Tag: impact transfers

Report: Tennessee WR commit Isaiah Neyor set to visit Texas on Wednesday

Getting Neyor on campus is big news for Texas’ staff.

It seemed as if Texas struck out with Wyoming transfer Isaiah Neyor after he announced his commitment to Tennessee last week. The good news for Texas is Neyor’s recruitment does not appear to be over.

The 6-foot-3 wideout is coming off a visit to Ole Miss and will check out Texas on Wednesday according to Gerry Hamilton of On3sports.

Getting Neyor on campus is huge for Texas’ coaching staff. It provides one final opportunity to sell him on becoming a Longhorn. The Longhorns are in desperate need of some depth at wide receiver and Neyor could provide to be a force opposite Xavier Worthy.

The former Wyoming Cowboy is coming off of a breakout season where he caught 44 passes for 878 yards and 12 touchdowns. Averaging nearly yards per catch, Neyor has the big-play capability that Steve Sarkisian is looking for in a wideout.

Flipping Neyor would provide Texas with another potential impact player from the transfer portal.

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Where Texas’ transfers rank in 247Sports portal rankings

Quinn Ewers and Jahleel Billingsley both ranked inside the top 15 players in the transfer portal.

The transfer portal has quickly become a new element of college football. With players having the ability to go from one school to another with no punishment, we have officially reached college football free agency.

Texas has used the portal to their advantage this offseason. The Longhorns have added multiple talented players from the portal in an effort to improve upon an ugly 5-7 season.

Landing former five-star quarterback Quinn Ewers from Ohio State was huge for Steve Sarkisian. Ewers is a great fit for what Sark wants to do of offense and will compete for the starting job from day one.

Ewers was not the only former Buckeye that Texas picked up this offseason. Defensive back Ryan Watts decided on coming home to the state of Texas after two seasons of limited playing time at Ohio State.

Most recently Texas added a weapon to its offense in Alabama transfer Jahleel Billingsley. Texas lost their top two tight ends due to graduation and the portal. Billingsley is the most experienced player Texas has brought in and will reunite with his former play-caller, Steve Sarkisian.

Here is where each new Longhorn ranked in 247Sports transfer portal rankings:

Texas lands Alabama TE transfer Jahleel Billingsley

Talented Alabama transfer Jahleel Billingsley will reunite with Steve Sarkisian at Texas.

Steve Sarkisian has landed another Alabama transfer in tight end Jahleel Billingsley. The talented transfer joins former Alabama players Keilan Robinson and Ben Davis to make the move from Tuscaloosa to Austin.

Billingsley will fill a huge role for Texas next season.

Tight end became a major position of need for Texas after losing Cade Brewer to graduation and Jared Wiley to the transfer portal.

The 6-foot-4 athletic tight end tallied 37 receptions for 559 yards and six touchdowns in his three years at Alabama.

Billingsley will fit in well in Texas’ tight end room that is very young and unproven. He will instantly add talent and experience to Steve Sarkisian’s offense while also taking some pressure off Gunnar Helm and Ja’Tavion Sanders.

Texas has hit a home run in the transfer portal this offseason. Quinn Ewers, Ryan Watts and Billingsley will be important pieces to a bounce-back 2022 season.

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WATCH: Ohio State transfer Ryan Watts arrives to campus

Watts is expected to compete for a starting spot from day one.

Many of the new faces Steve Sarkisian has been excited to get to campus arrived on Wednesday ahead of the spring semester.

Ohio State transfer Ryan Watts is a guy who can make an impact in the Texas secondary from day one. It is safe to say he is excited to be in Austin with his new team.

Landing Watts after he entered the portal was a big win for Texas’ staff. The former four-star recruit will add atheism and size to the Texas defensive backfield. Watts played sparingly at Ohio State this past season totaling six tackles and two interceptions.

Texas lost starting corner, Josh Thompson, to the NFL draft after the season. Watts is an experienced guy who will be looked upon to help fill that role.

Here is a list of all the early enrollees joining the team this week.

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Texas Basketball: F Dylan Disu has been medically cleared to play

Very encouraging injury news for Texas basketball.

No. 17 Texas was as active as anyone in the transfer portal during Chris Beard’s first offseason as the head coach.

One of the seven transfers that the Longhorns brought in was former Vanderbilt forward Dylan Disu.

Disu has missed the first eight games of the season up to this point while nursing a knee injury he suffered in February of last year.

The Longhorns and Disu received good news on Tuesday as the forward has been medically cleared to return to play ahead of Texas’ matchup with Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Disu could provide a spark to Chris Beard’s squad before conference play. Last season at Vanderbilt, he averaged 15 points and 9.2 rebounds per game in his 17 starts before the injury.

Expect Beard to keep Disu on a minutes restriction as Texas eases him into the frontcourt rotation alongside Timmy Allen, Tre Mitchell and Christian Bishop.

Texas will look to bounce back on Tuesday night against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Longhorn Network.

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Texas basketball sets record for season ticket sales

Texas basketball breaks season ticket record ahead of the 2021-22 season. Chris Beard is building something special.

This buzz around the Texas basketball program this year is real.

First-year head coach Chris Beard was the shot in the arm the Texas fan base needed. Just days before the season opener, the program is already reaching new heights.

The previous all-time season ticket record was just below 9,000 seats. On Nov. 5, Texas basketball surpassed that mark, announcing they sold the most season tickets in program history for the 2021-22 season.

It has been a rough stretch for Texas basketball, to say the least. With not having an NCAA tournament win since 2014, Texas fans are desperate for a winner.

Beard set a promise that his squad would be competitive from day one. To do so, he brought in one of the top transfer classes in the country. It includes five double-digit scorers from a year ago.

  • G Marcus Carr, Minnesota, 19.4 ppg
  • F Tre Mitchell, UMass, 18.8 ppg
  • G/F Timmy Allen, Utah, 17.2 ppg
  • F Dylan Disu, Vanderbilt, 15.0 ppg
  • F Christan Bishop, Creighton, 11.0 ppg

Along with key returners Andrew Jones, Courtney Ramey, Jase Febres and Brock Cunningham, this team has a great mix of talent and veteran leadership.

Texas will begin their season at home on Nov. 9 against Houston Baptist. It is the final year the Horns will play at the Erwin Center before moving into the brand new Moody Center next season.

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Five Big 12 players grace Yahoo Sports’ rankings of impactful transfers

The Big 12 as a whole is inheriting an abundance of talent via the transfer portal.

The Big 12 as a whole is inheriting an abundance of talent throughout the conference via the transfer portal.

With the rule of having to sit out after transferring now abolished, along with the extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19, teams throughout the nation are seeking transfers that can come in and make an immediate impact for their program.

Texas, under a new coaching staff, is one of those schools that has relied heavily on the portal to address team needs. The Longhorns have taken in a total of seven transfers, and are in the mix for another in King Mwikuta, who announced a little over a week ago that he plans to transfer from Alabama.

The Longhorns are not the only school in the Big 12 to take advantage of the portal, as Oklahoma took in a quarter of Tennessee’s roster, and Texas Tech more than made up for the loss of quarterback Alan Bowman by getting Oregon transfer Tyler Shough. Yahoo Sports ranked 21 key instant impact transfers, which is full of players that they view have the best chance of coming in and immediately being difference makers for their new team.

Five out of the 21 players found a new home at a Big 12 school, and two of them are ranked in the top five. Let’s take a look at the transfers that made the list and where they rank.