Texas running back commitment Keaontay Ingram didn’t sign in the early period, which isn’t ideal for the Longhorns considering Ingram is the Longhorns’ only running back pledge. The standout from Carthage says he’s still happy with his choice to be a Longhorn, but he isn’t ruling out the possibility of taking other visits in January.
"I will consider a visit. Will I be able to make that visit? I have no idea,” Ingram said. “I have to talk to my family. The least I can do is give my respect with what they have to say."
Southern Cal, Notre Dame, Auburn, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State and TCU are among the programs that continue to recruit Ingram. Despite the interest from those programs – and others – Ingram has maintained all along that he plans to be a Longhorn.
"Oh man, it's just Longhorn Nation. I feel like [Texas] is heading in the right direction,” Ingram said. “We just won a bowl for the first time since I can't remember. I want to be a part of [Texas]."
The 6-0, 190-pound Ingram said he was “excited” to see Texas win its bowl game last week. That Texas victory came days after Ingram helped lead Carthage to its second straight state championship. Carthage’s playoff run came during the Early Signing Period, which is another reason Ingram decided on waiting to send in his letter of intent.
"When we won the semifinal game, I didn't want to sign because I wanted to sign with my brothers,” Ingram said. “I wanted to sign with them and make it special."
Up next, he’ll step on the collegiate stage, and he says he feels he’ll fit in well with what Texas does on offense.
"I feel like I'll fit in well. The scheme -- we run the same stuff at my high school -- catch the ball out of the backfield. It's like the same thing," Ingram said.
Texas may have to sweat this one out a bit if Ingram does wind up visiting other schools. At this point, Ingram said he “still (doesn’t) know” if those visits will happen. Ultimately, what would it take for another school to pry him away from Texas, the school to which he’s been committed since May?
“I don't think it's necessarily what another school could do. It's about God's plan,” Ingram said. “If God tells me to decommit and go somewhere else, then that's what I’ve got to do."
Most who follow recruiting fully expect Ingram to land in Austin, and Ingram himself said those are his expectations as well.
"As of right now, as we speak, 100 percent," Ingram said about his commitment to Texas.
