Jordan Hicks: Jordan Hicks Announcement: Jordan Hicks Recruiting – Linebacker Jordan Hicks, rated as the No. 1 football recruit in the state of Ohio, announced this afternoon that he will play college football at Texas in the fall. Hicks made his announcement in a press conference at Lakota West High School outside Cincinnati.

Hicks, 6-2 and 220 pounds, had narrowed his choices to Ohio State, Texas and Florida. He is rated as the nation’s top outside linebacker and an overall top 20 player by both Rivals.com and Scout.com.

It would mark the first time that Mack Brown has ever attracted a player out of Ohio and would be his biggest victory there since he upset Ohio State at Ohio Stadium early in the Longhorns’ 2005 national championship run.

It will be hard to beat Jim Tressel and Ohio State for a top Ohio recruit — and would be a rare occurrence during Tressel’s recent coaching tenure with the Buckeyes.

Texas’ recruiting coup didn’t stop there. The Longhorns also received a commitment Friday afternoon from Hicks, the nation’s No. 4 recruit out of Lakota West High School in West Chester, Ohio.

The 6-foot-2, 210-pound Hicks, the nation’s top-ranked outside linebacker, chose Texas over Ohio State and Florida. He recorded 80 tackles, three sacks and two interceptions during his senior season. It is the first time that Longhorns coach Mack Brown has attracted a player out of Ohio.

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