Ireland Real On Campus For Official Visit

Here's your latest update on the Ireland Real saga: the #1 player in America for the 2027 class is in Austin for an official visit at Texas. She comes on a big weekend for the Horns as they host #6 Stanford in the Moody Center, one of the other teams in her 'Final 3' as of about a month ago. Will the winner of that match win the recruiting battle?? No, that's not how this works and Real has been way more thoughtful and intentional about her recruiting process than that, but it might add a little extra edge to the match on Sunday.

It seems like Texas is still one of the frontrunners to land the #1 OH in the class of 2027, which shouldn't be a surprise given their track record. There's something special about Texas that makes it the best in the nation at recruiting outsides, whether it's the culture, the coaching staff, the prestige, the national championship record, or anything else. Between the two best OH in the 2025 class, the best OH in the 2026 class, and the best OH in the transfer portal, Jerritt Elliott has been able to get it done in this position group, and a commitment from Real would be a class-defining recruit for the Longhorns and would only cement their status as having the best outsides in the country.