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Texas Football Makes New Hire to Recruiting Staff

The Texas Longhorns have reportedly made a new addition to their recruiting staff.

Zach Dimmitt

Jan 10, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian before the College Football Playoff semifinal against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-Imagn Images
Jan 10, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian before the College Football Playoff semifinal against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-Imagn Images / Tim Heitman-Imagn Images
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AUSTIN -- The Texas Longhorns are making a notable change to their recruiting staff as the 2025 offseason continues.

Per reports from Matt Zenitz of 247Sports, the Longhorns are hiring Memphis Tigers director of recruiting Josh Dunson. He also previously worked in recruiting at Georgia Tech, potentially creating a connection with Texas running backs coach Tashard Choice, who interviewed with the Dallas Cowboys.

Steve Sarkisian
Texas Longhorns Head Coach Steve Sarkisian speaks during the Coaches' Press Conference at AT&T Stadium, Jan. 9, 2024. Both coaches answered questions from the media during the conference, and will face each other in the Cotton Bowl College Football Playoff semi-final game on Friday. / Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

According to 247Sports' team recruiting rankings for 2025, Memphis was No. 1 among teams in the AAC with 18 three-stars and two four-stars. The Tigers have landed commitments in '25 from four-star quarterback Antwann Hill of Houston County (Georgia) and four-star receiver Xavier Johnson of Richland (North Richland Hills, TX).

The Longhorns also recently agreed to a contract extension with general manager Brandon Harris. It's clear that Texas is looking to pull out all of the stops as the championship-level expectations continue to grow in Austin.

The Longhorns are coming off another successful season that ended with a second consectuive trip to the College Football Playoff Semifinal. Texas fell to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Cotton Bowl, 28-14, and wrapped up the 2024 season with a 13-3 record.

Texas will open up the 2025 season in Columbus against Ohio State on Saturday, Aug. 30.

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Zach Dimmitt
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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