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Two players on offense, one on defense.
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A look at each of the eight members from the Alabama Crimson Tide football program to join Texas in the last two years.
The biggest nonconference game in the Big 12 ahead of conference play has to be the Texas Longhorns matchup with the Alabama Crimson Tide. On Sept. 10, this will be the hottest ticket in town.
For the Longhorns faithful this is the first matchup since the 2010 BCS National Championship game. One of the biggest ‘what ifs’ in recent memory for Texas.
The game is monumental for a variety of other reasons as well. Texas will be joining the SEC in near future, which means a matchup of this magnitude will become common.
Texas recently added wide receiver transfer [autotag]Agiye Hall[/autotag] to the team for the 2022 season. He became the No. 8 former Alabama Crimson Tide member to join the Longhorns. This gives them yet another reason to tune in as the defending SEC Champs roll into Austin this upcoming season.
We break down each of the eight former Alabama players and staff to call Texas home this season.
Texas’ running back group grades out as an A+.
As Texas enters the thick of spring practice, we are starting to get a feel for the strengths and weaknesses of the roster. The offensive side of the ball has the chance to be exciting in the fall.
The running back room stands out with Bijan Robinson and Roshon Johnson leading the charge. Keilan Robinson, Johnathan Brooks and freshman Jaydon Blue make up one of the top running back rooms in the nation.
Texas’ staff did a great job of improving the tight end and wide receiver positions in the offseason. The addition of two talented quarterbacks Quinn Ewers and Maalik Murphy are excellent talents for Sark to work with. Isaiah Neyor is an experienced wide-out who is capable of making big plays opposite Xavier Worthy.
Kyle Flood faces a huge offseason to develop his offensive line unit. Texas prioritized the high school ranks over the transfer portal to add talent to the group.
Using overall talent, depth and experience as key factors, here is a ranking of each position group on Texas’ offense.
Sark praises Jahleel Billingsley’s toughness when addressing the tight end position.
Texas Longhorns head coach [autotag]Steve Sarkisian[/autotag] recently met with the media to discuss the team through their first four practices. One of the key additions to the team is former Alabama Crimson Tide tight end [autotag]Jahleel Billingsley[/autotag].
Billingsley was part of the championship team with Sark at Alabama in 2020 prior to him leaving for Texas. After an up and down season with the Tide, he opted to make the move to Austin and reunited with his former offensive coordinator.
Going into the 2022 season, the former four-star recruit is looking for a breakout season with the Longhorns. He has the opportunity to give the offense a consistent threat at tight end. Both Cade Brewer and Jared Wiley have now left the program, living a gap at the position. Along with Billingsley, the team has a young duo in Ja’Tavion Sanders and Gunnar Helm.
Sark discussed wanting to see the young tight ends get better and touched on the play of Billingsley.
“Obviously, Jahleel is a real threat in the passing game,” Sarkisian said. “He’s a much more physical player than people would probably think and give him credit for. With Jahleel, it’s all about consistency, and playing at a consistent level. And that’s our job as coaches to try to get him to do that.”
The tight end position is one of the more intriguing position battles for the Longhorns through the spring, and of course, all eyes will be on the quarterbacks.
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Texas is expecting big things from these transfers this season.
At the end of the 2021 season, Steve Sarkisian essentially vowed to add over 30 new scholarship players in order to help turn Texas around after an disappointing 5-7 record.
The Longhorns were able to add a strong recruiting class that ranked No. 5 in the nation, and were also able to bring in a top-10 transfer portal class. A lot of these new faces are expected to push for a starting spot right away, or at the very minus contribute as a rotational player.
Texas’ incoming transfers are headlined by former Ohio State quarterback Quinn Ewers. They were also able to add some playmakers at other positions on both sides of the ball.
College Football News’ Rich Cirminiello released his 2022 All-Transfer Portal team, and three new Longhorns were featured on one of the two teams. Two Texas players were mentioned on the first team, and one player on the second team.
Here are the three Longhorns that made the All-Transfer Portal team.
Texas’ talented group of newcomers look to help the Longhorns get over the hump.
This offseason has been one of the craziest in college football history. Between the coaching carousel and the transfer portal, teams all over the country will look much different next season.
Texas was able to keep some key players along with adding many sought-after newcomers to the program.
Defensive starters DeMarvion Overshown, D’Shawn Jamison and Keondre Coburn decided to come back for one last season in Austin.
The Longhorns captured some strong recruiting momentum down the stretch to finish with the No. 5 class in the nation. The class addresses Texas’ need in the trenches on both sides of the ball. The offensive line haul was especially impressive, with two five-stars Devon Campbell and Kelvin Banks.
Former five-star quarterback Quinn Ewers and multiple other talented players join the roster via the transfer portal.
The influx of talent has brought some much-needed optimism to the program. The fresh faces on the roster will be tasked to help the Horns bounce back from last year’s 5-7 campaign.
Here are six newcomers who should make a major impact in the 2022 season for Texas:
Texas leads the conference in talented newcomers for 2022.
In the upcoming college football season, the Big 12 conference will have their hands full with the newcomer of the year awards. On top of the loaded recruiting classes, there is the transfer portal.
There was plenty of action as football players made the decision to leave the Big 12, and plenty more opted to join the conference. That doesn’t even take into account the players that transferred within the conference.
However, our focus will be on the transfers from outside the Big 12 that joined for the upcoming college football campaign. The Texas Longhorns were among those who accumulated a lot of talent through the portal and with their top-five class.
Here are our top 12 players to transfer into the conference based on their transfer portal ranking from 247Sports. The Longhorns account for 33% of them.
