Is it weird a player so highly regarded only took one OV and it was very late in the process? Like a week before he signs?!
OTH, are some of these Longhorn commits guys most elite programs know won't qualify and so they don't bother. Some players that won't qualify aren't highly ranked. Once the Longhorns offer, the recruiting people think he'll qualify and boost his rating, only to see the kid never enroll/qualify.
Seems there was some of this stupidity with Charlie Strong signing all the Florida (5? or 4?) with Cherry. They all wanted to play together but in the end, only one qualified and made it to campus.
There is a reason he wasn't recruited by a P5 team. Either he isn't that good, or he isn't going to make it on campus. If he doesn't make it to campus, the Recruiting orgs don't get exposed for players over inflated.