Texas football landed its prized prospect in the 2024 recruiting class on Aug. 10 when the elite five-star Duncanville edge rusher Colin Simmons committed to UT. This is the recruiting win that head coach Steve Sarkisian and this staff needed upon leaving the Big 12 for the SEC in 2024.
Simmons, the No. 1 ranked edge rusher recruit in the nation in the 2024 class in the 247Sports Composite and On3 Industry Ranking, picked Texas over the LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, and SMU Mustangs. He is the 16th recruit to commit to the Longhorns in the 2024 class and the first five-star.