LSU Football: The Latest Buzz Surrounding Colin Simmons

The Tigers' No. 1 target in the 2024 class reveals his decision on Thursday.

Duncanville (Tex.) five-star EDGE Colin Simmons is set to reveal his college decision on Thursday as the No. 1 player in Texas has the recruiting scene buzzing.

The Top 10 prospect in America will choose between LSU, Texas and Miami with a few recent developments unfolding.

The LSU Buzz

Simmons is fresh off of a three-day stay in Baton Rouge where he was joined by high school teammate Caden Durham and several other top prospects down South.

Durham, the No. 8 running back in the nation, will also reveal a commitment decision on August 10th alongside Simmons. For now, LSU is a heavy frontrunner to gain a commitment from the top back in America, but the Tigers will battle down the stretch against Oklahoma.

LSU held its Bayou Splash recruiting event during the final weekend of July where Simmons arrived Friday morning and stayed the weekend. It quickly became a monster development within the program after Simmons decided to remain in Baton Rouge rather than go visit Texas or Texas A&M during the recruitment live period.

There was a seven-day window for prospects to meet face-to-face with programs and Simmons decided to stay in Baton Rouge for three of the seven days before heading back home to Texas.

Once Simmons departed, LSU was riding a high. The elite-level prospect then revealed a commitment date for August 10 and all signs pointed the Tigers' way, but now after the dust has settled, it remains a heavyweight battle against the Texas Longhorns.

LSU recruiting experts have logged predictions for LSU to secure a commitment from Simmons, but as the clock ticks, the Longhorns are surging. 

Texas Trending

As experts within the industry continue punching in their crystal balls, lowering/upping their confidence meters and more, the Texas Longhorns have made up ground and are quickly becoming the frontrunner to land the five-star EDGE.

247Sports recruiting analyst Mike Roach logged an expert prediction for the Longhorns to secure Simmons’ services, but it isn’t a consensus vote. Others within the recruiting scene still have the Tigers pulling this one out with a pair of crystal balls also going LSU’s way.

For now, it looks to be a 50/50 split between the Tigers and Longhorns, but now that the dust has settled after a trip to Baton Rouge, Texas has certainly thrown its fair share of punches to get back into this one.

The Decision

On Thursday at 2pm, a decision will be made and all of America will be tuned in to see where the program-changing prospect commits to as LSU continues turning up the heat with 24 hours until then.

No matter what decision Simmons makes, LSU, Texas and Miami will have to keep close tabs on the No. 1 EDGE in the country until Early Signing Day in December.

Right now, the buzz is that the Longhorns have some traction, but the Tigers won’t let up anytime soon heading into Thursday afternoon and so on.

The next 24 hours will be interesting to monitor as Simmons dials in on a commitment decision. A live stream of the decision will be made on 247Sports’ YouTube channel beginning at 1:45pm where Simmons will be accompanied by Caden Durham as he also makes his college commitment.