Terrance Brooks (cornerback)
Illinois Fighting Illini – No. 8 | |
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Position | Cornerback |
Class | Junior |
Personal information | |
Born: | Little Elm, Texas, U.S. |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career history | |
College | |
High school | Little Elm (Little Elm, Texas) |
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Terrance Brooks is an American football cornerback for the Illinois Fighting Illini. He previously played for the Texas Longhorns.
Early life and high school
Brooks attended high school at Little Elm.[1] Coming out of high school, Brooks was rated as a four star recurit, the 8th best cornerback, and the 59th overall prospect in the class of 2022.[2] Brooks also held offers from school such as Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, California, Clemson, Colorado, FIU, Florida, Georgia Tech, Houston, Illinois State, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State, SMU, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Tulsa, UNLV, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Yale.[3] Brooks initially decided to commit to play college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.[4][5] However, Brooks decided to flip his commitment to play for the Texas Longhorns.[6][7]
College career
Texas
During the 2022 season, Brooks played in nine games while making three starts for the Longhorns where he tallied nine tackles and three pass deflections.[8] During the 2023 season, Brooks played in all 14 games for Texas while making 13 starts where tallied 20 tackles, six pass deflections, and three interceptions.[9] For his performance in the 2023 season, Brooks was named a honorable mention all Big-12 selection.[10] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Brooks decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[11][12]
Illinois
On May 12, 2024, Brooks announced that he would transfer to Illinois.[13]
References
- ^ Birmingham, Jeremy (30 June 2021). "Analyzing impact as four-star CB Terrance Brooks commits to Ohio State". On3.com. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ Kaufman, Joey (15 December 2021). "Four-star cornerback Terrance Brooks flips commitment from Ohio State to Texas". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ Means, Stephen (12 December 2021). "Terrance Brooks National Signing Day 2022 player profile: Ohio State football recruiting". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ Kaufman, Joey (30 June 2021). "Four-star cornerback Terrance Brooks commits to Ohio State football". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ VanHaaren, Tom (30 June 2021). "Ohio State Buckeyes land No. 50 overall recruit Terrance Brooks out of Texas". ESPN. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ Means, Stephen (15 December 2021). "What Terrance Brooks' flip to Texas on Signing Day means to Ohio State football: Buckeyes Recruiting". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ Landis, Bill (15 December 2021). "Texas flips four-star CB Terrance Brooks from Ohio State, another early signing day win for UT". The Athletic. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ Connolly, Matt (23 April 2024). "Texas CB Terrance Brooks, former 5-star, announces plans to enter NCAA transfer portal". On3.com. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ Cook, Joe (23 April 2024). "Terrance Brooks announces intent to enter the transfer portal". On3.com. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ Yates, Carter (23 April 2024). "Texas loses starting cornerback to the transfer portal". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ Davis, Danny (23 April 2024). "Texas starting cornerback Terrance Brooks enters the NCAA transfer portal". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ Galatzan, Matt (23 April 2024). "Texas Longhorns Lose Starting CB to NCAA Transfer Portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ Smith, Kaiden (May 12, 2024). "Texas transfer cornerback Terrance Brooks commits to Illinois". On3.com. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
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