It has been a rough year for the Texas Longhorns. Sitting at 3-2, they are nowhere near where many thought they would be at this point in the season. They had opportunities to win all five games they have played so far, only the Baylor and UTEP games were decided well before the fourth quarter. Not only have they had issues with bonehead plays and poor decisions, but their roster has been an issue as well.
Prior to the season even getting underway Juwan Mitchell, Anthony Cook and Myron Warren each entered the transfer portal. In each case they decided to ultimately stay with the team. After the UTEP game it was reported that B.J. Foster quit the team over frustrations but again cooler heads prevailed. Most recently Kenyatta Watson II entered the portal but unlike the previous three he transferred to Georgia Tech.
It was reported by Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle that Vaughns would enter the transfer portal.
One day after this photograph, Texas linebacker Byron Vaughns, has entered the NCAA transfer portal, according to a source https://t.co/jjwlvkmOIC
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) October 25, 2020
Vaughns was expected to be one of the contributors at the new ‘Jack’ position for Chris Ash’s defense. He played 18 snaps against the UTEP Miners in the opener but has been used sparingly since. Most of which on special teams. He played nine snaps on special teams in the Texas Tech game and just six against Texas Christian. He hasn’t seen the field since.
When Joseph Ossai went down with his injury against Baylor, Vaughns was one of the players who should have played some snaps against the Baylor front. It never happened, instead the team went with former walk on Jett Bush and Reese Leitao. It has likely become another issue where a talented player is getting overlooked.
Byron Vaughns was the 28th ranked outside linebacker in the country when he committed to Texas.