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Longhorns Secure Commitment Flip from Ex OU 2023 EDGE Colton Vasek

The Texas Longhorns snagged a hometown recruit from their arch rivals on Tuesday.
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Longhorns Secure Commitment Flip from Ex OU 2023 EDGE Colton Vasek
Longhorns Secure Commitment Flip from Ex OU 2023 EDGE Colton Vasek

The Texas Longhorns have already crushed the spirits of the Oklahoma Sooners once this year. A 49-0 shutout in the Red River Showdown was quite the shellacking.

But on Tuesday, the Longhorns stole something more than just the annual rivalry game from OU. 2023 Westlake (Austin, TX) EDGE Colton Vasek, who committed to the Sooners on Aug. 1, announced he is decommitting from Oklahoma and will flip his commitment to Texas.

The Longhorns now have eight recruits in the SI99 rankings, tied for the most in the country with the Alabama Crimson Tide

Vasek, a four-star talent per 247Sports and On3’s recruiting rankings, was seen as a potential major addition for Texas’ 2023 recruiting class due to his Austin roots before he originally chose Oklahoma. He made his official visit to the Forty Acres on June 14, just four days after he visited Sooners coach Brent Venables and staff in Norman. 

However, with National Signing Day coming around the corner on Feb. 1, Vasek had a clear change of heart and will now be staying home to begin his collegiate playing career. 

Vasek’s flip to the Longhorns comes on the heels of 2023 Seguin (Arlington, TX) safety Jamel Johnson announcing Monday that he has chosen to decommit from Texas to purse a collegiate career elsewhere.

Vasek is now the 21st commit in a Texas 2023 recruiting class headlined by Isidore Newman (New Orleans, LA) quarterback Arch Manning and DeSoto (TX) receiver Johntay Cook II.

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Zach Dimmitt
ZACH DIMMITT

Zach Dimmitt is the Deputy Editor for Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI. He also contributes as a writer for the On SI channels of the Oregon Ducks, Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans. He was previously the editor-in-chief of Buffalo Bills on SI, Philadelphia Eagles on SI and Seattle Seahawks on SI. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Dimmitt received his Bachelor’s Degree in journalism at the University of Texas at Austin in 2022. He originally started with SI’s Fan Nation network in 2021, providing extensive coverage of the NFL and NBA along with college football and basketball. In that time, Dimmitt has published thousands of stories and has reached millions of people across multiple fan bases. You can follow him on X at @ZachDimmitt7

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