Kardell Thomas was probably going to Texas.

That was the chatter, at least.

The five-star offensive lineman from Southern Lab remembers the social media stir that sprung from his visit to Austin in February 2016, when new coach Tom Herman offered Thomas a scholarship, when Thomas flashed the “Hook ’em Horns” hand signal in a photo that went straight to Twitter and had LSU fans wondering if the Baton Rouge native would really leave.