The Texas Longhorns offense was not able to add an explosive playmaker on Friday when Aledo wide receiver Ryan Newsome committed to the UCLA Bruins over the Horns in a ceremony at his high school.

On Sunday, Newsome had cut his list to two, eliminating Tennessee from the mix a month after having the Volunteers in his final three.

Texas was long considered the favorite for Newsome, but he told Bleacher Report on Thursday that he was "still torn" between the two schools. What made it so difficult for the Horns to close despite a number of advantages? The relationship that Bruins head coach Jim Mora Jr. built with Newsome as the lead recruiter for the dynamic return man.

On Friday, it seemed that he was still torn:

Ryan Newsome is really struggling with this decision between Texas and UCLA. He briefly called it off last night. Very emotional now — Clarence Hill (@clarencehilljr) January 23, 2015

Newsome is not smiling. Breathing heavy. He is really struggling with this announcement — Clarence Hill (@clarencehilljr) January 23, 2015

Ultimately, Newsome's longtime relationship with running backs coach Tommie Robinson and the hire of wide receivers coach Jay Norvell were not enough to counteract the appeal of playing for Mora.

The bottom line is that the Bruins staff did a better job of recruiting Newsome:

"The relationship I have with those coaches went far beyond the relationship I had with any others," Newsome said of the Bruins. "They always made me a priority in their class and they told me they were going to make me a priority ever since they offered me in my junior year. So it meant a lot to me for them to stick to it. They never wavered one bit and that really meant a lot to me."

The 5'8, 170-pounder is a consensus four-star prospect ranked as the No. 227 player in the country, No. 28 wide receiver, and No. 33 player in the state of Texas. In addition to the offers from Tennessee, Texas, and UCLA, he also held offers from Alabama, Arizona State, Arkansas, California, Clemson, Florida State, Kansas State, Louisville, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Oregon State, TCU, Texas Tech and USC, among others.

What type of person are the Longhorns missing on in Newsome? Take a look:

Basically, Texas isn't just missing on a talented player, they are missing on a young man who wouldn't have had any problems upholding head coach Charlie Strong's five core values.

Best of luck to him in Westwood.