DtiWflWltiMI G SPORBUCKEYETS.Cl BOUND .;uw_....J star Garrett WIison picks Ohio State over Texas LONGHORNS RECRUITING For UT, Wilson is one who got away Five-star recruit from Lake Travis picks Ohio State. LakeTravls II was hard, but I'm confident I Wilson (&O, 185) was born in cavaliers made the right choice.• Columbus, Ohio, so he felt both wide receiver Wilson recently gained lii'l!•Stllr Ohio Slate and Texas could be By Mice Crawn Wilson, lhe No. 7-rated player Garrett WIison status and is the No. 5-ranked considered home. [email protected] on the American-Statesman's p ledged to join receiver in the 2019 class, per He admitted that having eight initial 2019 Fabulous 55 list of • the Buckeyes. 247Sporrs' comJ)O!iite rating;. He's months separate his commit­ Lake Travis wide receiver Gar­ the state's top recruits, held 3J the No. 29'ranked overall recruit ment from this year·s early sjgn­ ren Wilson - the highest-rated offers and took official visits to in the country and Ohio State's ing period in December means football prospect from the Aus· Ohio State and Texas on succes­ ~rm ready to go back to being highest-rated commitment so fur; he'll remain in contact with the tin area since quaneroack Garren sive weekends before pledging a normal high school kid and pre­ the Buckeyes have nine pledges Longhorns, especially with his Gilbert in 2009 - chose to leave to the Buckeyes. paring to win a state champion­ for their 2019 class that's ranked proximity to UT and the fact that the state Sunday night wben the It wasn't an easy decision for ship with my team." Wilson said. seventh in the country. the Longhorns also are recruiting five-star recruit committed to Wilson, but irs one lhat be said •1 couldn't make a bad decision Gilben was lhe 2009 Fab ss•s Ohio State over Texas. he's glad is now in the past. because both programs are great. top-rated prospect. Recruiting continued on C6 Recruiting continued from Cl Lake Travis quarterback I lud· son Card for lhe 2020 class. "There's a chance I'm shown something between now and signing day. I know recruiting doesn't completely stop just because I commit,· he said. "The relationships I've built at Ohio State plus die chance to compete for national championships was why I chose Ohio State.· Wilson is the seventh player from the top 10 of the Fab 55 to commiL CUero wide receiver Jordan Whit­ tington, the No. 1 player on lhe list, remains lhe Long­ horns' lone top-10 commit· menL WilsonbecameOhioSlatel> Lake Travis wide receiver Garrett WIison celebrates duringa playoff game lastseason. [U"St pledge from lhal top 10 JOHNCUTtERREZ /fOR AUSffi AMERICAN-STATESMAN 2017 llsl; lhe Buckeyes signed Lake Travis quancrback Matthew Baldwin In 2018 and three 3) chose Texas A&M, Dallas (No. 5), Fon worth Nolan Georgia safety Kenyatta wa1- Fab 55 players In 2017. Bishop Dunne safety Brian catholic def~ end NaNa son LI, osafo·Mensah, con­ Other top·IO players from Williams (No. 4) chose A&M. Osafo·Mensah (No. 8) and roe oak Ri~ Tyler JQhnson the r-ab 55 who have already Allen receiver Theo Wease I IOUSLon SL Pius X quarter­ and Spring Dekaney comer­ commiltcd besides Whi1ting- (No. 6) chose Oklahoma and back Grant Gunnell (No. 9) back Marcus Banks among 1on and Wilson: Fon Bend Prestonwood Christian tight remain uncommiued. others make their college Travis receiver Arjei I-lender• end Austin Slogner (No. 10) Tcxas'~remainsal four decisions. son (No. 2) chose Oklahoma, chose Oklahoma. commitmenlS heading into Converse Judson defensi\'I'.' Ilumble Alascocita offen­ May. It's expected to grow Contact Mike Craven at tackle DeMarvin Leal (No. sive Lackie Denyon Green this monlh when targets like Kirk Bohls Commentary Smart lands quality guard UT recruit Ramey a playmaker and scorer. if not a pure shooter. ByKlrttBohls [email protected] Whfle I got ya, here are nine things and onl' crazy predic• lion: t. Shaka sman landed a good one in Courtney Ramey. the 6-foot-3 guard from back-to­ back SA state champion Web· ster Groves in the St. Louis area. He was Mr. Show Me in the scate that always wanis proof. Ramey might not be a pure shooter, which Texas desperately needs, but be Is a scorer and a playmaker, and he looked good shooting on video. He's a good buddy ofcurrent Longhorn Mattt Coleman and wants to play alongside him as dual point guards. Even bet· ter, he originally committed to pre-FBI target l..ouisville and then-coach Rick Pitino, who knows a good guard when he sees one.... Snoop Roach waits 10 see if he's invited to the NBA scouting combine before he makes a decision. Andrew Jones is back home in Irving getting rreatment for leuke­ mia and doing limited basket· ball sntfl' as everyone roots for ~is recove__ry. Coach l'l_ty =--as in Smart's UT'recorcl of 50-50 - would love to land Albany grad Lransfer Joe Cremo (VU!anova, Kansas, Crelgtuon) and hope his Homs GlJI make a jump shotortwo. 2. As well as Tom Herman has recruited oflate, it's still a huge setback when dynamic 1.., "1'1"11.s wide receiver Gar­ rett Wilson not only snubbed Texas in favor of Ohio State but left a parting shot when he said 100 many Longhorns players were undeveloped. Herman's got seven months 10 change Wilson's mind. Seit way to do that? Win big this fall. ·rm still giving Texas a 25 per· cent chance wllb Wilson,• our recruiting guru Mike Craven says. ... Herman's biggest rival, Oklahoma, could be hurting If quarterbackjcenter fielder Kyler Murray opts to sign a BohlacontinuedonClO BOHLS, GOLDEN PODCAST Columnists Kiri< Bohls and Cedric Goldenaret.iking aweekofffrom theirweek)y"On SecondThou8/11:" podcastbutwill return next week. HOW CRAZY WAS HE? Looking back at Kirk's crazy predlctlon from April 26, 2017 - that Texas'Conno,- WUllams would be taken In the first round of the 2018 NFL draft. While he deserves ctedlt for getting the fact that Wllllams- a JL111or - left UTa year earJy,hewas 18 plcksoff;Wllllams was taken wltll the 50th overall pick In the second round by the Dallas COWboys. Bohls continued from Cl major league baseball con• tract this summer. I le'S hilting .293 with sLx horn• ers and 32 RBIs, and Soon­ ers head coach Skip John• son has compared Mur­ ray co Andrew McCutchen. Sure, Murray could play baseball this summer as a pro and still play OU foot· ball in the fall, but would bis major league team wam to run that risk of Injury? 3. wasn't overwhelmed by last week's Commls· slon on College Basket• ball. No mention of let· tlng aUlletes be paid for their image and like• ness. Lifetime bans for coaches caught cheating? Yeah, that's going 10 hap· pen. Allowing athletes who declare for the draft and don't get selected to return to school? rm Oklahoma football could be hurting ff Kyler Murray (n, all for it. Give athletes Texas coach Shaka Smart landed a good one In Courtney Ramey, a 6-foot-3 guard who whom some liken to Andrew McCutcl\en, signs a baseball options if you won't give won back-to-back state t ttles In Mtssour1.N10<WACNER/ AMERICAN-STATicSMAN contract this summer. F-ORTWORlHSTAR-TB.EGRAM 'em money.... Count me "'I<' cn.-n1"ic-tvl rh1, L'•n•:iln ,u.o ,.uvu~J• ••• -...v ..... , .. u,, as surprised that Karen Aston would hire fom1er better than his tean1- Longhorns great ntfany mate Nick Chubb. Losers Jackson to replace Tina Include the Browns with Thompson. Jackson was a their fourth pick, Deni:ei terrific player and knows Ward, who went too high; the Dallas area, but can the cowboys with a Boise she coach and recntit? State linebacker with alh· Thompson was new at ii, leticism but little expert• 100, but this seems 10 be a ence as a one-year starter gamble when Aston could when they should have have used a great offensive taken receiver DJ. Moore mind on her bench. or Galvin Ridley; and the 4. Denver got the steal Saints with their outra­ of the weekend in North geous trade up to ger tal­ Carolina State defensive ented UTSA end Marcus end Bradley Chubb, with Davenport. the Chargers close behind 5. Let's quit hating on by landing safety Derwin Rosen. When I asked him Texas guard Kerwin Roach lltswaltlngtosee If he's James.... Cleveland should why nine other teams lnv1tedto the NBA scouting combine befo,e deciding on have gone for one sure passed on hin1, he said his future. J«:KWAGNER/ AMERICAN-STAll'SMAN thing at No. 1 and taken those nine teams • made Saquon Barkley or Chubb. a mistake;· and Lhe UCLA ... Draft winners Include quarterback plans to still paying for tile too It big, but I think he's a bit quarterback Drew Brees spend lhe next decade long-sighted draft ofJay­ ofa reach. with yet another defensive making them pay for IL Ion Smith a few years 7. Hcre·s an Idea for the player (but an asterisk); we in the media and the ago. Yes, tile NoLre Dame 2020 presidential lnde• Arizona with the fearless, public demand !Tans· linebacker was an explo· pendent ticket Gregg strong-armedJosh Rosen; parency and want hon· sive talent, but that Fiesta Popovich and Bob Costas. and New England with est answers rather than Bowl injury was cata• I'd vote for them.