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There were over 2,000 players who entered the NCAA transfer portal this offseason.
There were over 2,000 players who entered the NCAA transfer portal this offseason. Continue reading “Five former Longhorns land within 247Sports’ top 100 transfer portal rankings”
Former Texas Longhorns running back Keaontay Ingram shows off his power and explosiveness is USC spring game.
Former Texas running back Keaontay Ingram is entering his first season with the USC Trojans after spending three seasons in Austin.
A combination of the him suffering a high ankle sprain and the rise of Bijan Robinson were primary factors to Ingram choosing to enter the NCAA transfer portal and eventually land with the Trojans.
USC had their spring game on Saturday and Ingram appears to be recovering well from his injury. He still showcases plenty of power and burst going into his fourth collegiate season.
EXPLOSIVE‼️@keaontay_ingram #FightOn✌️ pic.twitter.com/lcf1yn5v9Z
— USC Football (@USC_FB) April 17, 2021
In three seasons at Texas, Ingram played in 32 games where he rushed for 1,811 yards and 11 touchdowns. He added on 67 receptions for 515 yards and six touchdowns.
With the Longhorns, he was used in rotation in a run-heavy offense alongside Sam Ehlinger at quarterback and he split carries with Roschon Johnson and Bijan Robinson last season.
It looks like Ingram is adjusting nicely to the new program. Now that the Longhorns have Robinson and Johnson atop their depth chart, as well as four-star running back Jaydon Blue coming in 2022, both Ingram and Texas are in better places.
On Tuesday, running back Keaontay Ingram announced that he would be transferring to USC via Twitter.
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Keanotay Ingram entered the 2020 season atop the depth chart at running back for Texas. Early season struggles and injuries led to Roschon Johnson and Bijan Robinson rising above the junior. After the Iowa State loss, Ingram chose to opt out of the rest of the season and officially put his name in the transfer portal on Jan. 14.
On Tuesday, Ingram announced he would be transferring to USC via Twitter. Here is the statement and thank you note that the running back released.
First off, I want to thank God for the blessing and opportunites he has presented me with!!! Thank you coach Stan Drayton for the opportunity. Thank you, to all the coaches for there opportunity! Thank you to all of the people who has helped me along the way with this decision! To my fellow brothers y’all all know Tay is a phone call away, and love all you guys! Thank you for accepting me with open arms!! To Longhorn nation, I want to say thank you and love you all and bleeding orange will forever be part of me!!!!
Thank you, Ingram
— keaontay ingram (@keaontay_ingram) January 26, 2021
Ingram was a four-star recruit coming out of high school and ranked the No. 6 running back in the country on the 247Sports composite. Throughout three seasons in Austin, the Longhorns’ once featured back ran for 1,811 yards and 11 touchdowns. He also had averaged 7.7 yards per reception on 67 catches.
USC struggled running the ball last season in Graham Harrell’s air raid passing attack. Vavae Malepeai led the team in rushing with 238 yards. As a team, the Trojans averaged less than 100 rushing yards a game and only 3.2 yards per carry.
Ingram should provide a spark in the backfield for Harrell.
Following the blow up at the University of Tennessee recently, their running back Eric Gray is visiting the Texas Longhorns campus.
After reports surfaced that junior running back Keaontay Ingram would pursue another opportunity elsewhere and enter the transfer portal, will Texas look for another back? Continue reading “Report: Tennesee RB Eric Gray visits Texas campus”
According to 247Sports, three Longhorns were listed among the top available names in the transfer portal.
The transfer portal has become just as crucial as National Signing Day. Continue reading “Three Longhorns listed among top available players in the transfer portal”
Texas Longhorns junior running back Keaontay Ingram has put his name in the transfer portal according to 247Sports.
Another domino fell for the Texas Longhorns on Thursday night with running back Keaontay Ingram entering the transfer portal. Continue reading “Report: Texas running back Keaontay Ingram enters the transfer portal”
Looking at the number for Texas Longhorns freshman running back Bijan Robinson. A comparison to other freshman running backs since 2000.
The expectations were high for Bijan Robinson coming into the 2020 college football season. The freshman started out the season at the bottom of the depth chart but would eventually work his way up to the started by the midway point on the season. He was by far the best running back on the roster. By the conclusion of the regular season, Robinson led the team in rushing yards and yards from scrimmage. All while playing fewer snaps than the others for most of the year.
So how does he compare to other freshman backs over the last two decades in Austin?
When it comes to the yards per carry, only Jamaal Charles was better as a freshman. That is lofty company for any running back. It seemed as though any time Bijan touched the football, he could break off a huge run at any moment. We saw that against West Virginia and Kansas State. The more times you hand him the rock, the more likely it happens again.
| Running Back | Average | Year |
| Jamaal Charles | 7.4 | 2005 |
| Bijan Robinson | 6.8 | 2020 |
| Chris Warren III | 6.6 | 2015 |
| Joe Bergeron | 6.4 | 2011 |
| Roschon Johnson | 5.3 | 2019 |
There are seven freshman backs who have had better seasons in terms of yards rushing. Malcolm Brown and Bijan are the only two to have achieved 500+ yards in less than 10 games. Brown played nine games during his freshman season, Robinson will play in his ninth game in the Alamo Bowl. The question is, how high can Bijan climb?
| Running Back | Attempts | Yards | Year |
| Cedric Benson | 223 | 1,053 | 2001 |
| Jamaal Charles | 119 | 878 | 2005 |
| Malcolm Brown | 172 | 742 | 2011 |
| Keaontay Ingram | 142 | 708 | 2018 |
| Johnathan Gray | 149 | 701 | 2012 |
| Roschon Johnson | 123 | 649 | 2019 |
| Tre’ Newton | 116 | 552 | 2009 |
| Bijan Robinson | 76 | 520 | 2020 |
The only statistic that Bijan Robinson is outside the top 10 on is touchdowns. All three of his scores this season came against the Kansas State Wildcats in the season finale on Dec. 5. The Longhorns didn’t utilize him at all near the goal line.
His scores came from 12, 30, and 75 yards out. None of which came in goal to go situations. Robinson’s numbers would have likely been much better if he was given goal line carries in the way that Keaontay Ingram and Roschon Johnson were.
| Runner | Carries | Yards | TDs |
| Johnson | 12 | 15 | 5 |
| Ehlinger | 7 | 12 | 5 |
| Ingram | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Robinson | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Thompson | 2 | 2 | 0 |
The fact that the backup quarterback who played a total of 27 snaps all season has as many goal-line carries as Bijan is criminal. Robinson played 251 snaps this season. That my friends is a prime example of coaching malpractice.
Given how Bijan performed this season when given the opportunities proves that he should be the feature back in 2021.
According to Horns247, Texas running back Keaontay Ingram is expected to opt out and enter the transfer portal.
There’s been a slew of bad news surrounding the Texas football program over the last week. Continue reading “Report: Texas RB expected to opt out, enter transfer portal”
The extra time off was crucial for a few Texas players that were dealing with nagging injuries.
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Texas head coach Tom Herman provided an injury update for several key players during his media availability on Monday. Continue reading “Texas HC Tom Herman provides injury update ahead of Iowa State”
The extra time off was crucial for a few Texas players that were dealing with nagging injuries.
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Texas head coach Tom Herman provided an injury update for several key players during his media availability on Monday. Continue reading “Texas HC Tom Herman provides injury update ahead of Iowa State”
