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Report: Freshman wide receiver Keithron Lee enters transfer portal

On Tuesday, Texas lost another pass-catcher to the famed transfer portal.

Early on in fall camp, Texas has already struggled at wide receiver. Joshua Moore has been dealing with a shoulder injury, while Troy Omeire is still fully healing from his torn ACL.

Jake Smith entered the transfer portal after breaking his foot, eventually being ruled out for the season at USC.

Questions have been asked on how the wide receiver core would respond and step up in Steve Sarkisian’s offense. However, on Tuesday, Texas lost another pass-catcher to the famed transfer portal.

According to Matt Zenitz of On3, Lee has entered the transfer portal before ever joining the team. The wide receiver was suspended after being charged with assault of a family member in June.

As a recruit, Lee was a three-star on the 247Sports composite, ranked the No. 77 wide receiver. Within his home state of Louisiana, he was the No. 79 and No. 518 overall prospect in the country.

Lee committed on Christmas Day before signing his letter of intent during the late signing day. Eleven other Power Five schools offered him, including Baylor, Ole Miss, TCU, Texas Tech, and Washington.

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Texas suspends incoming freshman WR Keithron Lee following arrest

According to reports, Texas has suspended incoming freshman wide receiver Keithron Lee following his arrest on Sunday.

It’s been quite the day of news regarding Texas’ wide receiver room.

Reports surfaced late Monday evening that one of Texas’ 2021 signees was arrested over the weekend. On top of that, slot receiver Jake Smith entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Three-star wide receiver Keithron Lee was arrested on assault of a family member charges on Sunday in Bryan, Texas. His bond was set at $5,000 and he has since been released.

First-year head coach Steve Sarkisian has now suspended Lee from all team activities for the foreseeable future.

“We’re aware of the situation with Keithron Lee,” Sarkisian said. “We have talked with his family and he has been suspended from all team activities at this time as we continue to monitor the legal process.”

Lee was rated the No. 77 wide receiver in the country for the 2021 recruiting class. The 5-foot-10, 175-pound playmaker was expected to provide depth in the slot role for the Longhorns.

2021 Texas football signee arrested on assault charges

2021 Texas signee and Rudder High School standout wide receiver Keithron Lee was arrested on assault charges over the weekend.

2021 Texas signee and Rudder High School standout wide receiver Keithron Lee was arrested on assault charges in Bryan, Texas over the weekend, according to Horns247.

According to Brazos County jail records, Lee was arrested on assault of a family member charges. His bond was set at $5,000 after the arrest. Further details regarding Lee’s arrest have yet to be made available to the public.

Lee committed to former Texas head coach Tom Herman and his coaching staff in December and remained committed to the Longhorns after Steve Sarkisian took over as head coach after Herman was fired. Lee starred as a senior at Rudder, catching 65 passes for 1,139 yards and 16 touchdowns to go along with 554 rushing yards and nine rushing touchdowns.

“I really view him as a slot type of receiver for us,” Sarkisian said of Lee on National Signing Day in February. “I think this guy’s got a real high football IQ. All of the gadget type plays — the jet sweeps, the bubbles — those things stand out, but when you really start digging into the tape on him, his ability to adjust on the football down the field is something that’s been very impressive to me.”

Lee is not the first 2021 Texas signee to run into trouble with the law. Cornerback Ishmael Ibraheem was arrested and charged with carjacking and evading arrest in December. However, Ibraheem signed with Texas in February after completing community service following the incident.

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Texas wide receiver signee Keithron Lee arrested on assault charges

Texas wide receiver Keithron Lee was arrested on assault of a family member charges on Sunday.

Keithron Lee was a three-star wide receiver recruit that signed with Texas’ 2021 recruiting class. Continue reading “Texas wide receiver signee Keithron Lee arrested on assault charges”

Christmas Day Commit: Longhorns land Rudder wide receiver

The Texas Longhorns picked up a wide receiver commit on Christmas. Keithron Lee of Rudder has become the third WR commit of the class.

Tom Herman and the Texas Longhorns land a Christmas Day commitment from Rudder wide receiver Keithron Lee. He is the third wide receiver to commit in the 2021 recruiting cycle. Continue reading “Christmas Day Commit: Longhorns land Rudder wide receiver”

Texas offers 2021 three-star wide receiver Keithron Lee

Texas sent an offer to three-star wide receiver Keithron Lee out of the 2021 recruiting class.

Better late than never. Continue reading “Texas offers 2021 three-star wide receiver Keithron Lee”