Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports The Longhorns missed on a key target in the transfer portal. The connections of co-defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Johnny Nansen aren’t enough to entirely reshape the interior defensive line for the Texas Longhorns as UCLA Bruins defensive tackle Jay Toia announced on Monday evening that he’s returning to Westwood after entering the NCAA transfer portal and visiting the Forty Acres for Saturday’s Orange-White game. I’M BACK!! Bruin Nation! I’m Back! Im Ready to Finish what I Started! 4s Up!! - Jay Toia #DRE #DoMore pic.twitter.com/BJEQyTmNu8 — UCLA F ..read more

Brandon Huffman, 247Sports The Longhorns are in the mix for the top defensive tackle from the state of California. The defensive tackle position has been a popular topic for the Texas Longhorns here recently, but that discussion has centered around the transfer portal. On the high school front, Texas received some good news from an out-of-state priority recruit. Four-star Folsom (Calif.) defensive tackle Josiah Sharma announced he had narrowed his recruitment down to seven schools. The Longhorns were among those to survive the cut for Sharma, as they continue to remain in the mix for his servi ..read more

Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports The former Kansas signee is headed to Nacogdoches after one season on the Forty Acres. Former Texas Longhorns guard Chris Johnson committed to the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks on Monday, he announced on Twitter. God’s Plan. #committed pic.twitter.com/ulKj6MbYXG — Chris Johnson (@Luhchriis) April 22, 2024 Johnson has three seasons of eligibility remaining. A 6’5, 180-pounder from the Missouri City who was a consensus four-star prospect ranked as the No. 53 player nationally and the No. 11 combo guard, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings, Johnson orig ..read more

Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports The Wisconsin native will play his final season of college basketball for Penny Hardaway. After eight days in the NCAA transfer portal, former Texas Longhorns guard Tyrese Hunter committed to the Memphis Tigers on Monday, he announced on Twitter. Hunter has one season of eligibility remaining. A top-40 prospect in the 2021 recruiting class out of Racine, Hunter finished third in the Big 12 in assists per game, third in steals per game, and 20th in points per game in his impressive debut season as he set Iowa State freshman records for assists (172) and steals (71 ..read more

Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK In a familiar trend, the Longhorns dropped the weekend series opener before recovering to win the final two games. For the six straight series, the Texas Longhorns dropped a weekend series opener. For the fourth time in those six series, head coach David Pierce’s team bounced back to final the final two games and take the series. By taking two of three games from the TCU Horned Frogs at UFCU Disch-Falk Field during “Made in Austin Weekend,” the Longhorns also recovered from Tuesday’s embarrassing 17-9 loss to the Vaqueros in Austin, the seaso ..read more

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images Plus: Texas softball sweeps Kansas Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian has earned high praise across college football in recent years. Most recently, when he led Texas to the College Football Playoff Semifinals. On3 recently described Sarkisian as a Top 5 coach. From On3: “Sarkisian won 10 games for the first time in his career in 2023, resurrecting the Longhorns’ program back to national prominence by winning the Big 12 and making the CFP. He’s arguably the best play-caller in college football and is certainly one of the top offensive minds. After ..read more

Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK The third-year running back started his career at wide receiver for the Longhorns. Texas Longhorns junior running back Savion Red will enter the NCAA transfer portal, his agent confirmed to Inside Texas on Monday. The 5’10, 240-pounder has two seasons of eligibility remaining. A consensus three-star prospect out of Grand Prairie in the 2022 recruiting class, Red was ranked as the No. 1,414 player nationally and the No. 107 athlete, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. As position coach Andre Coleman and the Longhorns struggled to re ..read more

Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK The third-year running back has a shot of landing a scholarship at an FBS program. Texas Longhorns junior running back Ky Woods entered the NCAA transfer portal on Monday, he announced on Twitter. Thank you longhorn nation pic.twitter.com/cjaaSUYngX — Ky Woods (@KyWoods28) April 22, 2024 The 5’9, 187-pounder has two seasons of eligibility remaining. A three-star prospect by 247Sports in the 2022 recruiting class out of League City Clear Springs, Woods opted to walk on at Texas over offers from Air Force, Dartmouth, and Tulane after earning ..read more

Joshua L. Jones / USA TODAY NETWORK Another former Wildcat is making his way to the Forty Acres to rejoin Johnny Nansen. The Texas Longhorns needed to find a way to bolster the interior defensive line and did just that with the addition of former Arizona Wildcats defensive tackle Bill Norton, who entered the transfer portal last week and committed to the Longhorns on Monday, following an official visit to the Forty Acres for the Orange-White game. BREAKING: Former Arizona DL Bill Norton has Committed to Texas, he tells @on3sports The 6’6 325 DL totaled 43 Tackles and 2 Forced Fumbles in his ..read more

Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK A year of growth and reps with the first-team offense made all the difference on Saturday. AUSTIN, Texas — What a difference a year makes. The anticipated burnt orange and white debut of Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning in 2023, weeks after the heir to football’s royal quarterback family completed that year’s recruiting cycle as the consensus No. 1 recruit in the country, was never set up for Manning’s success. Competing against returning starting quarterback Quinn Ewers and Maalik Murphy in his second spring on the Forty Acres, Manni ..read more