Former Gilman quarterback Kai Locksley has left the Texas football team and intends to transfer after the season, Longhorns coach Charlie Strong confirmed Monday.
Locksley, a two-time All-Metro second-team selection, redshirted last season and switched to wide receiver this offseason. He does not have a catch in Texas' six games, and Strong cited playing time in Locksley's decision to leave the program.
Locksley initially committed to Florida State over Texas and Maryland, where father Mike Locksley was serving as the Terps' offensive coordinator. The four-star dual-threat quarterback recruit switched his pledge to Texas just days before national signing day in 2015.
By that point, Maryland coach Randy Edsall had been fired, and Mike Locksley had been both promoted to interim coach and not retained by new coach DJ Durkin.
"The plan that the Texas staff had for me going into it and after signing day, they really wanted me to get acclimated fast to the system and really have a hot chance of being the guy Day 1," Kai Locksley said after signing with Texas. "The quarterback is a position that they're struggling at right now, and they need a guy to come bring the fire and be a leader and bring that offense back to where it was, so that opportunity and the support and the love that they showed me really helped with the commitment."
He ran for 1,050 yards and 17 touchdowns and passed for 915 yards and five touchdowns as Gilman shared the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference title in his senior season.
Mike Locksley is now on staff at Alabama as an offensive analyst.