*Editor's note: This story has been updated.

A former Texas target who ended up signing and enrolling early at USC is now officially a member of the Longhorns.

Bru McCoy, a five-star product from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif., had reportedly been weighing whether or not to leave the Trojans and transfer to Texas. USC and Texas were the top two schools McCoy considered before committing to the Trojans on Jan. 5 during the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio.

McCoy was rated as the No. 1 athlete prospect in the nation and the No. 9 player overall, per 247Sports Composite, signing with USC as a wide receiver.

But now, McCoy has decided to leave the Trojans after just a few weeks and officially enroll early at Texas, according to a report from Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports. Thamel reported Friday afternoon that McCoy has already signed his necessary financial aid agreement and will be on UT's campus next week to start classes. Texas officials later confirmed the news.

Breaking: Five-star recruit Bru McCoy has signed his financial aid agreement to go to Texas, sources tell @YahooSports. https://t.co/rlU1wiwdiq — Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 25, 2019

The news comes a day after reports swirled that McCoy was seeking a transfer from USC. Chris Swanson of USC 247 was the first to report Thursday that McCoy would be leaving the Trojans for Texas. Multiple reports late Thursday afternoon confirmed that McCoy had already entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.

Per multiple reports, the reason McCoy backed out of USC was mainly due to the exit of Kliff Kingsbury, who was hired to be the Trojans' offensive coordinator before he bolted after only a month on the job to become the head coach of the NFL's Arizona Cardinals.

After getting fired from his alma mater, Texas Tech, on Nov. 26 after six seasons at the helm, Kingsbury landed the offensive coordinator job at USC shortly afterward, on Dec. 5. Kingsbury's addition to USC head coach Clay Helton's staff was the key influence in helping the Trojans make a final push for McCoy in recruiting, according to reports.

But right around the time he helped land McCoy for USC, news swirled that NFL teams, such as the Cardinals and New York Jets, were interested in interviewing Kingsbury for head coaching positions. Kingsbury then resigned from USC and was officially hired by the Cardinals on Jan. 8 -- three days after McCoy committed to the Trojans.

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Per NCAA rules, once a player signs their national letter of intent, they are then required to stay at that school for a year. With McCoy transferring to Texas after already having enrolled early at USC, he will have to sit out a season unless he is able to successfully appeal the NCAA.

I'm told by 247Sports' @GregBiggins that USC released Bru McCoy from his NLI but since he had enrolled must seek waiver to get eligible immediately. Another byproduct of early signing day. — Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) January 25, 2019

McCoy joining the Longhorns is a major boost to Texas' already impressive 2019 recruiting class, which moved up from No. 5 nationally to No. 3, per 247Sports, with the addition of McCoy. The Longhorns also jumped Oklahoma for the No. 1 class in the Big 12. Texas has now landed the nation's top two athletes of the 2019 cycle in McCoy and five-star Cuero product Jordan Whittington.

This is just the second full recruiting cycle for Texas coach Tom Herman since he arrived in Austin. Last year, Herman signed the nation's No. 3 class, which was also first in the Big 12.

McCoy, who stands 6-2, 205 pounds, is also the fifth receiver to join the Longhorns in the 2019 class, along with Whittington, Jake Smith, Marcus Washington and Kennedy Lewis.

Texas' wide receiver room is loaded for the future -- and that's not to mention all of the current returning talent the Longhorns have at the position, including Collin Johnson, Devin Duvernay, Joshua Moore, Brennan Eagles, D'Shawn Jamison and John Burt.