL money is there and the facilities are elite so what is the holdup?