5-star RB is having second thoughts about Georgia

One of Georgia's biggest recruiting losses so far in the 2026 recruiting cycle was when five-star running back Derrek Cooper committed to Texas over Georgia last month. Fast forward a couple weeks though and it sounds like Cooper is having second thoughts about his commitment to the Longhorns as he stated he likely will take a trip to Georgia for a game this season.

5-star RB plans to visit Georgia

It wasn't long ago that Cooper announced his commitment to Texas over Georgia. That committment occurred on July 20 as he chose the Longhorns over the Bulldogs and a few other schools. But even though he made his pledge to Texas, Cooper still sounds uncertain if Texas is the right place for him or not.

It is a very telling sign that Cooper says he is already looking to visit other schools this fall during the season. He has only been committed to Texas for three weeks, so the fact that he is already planning trips to other schools shows that he likely was never 100 percent committed to Texas in the first place.

Cooper does plan on taking more visits this fall as well outside of his potential trip to Athens. He already is planning to visit Miami (FL) for their week one showdown against Notre Dame, and there are rumors that he may visit Ohio State this season as well.

No visit to Georgia is officially scheduled yet, but if that visit does occur then UGA should love their chances in Cooper's recruitment again. The Bulldogs were a close second to Texas when he originally announced his commitment, so if he is having lingering thoughts it's likely that Georgia is the team moving past Texas.

Time will tell if Georgia hosts Cooper or not, but all signs are pointing to this recruitment being far from over.