Lake Travis receiver Conner Floyd is arguably one of the top five receivers in school history, based on the numbers, and in July, he further cemented his legacy as a Cavalier with an MVP award at the state 7on7 championships and commitment to Tulsa University a week later.

“The offers I had were from Tulsa, Air Force and North Texas,” Floyd said. “Tulsa was the place I just felt best fit me. With Coach [Chad] Morris and Coach [Jess] Loepp already there, I felt at home. It just felt right when I visited. The coaches were great when I was there, I had a great time and just felt like I fit in.”

Floyd is the second receiver to commit to a Division I football program in Lake Travis history, the first being Cade McCrary to Texas following the 2008 football season. He’s the first receiver to make the decision this early, but it’s not as if his numbers haven’t said enough already. Entering his senior season, Floyd has already caught 110 passes for 2,048 yards and 20 touchdowns during his Lake Travis career. Every No. 1 option before him had their best year during their senior season, so it’s safe to say that if healthy, Floyd’s in line for another impressive year.

“It’s so nice to not have to think about this now, you have no idea,” Floyd said of getting the commitment out of the way. “Now I can relax, focus on the season and focus on Westlake and each game after.”

Floyd called Morris to give him the news around July 21, a little more than a week after Floyd’s performance in the 7on7 state championships showed there was no drop in desire to succeed following yet another school state championship in December. Floyd is part of an exclusive group (along with teammates Taylor Doyle and Michael Brewer) that has never lost a game over two seasons in a Lake Travis uniform as a starter.

Tulsa doesn’t win quite as often, but of the schools he was choosing from, it had both the strongest program in the last decade, as well as an offense that suited what Floyd likes to do best – catch footballs. That’s what made the decision easier, even with the knowledge that college coaches can change at the drop of a hat.

“I definitely know that the coaches may not stay there, but they throw the heck out of the ball at Tulsa,” Floyd said. “And that’s definitely something I want to be a part of.”

He’s already part of a passing tradition that includes names like McCrary, Jason Bird, Fred Robinson and Jared Quick – players that easily surpassed 100 career catches for the Cavaliers.

He also won’t be the first Cavalier to play for the Golden Hurricane, as former Cavaliers Ronnie DeWitt, Harry Hatch and Marcus Pate have all played football for the university in some capacity.

And there’s a number of reasons the university is appealing, according to Floyd, and those reasons helped him make his decision in spite of the chiding he got from those who didn’t have much to say about the city.

“Everyone kept saying that Tulsa as a town stunk,” he said. “But it’s not nearly that bad and the campus is really nice. They have amazing facilities, too. Sure, the town’s small, but that doesn’t really matter to me.”

The tour was more than enough to convince him.

“They showed us around, showed us the dorms and everything was just really nice,” he said.