Texas National Signing Day 2014: Instant Updates and Analysis

New coach, no problem.
Texas enters national signing day with less than ideal circumstances. Not only did Charlie Strong replace legendary head coach Mack Brown with little time to make his pitch to uncommitted recruits, but the Longhorns are coming off an 8-5 season in which they finished outside the Top 25 for the third time in four years.
No matter.
According to 247Sports' composite rankings, the Longhorns begin Wednesday's crucial day with the No. 15 class nationally and the top-ranked class in the Big 12.
With plenty of other targets remaining, Strong has an opportunity to make a major splash in his first season in Austin.
Let's take a look at the Longhorns' national signing day activity.
Note: All rankings and player information courtesy of 247Sports. 
Texas Longhorns 2014 Recruiting Class Player Position Position Rank Stars National Rank ENROLLES Blake Whiteley TE No. 2 (JuCo) 3 53 (JuCo) Andrew Beck ILB 25 3 521 Alex Anderson OG 50 3 999 HARD COMMITS Derick Roberson DE 4 4 64 Jerrod Heard QB 2 4 72 Armanti Foreman WR 16 4 110 Edwin Freeman OLB 14 4 174 Lorenzo Joe WR 29 4 187 Donald Catalon RB 10 4 210 John Bonney S 19 4 249 Roderick Bernard WR 54 3 393 Jermaine Roberts CB 31 3 403 Cameron Hampton OLB 44 3 543 Dorian Leonard WR 75 3 555 Terrell Cuney C 7 3 559 Garrett Gray WR 108 3 802 Jake McMillon DE 33 3 812 Kevin Shorter ATH 63 3 825 Jason Hall S 74 3 908 D'Onta Foreman RB 68 3 NA Elijah Rodriguez OT 124 3 NA TOP TARGETS Poona Ford DT 22 4 263 Sione Teuhema DE 19 3 354 Chris Nelson DT 56 3 810 247Sports

Top Commits
Derick Roberson, DE
The San Antonio native, who had offers from schools such as Alabama, LSU and Texas A&M, committed to Texas back in August—of 2012.
“I’ve always wanted to go to UT,” Roberson said, via ESPN.com's William Wilkerson. “They have always been my top option. I just like Texas. I have been looking at Texas ever since I was a little kid.”
And it doesn't sound like the hiring of Strong swayed that opinion at all, courtesy of The Orange Report's Big Mike:

2014 DE commit Derrick Roberson on Strong. "Texas is going to be raw next year" Sounds 100% committed to me.
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