The Texas Longhorns have an enormous sport arising later at this time, and Texas followers bought a bit of pre-game current moments in the past in the way in which of a 2025 dedication.
Pearland Shadow Creek linebacker Anthony Williams introduced moments in the past that he has given the Longhorns a dedication, turning into UT’s fourth dedication within the 2025 class. Williams has been a daily customer to the UT campus, together with taking in a few Longhorn dwelling video games within the fall (along with the Texas-OU sport in Dallas). These repeated journeys gained him over.
“After I went to the Texas sport versus Texas Tech, I watched them play. I used to be sitting there watching, all I might consider was ‘I really feel like I could be right here, that is the place I wish to be, that is the place I wish to name dwelling, that is the place I wish to be for the subsequent 4 or 5 years,’” Williams mentioned. “Watching that sport, it simply impressed me. It’s Texas. It’s proper by dwelling. All the pieces is larger in Texas.”
The 6-4, 205-pound Williams selected the Longhorns over Auburn, Baylor, Notre Dame and Oregon. Each his mother and father went to Baylor and his brother is presently a scholar there, however Williams mentioned he needed to do what’s finest for himself.
It’s a fairly large reduction. Each my dad, my mother (went to Baylor) and my brother goes to Baylor proper now. It was a really laborious determination to finish the custom,” Williams mentioned. “However I really feel prefer it’s an enormous reduction, so I could be locked in with one faculty, be targeted on this.”
Regardless of the ties to Baylor, Williams mentioned his household was totally supportive of his determination.
“They’re tremendous supportive. They’re with me wherever I’m going. They’re behind me one hundred pc no matter I do, whether or not it is soccer, basketball or observe,” Williams mentioned.
A 3-star prospect, Williams was recruited by Texas linebackers coach Jeff Choate, who will take over the Nevada job when UT’s season ends. Regardless of Choate’s departure, Williams mentioned he feels nice about his determination to be a Longhorn.
“I talked to teach Choate in addition to Sark and Coach Okay (Pete Kwiatkowski),” Williams mentioned. “I first informed coach Choate per week earlier since he’s nonetheless there at Texas. I informed him and he gave coach Sark and coach Okay a heads up.”