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Report: Isaiah Neyor and Junior Angilau suffer season-ending injuries

Detrimental news for the Longhorns. 

Four players practice ended early due to injury on Saturday.

Running back Roschon Johnson, wide receiver Isaiah Neyor, offensive guard Junior Angilau and defensive back Jahdae Barron each left the field.

Geoff Ketchum of Orangebloods reports Neyor and Angilau will miss the 2022 season due to knee injuries. Detrimental news for the Longhorns.

Neyor was poised to have a major role in Texas’ offense after transferring from Wyoming in the offseason. He figured to be the No. 2 receiver behind Xavier Worthy. Pressure now moves to the rest of the wide receiver room to step up.

Angilau is the most experienced offensive lineman on the Longhorns’ roster. The fifth-year senior has started 34 games in his collegiate career and chose to return for the 2022 season. Losing Angilau is a killer blow for Kyle Flood’s offensive line unit.

Steve Sarkisian is expected to provide more details on the Texas injury report during his media availability after practice on Monday.

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Tom Herman provides injury update going into bye week

Tom Herman held his weekly Monday press conference after the loss to OU. The head coach provided an injury update before Texas’ bye week.

Head coach Tom Herman held his weekly Monday press conference after the Red River Shootout loss to Oklahoma. The head coach provided an injury update before the Longhorns’ bye week.

Starting on the offensive side of the ball with Roschon Johnson. The sophomore running back is dealing with a shoulder sprain suffered against TCU. Herman says Johnson is “day-to-day” and should be in practice when the team starts preparing for Baylor.

Moving to the wideout position, Jake Smith reaggravated his hamstring injury in warmups before Saturday’s matchup. He is expected back by the end of the week.

Smith missed the first two games of the season against UTEP and Texas Tech with a hamstring injury. The wide receiver returned against TCU, having six receptions for 49 yards and one touchdown.

Texas’ secondary has taken a major hit after Oklahoma, losing three starters.

Caden Sterns had been dealing with turf toe going into Saturday and was participating in warmups. However, Herman and the staff did not “feel comfortable” sending him out there after not being able to push off as well as they would have liked.

Opposite of Sterns at strong safety is supposed to be Chris Brown. The senior is currently dealing with a shoulder sprain and will be in a sling. He will be out this week.

Lastly, cornerback Josh Thompson suffered a sprained ankle in the Red River Shootout loss. He is also expected to be out during the bye week but should be able to go next week.

Herman said the bye week “comes at an opportune time” for the Longhorns. Having to deal with five banged-up starters in never ideal. However, having nearly two weeks to recover will help Texas get back to full strength.

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