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Longhorns Land Commitment from 2025 QB KJ Lacey

"They asked me, 'Why Texas?' I say, 'Why NOT Texas?' 1000% Committed," new Texas Longhorns 2025 quarterback commit KJ Lacey tweeted on Saturday.
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Longhorns Land Commitment from 2025 QB KJ Lacey
Longhorns Land Commitment from 2025 QB KJ Lacey

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AUSTIN, Texas -- The Texas Longhorns and coach Steve Sarkisian keep on ringing in more talent at the quarterback position.

The Longhorns secured a major commitment from 2025 Saraland (Ala.) quarterback KJ Lacey on Saturday after he attended the Texas Elite Camp in Austin. He had been fielding offers from a slew of other elite programs, including Alabama, TCU, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Auburn, Oklahoma and many more.

Lacey tweeted out the news himself and said he's "1000% committed."

"They asked me, 'Why Texas?' I say, 'Why NOT Texas?' 1000% Committed," he wrote.

Lacey, a four-star talent who is the No. 5 quarterback in his class per 247Sports' rankings, now becomes the first commitment in Texas' 2025 recruiting class. He's the latest of many other elite quarterbacks to choose the Longhorns over the past two years, joining Quinn Ewers, Maalik Murphy, Arch Manning, and 2024 commit Trey Owens.

In the 2022 campaign, Lacey was 200 of 314 passing for 3177 yards with 40 touchdowns and five interceptions. He added four rushing scores as well.

The Longhorns will now be hoping this jump-starts a talented and deep 2025 recruiting class headlined by Lacey.

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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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