Texas CB Commitment Ronald "Champ" Lewis Flips From Longhorns To TCU

Texas Longhorns commitment made his final decision on National Signing Day

Matt Galatzan | Feb 2, 2022

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The Texas Longhorns landed a big commitment in the fall when Warren Easton (New Orleans, LA) cornerback Ronald "Champ" Lewis committed to the program.

The commitment of the 6-foot-1, 170-pounder came at the perfect time for the Longhorns, after they lost the pledge of cornerback Jaylon Guilbeau just weeks before.

However, after electing to hold his final decision past the Early Signing Period, Lewis made his final choice on Wednesday, flipping from the Longhorns, and signing with the TCU Horned Frogs.

Lewis made his announcement at Warren Easton via an Instagram live stream.

The flip from Lewis comes as a blow for Texas, which can use all of the secondary help it can get in 2022 after a rough season in 2021.

But with Jaylon Guilbeau, Terrance Brooks, Austin Jordan, and Xavion Brice all signed at the corner spot, as well as Bryan Allen Jr. and Larry Turner-Gooden at safety, the Longhorns are better prepared to survive a flip than they were before their red-hot December close.

A multi-sport star for Warren Easton, Lewis also runs track, placing second in the 110-meter hurdles (14.31 seconds) and third in the 300-meter hurdles (39.98 seconds) in his junior year.

Lewis chose the Horned Frogs over offers from Texas, West Virginia, Kansas, Colorado, Oregon State, Memphis, Purdue and many others.

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Published Feb 2, 2022

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.