So far, former OSU recruit a non-factor at Texas
Published: 11/1/2010 9:11 AM
Last Modified: 11/2/2010 10:01 PM
Remember Darius White? At this time a year ago, the Fort Worth Dunbar High School star was rated by Scout.com as a five-star prospect and the nation's No. 1 wide receiver recruit.
White also was an Oklahoma State recruit of the highest priority, and multiple sources indicated that the Cowboys had a very legitimate chance of signing the 6-foot-4, 210-pound wideout.
Instead, on Jan. 2 (the same date on which OSU lost to Ole Miss in the Cotton Bowl), White announced during the nationally televised Under Armour All-America Game that he would be signing not with Oklahoma State, but with the University of Texas.
How did that work out for Darius White? So far, not so good.
On the Longhorn depth chart, White is listed as a third-team split end. Through eight games, playing for a Longhorn team that is 4-4 overall with three home losses and ranks 10th in the Big 12 in scoring and seven in pass offense, he has zero receptions. None.
Meanwhile, the 17th-ranked Cowboys lead the Big 12 in scoring, pass offense and total offense. Justin Blackmon has been great, but he has been OSU’s only consistent big-play receiver. At the very least, White would have been given every opportunity to play as a freshman, if not start.
Texas is a great place to play football, but if White had known in January what he knows now – that the 2010 Longhorn offense would crumble while OSU’s would flourish – would he have made the same decision? Or would he have signed with the Cowboys? Through eight games in Dana Holgorsen’s offense, White might have had 35 catches and several touchdowns.
-- Bill Haisten
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Bill Haisten
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