Even years removed from his time in Austin, Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson is still playing a key role in helping the Texas Longhorns football program recruit top athletes.
Namely, of late, five-star running back Derrick Cooper, who chose Texas over offers from Florida State, Miami, Georgia, Ohio State, and dozens of others. According to OnTexasFootball, it was Robinson who told Cooper he would fit in well with the Longhorns.
Tape from new #Texas RB commit Derrek Cooper possesses spectacular
ADburst into the second level. Elite jump cutting ability and tops it off with 10.7 100m speed.@ontexasfootball pic.twitter.com/xDwSWF5Bux
— CJ Vogel (@CJVogel_OTF) July 20, 2025
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS
Austin American-Statesman: Texas Football: How will offense change with Arch Manning at QB?
247Sports: Texas baseball set to face national runner-up Coastal Carolina in the 2026 Astros Foundation College Classic
Inside Texas: Ryan Day provides an update on the Ohio State quarterback battle ahead of Texas’ trip to Columbus
Inside Texas: Five Texas defensive players to pay extra close attention to in August
Inside Texas: Texas to play in the 2026 Astros Foundation College Classic
Inside Texas: Steve Sarkisian has a ‘hungry’ team, but it’s by no means starving
ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION
Five-star RB Derrek Cooper commits to Texas over Miami, others
Men and women’s track and field earn All-Academic honors and team award
RECRUITING ROUNDUP
247Sports: What’s left for Texas football recruiting after recent surge of commitments
247Sports: Texas DB target Davon Benjamin names finalists
247Sports: The Stampede: Sarkisian talks Texas football recruiting, new realities Longhorns face in rev-share era
Inside Texas: Why doesn’t Texas just make its entire 2026 class out of five-stars?
Inside Texas: More men’s basketball recruiting updates post-Peach Jam
Inside Texas: 2027 No. 1 QB Kavian Bryant talks Texas, Steve Sarkisian, and his two-sport journey
Inside Texas: 2026 No. 1 CB target Davon Benjamin releases his top five
SEC SHOWDOWN
Austin American-Statesman: Texas Football: SEC preseason champs rarely meet expectations. Can UT?
Austin American-Statesman: Texas Football: Could Florida be the toughest test of season? Gators hope
Dallas Morning News: Texas tops college football’s most valuable programs. See where Oklahoma, others rank?
247Sports: Chip Shots: Winning streaks could be on the line when Texas plays at Georgia in November
Good Bull Hunting: Four-star S Tylan Wilson commits to Texas A&M
And The Valley Shook: Tyrann Mathieu announces retirement
Rocky Top Talk: Five-star wing Chris Washington Jr. includes Tennessee in top schools
Roll ‘Bama Roll: Predicting the 2025 Alabama Football Season: Georgia Bulldogs
A Sea Of Blue: Former Kentucky football star Will Levis out for 2025 season
WHAT WE’RE READING
SB Nation: NFL quarterbacks in DND alignment chart for neutral, lawful, and evil
SB Nation: Several teams reportedly want to run back the Club World Cup every two years
SB Nation: This HBCU conference still has a goal of women’s flag football as a varsity sport
NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND
Texas Longhorns named the most valuable college football program in the country pic.twitter.com/c45dVCTkEj
— Dallas Texas TV (@DallasTexasTV) July 22, 2025
More from burntorangenation.com:
- Five-star RB Derrek Cooper commits to Texas over Miami, others
- Five-star RB Derrek Cooper sets to decide on Saturday
- Texas picked to win SEC, places 13 on All-SEC preseason teams
- How Texas QB Arch Manning dealt with not playing as a freshman
- Report: Texas LHP signee Xavier Mitchell inks with the Los Angeles Angels for nearly $900k
- Men’s Longhorn Basketball recognized for NABC Team Academic Excellence Award
- Texas flips elite DT James Johnson from Georgia
