BREAKING: No. 2 2027 commit reclassifies, to join Longhorns in fall
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Five-star 2027 cornerback recruit John Meredith is re-classifying and enrolling early at the University of Texas. UT coach Steve Sarkisian announced the 6-foot-2, 190-pound DB will become a 2026 signee and will play this fall when he's ready.
At this end of his opening statement, Sarkisian added, "One addition for us, John Meredith will be an early enrollee for us. He's reclassified. He'll be with the team this fall. He's a great player for us at DB that we couldn't be more excited to have on board this us."
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Meredith was the biggest June commitment across college football. The move mainly stems from Meredith being ruled ineligible by the University Interscholastic League after transferring to North Crowley from Euless Trinity. Due to the UIL ruling, Meredith had only a few options. He could have transferred out of state to play football or sit out a year.
Meredith is the highest ranked defensive back commitment in Texas football recruiting history. Which is saying something considering three former Longhorns have won the Thorpe Award as the country's best DB.
When will he be ready? Sark says he will be coached and developed and when he's read to play, he will.
"He provides great length," Sark said at SEC Media Days. "Great speed. Tremendous man-to-man ability. Very confident. Very aggressive. All the attributes that you want in a defensive back. It's not a secret why he was a top two or three in the country in the 2027 class. So, for us to get him now? We'll see how far we can take him. Like, I told him, I told his Mom, Coach Muschamp, Coach Orphey, we don't have an expectation on him of a time table. We gonna coach him. We're gonna develop him. When he's ready, I think he'll be good enough to play. How long that takes to get him ready? That's the race. That's the challenge. Week 1? Week 4? Week 8? I don't know. I do know he's got the right competitive spirit. I do know he's got the right competitive spirit. I do know he's got the skill set and the ability to be a good player for us. How long it takes, we'll find out."
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