The Longhorns land another huge verbal commitment for the 2012 class. So who's the new Longhorn?




Despite the commonly mentioned 5-7 season, Texas football is producing many positive story-lines in the off-season. Most recently, the Longhorns received another big verbal commitment for the 2012 class.

On Sunday, Coach Mack Brown received a verbal commitment from Pearland Dawson Offensive Lineman Kennedy Estelle. The four-star recruit is ranked No. 35 overall and is the No. 9 ranked offensive lineman the nation on Rivals100 list for the 2012 class.

Estelle is 17th verbal commitment from the 2012 recruiting class for Mack Brown and the Longhorns. He joins the likes of five-star recruits Jonathan Gray (Aledo) and Cayleb Jones (Austin) among many other top-tier prospects.

Over the last few seasons, especially in 2010, the Texas offensive line immensely struggled. The main impact of Estelle will be the addition in quality to an already stacked offensive line planning to come to Texas in 2012.

Of the seven coaching vacancies filled earlier this year, offensive line coach Stacy Searels was the last piece to the puzzle. It is believed that Searels played a large role in the recruitment of Estelle, and many believe that Searels can fix the problems haunting the recently under-performing Texas offensive line.

Here are some highlights of Estelle: