Class Rewind: Mack Brown's 2005 recruiting class 
January, 24, 2012
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Carter Strickland | ESPN.com
Ryan Perrilloux’s name still draws hard looks and ire from the Texas faithful.
He was supposed to be the next quarterback. The one after Vince Young. The one who would continue to build on the foundation that Mack Brown had laid at Texas.
Throughout the fall of 2004, Perrilloux was considered the prize of the 2005 recruiting class. The quarterback was setting records left and right at East St. John's High School in Reserve, La. And despite receiving heavy pressure from LSU and many others, Perrilloux remained steady to his commitment to Texas. Until, suddenly, he wasn’t.
He was supposed to be the next quarterback. The one after Vince Young. The one who would continue to build on the foundation that Mack Brown had laid at Texas.
Throughout the fall of 2004, Perrilloux was considered the prize of the 2005 recruiting class. The quarterback was setting records left and right at East St. John's High School in Reserve, La. And despite receiving heavy pressure from LSU and many others, Perrilloux remained steady to his commitment to Texas. Until, suddenly, he wasn’t.
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