Steve Sarkisian has his quarterback in the 2027 class after Smithson Valley’s Ty Knutson committed to the Texas Longhorns on Saturday.
The 6’3, 202-pounder became the only uncommitted quarterback with an offer from the Longhorns
last month after visiting the Forty Acres for Junior Day.
The offer came after months of evaluation by Texas, including co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach AJ Milwee watching Knutson in action during his high school football season.
With Louisiana product Peyton Houston committing to the home-state Tigers and Palestine standout Kavian Bryant siding with Texas Tech last November, Texas didn’t have any outstanding offers to uncommitted 2027 quarterbacks, increasing the importance of Knutson’s evaluation.
Other offers for the 6’3, 202-pounder include Houston, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech, as well as North Texas, Tulane, UTSA, UTEP, and UTRGV. Since Texas offered, San Diego State, Syracuse, and South Carolina also extended offers.
Some of those offers aren’t committable now, decreasing the legitimate competition for Knutson in a tough cycle for Longhorns quarterback recruiting after inking top-10 prospect Dia Bell, the potential successor to Arch Manning.
Knutson is a consensus three-star prospect ranked as the No. 729 player overall and the No. 51 quarterback, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. Texas now has sixth commitment in the class, which now ranks No. 9 nationally in the Composite team rankings.
