Texas Signs 2024 4-Star IOL Daniel Cruz

Four-star interior offensive lineman Daniel Cruz has signed with the Texas Longhorns

Matt Galatzan | Dec 20, 2023

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Kyle Flood has struck again.

The Texas Longhorns offensive line coach landed a commitment from the class of 2024 four-star interior offensive lineman Daniel Cruz this past June, fortifying an already impressive class.

On Wednesday, it became official, with Cruz signing his national letter of intent with the Longhorns.

He picked the Longhorns over Ohio State, Texas A&M, and Oklahoma because of Flood, he told On3.

“His personality and coaching style really fit me well and the people on the team were really genuine," Cruz told On3. "I know Texas is coming back. These next couple of years are going to be special. Even Arch (Manning) hit me up and told me we got a special few years ahead of us and I’m excited for that!”

Cruz told FanNation in March that he and his mom both "love" head coach Steve Sarkisian.

"I love coach Sark, my mom loves him," Cruz said. "We got to sit down in his office and we just feel at home in there. He's very welcoming."

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The North Richland Hills, TX. native is the No. 196 player in the country, No. 11 interior offensive lineman, and the No. 33 player in the Lone Star State.

Published Dec 20, 2023

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.