{"id":460471,"date":"2026-10-08T20:56:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T20:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/460471\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T20:56:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T20:56:07","slug":"texas-gets-commitment-from-klein-oak-running-back-micah-rhodes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/460471\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas gets commitment from Klein Oak running back Micah Rhodes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/sports\/college\/longhorns\/\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">University of Texas<\/a> got a boost Thursday when it landed four-star running back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/project\/houston-high-school-football-player-rankings-2026\/#num-micah-rhodes-link\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Micah Rhodes<\/a>, a former Oklahoma commit, to headline the Longhorns\u2019 2028 recruiting class.<\/p>\n<p>The 5-9, 180-pound junior from Klein Oak is ranked the eighth best running back in the nation, according to 247Sports, and the 135th ranked national prospect.<\/p>\n<p>The four-star prospect burst onto the scene as a freshman and has continued building his reputation as one of the top players in the city. Rhodes rushed for 1,307 yards and scored 21 total touchdowns in 2025, showcasing his explosiveness and playmaking ability.<\/p>\n<p>For its 2027 class, the Longhorns also have a commitment from Randle&#8217;s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/sports\/high-school\/football\/article\/landen-williams-callis-college-commitment-22363444.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\"> Landen Callis-Williams<\/a>, one of the top running backs in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The University of Texas got a boost Thursday when it landed four-star running back Micah Rhodes, a former&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":460472,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-460471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=460471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/460472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=460471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=460471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}