The University of Texas received a commitment from one of the top players in the nation this week. 2023 All-American Cedric Baxter Jr. from Edgewater High School in Florida has verbally committed to the Longhorns. According to 247Sports, Baxter Jr. is a four-star prospect and the No. 2 running back in the nation.
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— Cedric “C4” Baxter Jr (@CedricBaxterJr1) August 11, 2022
Past Longhorns to be selected for the All-American Bowl includes the likes of Vince Young, Caden Sterns, and Bijan Robinson.
Watch the annual East vs. West matchup on Saturday, January 7, 2023, in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The All-American Bowl will be nationally televised, live on NBC at 1:00 PM ET, and will feature the nation’s top 100 high school football players.
As an NBC Sports-owned property, the All-American Bowl is part of a marquee lineup of elite events that includes the Olympics, the Premier League, and the number one primetime show since 2011: Sunday Night Football. The All-American Bowl is annually the most-watched, most-talked about, and most-prestigious high school all-star event with more than 4,100,000 unique television viewers and over 20,000 in attendance. The history and tradition of the All-American Bowl is unparalleled: 533 draft picks; 86 Super Bowl champions; 193 Pro Bowl selections; 16 Heisman finalists including, but not limited to: Odell Beckham Jr., Christian McCaffrey, Tim Tebow, Derrick Henry, DeVonta Smith, and Trevor Lawrence. For more information, visit NBCSports.com/AllAmericanBowl, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (@AABonNBC