“I’m a winner and I love to compete and play with and against the best, so I felt like I needed to be at a place where I could really do that,” said Aden Starling after decommitting from Houston. Starling now focuses on the final five SEC programs, including Texas, Georgia, Missouri, South Carolina, and Ole Miss. Ranked No. 72 overall in the 2027 WR class, Starling’s skill set attracted eyeballs, and Shane Beamer’s South Carolina could be in a dogfight.

The saga unfolded when Starling attended Austin summer camps and received an offer from Texas. He made an impression on wide receivers coach Chris Jackson, securing his position as one of the top SEC targets. But the script’s flipped: The Longhorns are slight favorites, posing a severe threat to Shane Beamer’s dreams of securing Aden Star

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