Major Preston talks Texas offer and April 13 visit (Tuesday 7:53 a.m. CST)

Major Preston talks Texas offer and April 13 visit

One of the late January offers made by the Texas Longhorns was 2025 versatile defensive back Major Preston (Hopewell, Va./IMG Academy). 

Preston, 6-1 and 185 pounds, was offered by safeties coach Blake Gideon on a school visit to IMG Academy January 30. 

"I kind of knew it was coming," Preston told OnTexasFootball Monday afternoon. "Three weeks before they offered, Blake Gideon was in the DMV and reached out to my family. Coach Gideon gave me a good, strong impression when he came to IMG. He coaches hard and develops. We definitely had a great conversation when he came to see me." 

Preston is scheduled to make a first trip to Austin the weekend of April 13. He will be joined by his mother and father. 

"I have never been to Austin before. I really don't know too much about Austin. One of my family members played with Texas strength and conditioning coach Torre Becton, so that's how Texas found out about me. My boy is Jordon Johnson-Rubell (teammates at IMG in 2023). He said he likes it a lot at Texas. He made the right decision. He said the workouts are tough."

Like many other top prospects, Preston watched the Longhorns on TV more than once in 2023.

"I watched Texas play a couple of times last season. I feel like they are a great team. Strong and fast. Texas is building something strong for the future." 

Gideon told Preston the Texas staff likes his versatility at defensive back being a player that could play any position in the secondary scheme. 

Preston popped onto the national scene in January

Major Preston is up to 22 offers, but it was the day after Christmas that his recruitment began to change. 

The Texas offer was one of eight since December 26. Florida got the run started the day after Christmas. The Gators were joined by Michigan, Indiana, Duke, Louisville, Oklahoma, Boston College, Texas A&M and Texas. Colorado quickly followed with a February 1 offer. 

One of the schools that is making a strong run of late is the Oklahoma Sooners. Preston is scheduled to visit Oklahoma March 9th weekend. He lists Virginia Tech (June 28-30 OV date likely), Florida, Colorado and Michigan as schools he also plans to visit this spring. 

Preston plans to make June official visits, and announce a decision prior to his senior season.