RG3 Almost Played for Texas | Texas Longhorns Football News

RG3 drops wild tea: Texas almost had him—but Mack Brown blew the recruitment by seeing him as a safety, not a QB. Only Baylor’s Art Briles saw his true potential and even begged him to skip camps to hide his arm talent. After a freshman game where RG3 dazzled despite an off day, Brown himself ran onto the field to offer him a QB scholarship—too late, though, thanks to NCAA rules forcing a two-year sit-out. The result? RG3 won the Heisman while Texas watched. He jokes now: “This could’ve been y’all.” Another QB missed by Texas after Vince Young. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/97e2d88a0eceedd2