Texas lost a big commitment from its 2018 recruiting class when four-star junior college tight end Dominick Anderson backed off his commitment. The move wasn’t exactly a shocker since Anderson’s commitment was viewed as quite a surprise when he pulled the trigger earlier this year. Either way, losing a player of his caliber is quite a blow, but just how big is it? We surveyed our panel of experts to get thoughts on the impact on a local, regional and national level.
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LOCAL REACTION
"Dominick Anderson shocked most of the recruiting world when he picked Texas over Alabama, and it has just felt for a while that the Longhorns might have trouble holding onto his commitment because he'd kind of gone into a hole ever since announcing his decision. Losing his pledge is a big hit for Texas because he's a player who would have almost certainly played right away and he had a great shot of being a day-one starter for next year's team. Tom Herman and Tim Beck's offense likes to feature the tight end position and the Longhorns just don't have that many bodies at the position, so Anderson was a key component to Texas' 2018 class. The only silver lining for Texas is that there are a couple young tight ends in the program who seem to have promise, and the Longhorns do have a commitment from Malcolm Epps in this year's class. But losing an experienced talent such as Anderson was a pretty tough hit for Texas.” – Jason Suchomel, Orangebloods.com
Sting factor: 7
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MORE STING FACTOR: Dorian Hardy | Tyler Shough | Brendon Harris
LOCAL REACTION
"Dominick Anderson shocked most of the recruiting world when he picked Texas over Alabama, and it has just felt for a while that the Longhorns might have trouble holding onto his commitment because he'd kind of gone into a hole ever since announcing his decision. Losing his pledge is a big hit for Texas because he's a player who would have almost certainly played right away and he had a great shot of being a day-one starter for next year's team. Tom Herman and Tim Beck's offense likes to feature the tight end position and the Longhorns just don't have that many bodies at the position, so Anderson was a key component to Texas' 2018 class. The only silver lining for Texas is that there are a couple young tight ends in the program who seem to have promise, and the Longhorns do have a commitment from Malcolm Epps in this year's class. But losing an experienced talent such as Anderson was a pretty tough hit for Texas.” – Jason Suchomel, Orangebloods.com
Sting factor: 7
You can read the rest of the article here.
