The Texas Longhorns started fall camp on Friday and there is a sizable buzz around the defense. The defensive line with Joseph Ossai and company are expected to make a much larger impact in the 2020 season than they did a year ago. One of those players among the defensive line isn’t going to be there to help.
According to 247Sports’ Chris Hummer, redshirt freshman defensive end Myron Warren has placed his name in the transfer portal.
Warren came to Austin as part of the Longhorns’ 2019 class and did not play last season. He ranked as the No. 289 overall player in the 247Sports Composite that cycle. The 6-foot-2, 290-pound Louisiana native was expected to be a part of the Longhorns’ two-deep this season as a redshirt freshman, potentially backing up Ta’Quon Graham.
Coming out of Many, Louisiana Warren was the 17th ranked strong side defensive end in the country and 15th overall in the state of Louisiana. He would need a push to get into the rotation behind Ta’Quon Graham. Likely battling senior Marquez Bimage and the highly touted Alfred Collins for snaps. The four-star defensive end will begin talking with other schools about a potential landing spot ahead of the 2020 college football season.
In the past Tom Herman has been able to talk players out of the transfer portal. Most recently Anthony Cook and Juwan Mitchell both put their name in the portal before withdrawing. It isn’t a foregone conclusion that Warren will leave the program but it just might be a way to find out if there is a better situational fit for him in the NCAA.