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The Texas Longhorns are coming off of a season that saw them go 10-3 overall and 6-2 in the SEC. While they are expected to, once again, be competitive in 2025, they are always looking to the future, just as all other college football programs are.<\/p>\n

Indeed, Texas has a great deal to offer potential recruits as a top team in the most competitive conference in the country and a factory of NFL talent. That being said, they have set their sights on an in-state recruit who will be a familiar name to die-hard fans who also root for the Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n

The Texas Longhorns Have Extended an Offer to Cooper Witten<\/h2>\n
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Nov 26, 2009; Arlington, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten (82) poses with his wife Michelle Witten and sons C.J. Witten and Cooper Witten before the game against the Oakland Raiders at Cowboys Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee\/Image of Sport-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to Jamie Gatlin of\u00a0Longhorns Wire<\/em>, Texas has extended an offer to Cooper Witten, the son of Cowboys legend Jason Witten.<\/p>\n

Per Gatlin, \u201cCurrently, he is ranked as the\u00a0top linebacker in his class by On3 Rankings. Witten is also ranked as\u00a0the No. 19 player in the nation\u00a0and the\u00a0No. 5 player in Texas. Adding him to the mix would give the\u00a0Longhorns a massive boost and future star.\u201d<\/p>\n

Obviously, adding the top player at any position in any year is a dream for every college football program. The fact that Witten is the son of a legendary player who spent 16 years carving out a Hall of Fame-worthy career in the state of Texas is an added bonus, and could give them an upper hand in recruiting the stud linebacker.<\/p>\n

And they will need any leverage they can get. Gatlin reports that a plethora of schools are also interested in Witten, which should come as no surprise as he is the top linebacker in the class of 2027.<\/p>\n

These other schools include Oregon, SMU, Arizona State, Baylor, Notre Dame, and Michigan, all of whom have also extended offers. Other schools with whom Witten has scheduled visits are Oklahoma, LSU, Arkansas, and Texas A&M.<\/p>\n

Witten\u2019s father Jason attended college at Tennessee.<\/p>\n

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