The Longhorns are continuing to experience attrition, as two more players decided to enter their name in the NCAA transfer portal on Friday.
Texas safety and former five-star recruit BJ Foster will be looking for a new home as a graduate transfer, and fellow defensive back Chris Adimora will also be testing the transfer portal waters.
Source confirms to @Horns247 that Texas defensive backs BJ Foster and Chris Adimora have entered the NCAA transfer portal. #HookEm
— Jeff Howe (@JeffHowe247) December 10, 2021
Foster was a highly touted recruit that came to the Forty Acres with high expectations. He was an immediate contributor for the Longhorns as a freshman, and was consistently in the lineup throughout his four years in Austin.
He recorded 168 total tackles, five sacks, and five interceptions with Texas. That’s solid production numbers wise, but he always seemed to be having some sort of issue whether it be injury or a starting role.
Foster is notorious for quitting the team in the middle of a game against UTEP in 2020, and this season he was criticized for taking a putrid angle during the Kansas State game on a long touchdown run that Saw Steve Sarkisian become furious, causing Foster to not play the rest of the game. Foster has the potential to help a team out, but he needs to improve upon his efforts in order to really reach his maximum potential.
In terms of Adimora, he was a player that the previous staff loved last season as he started all 10 games, but when the new staff came around they seemed to not have the same fondness of the California native as he fell all the way to No. 3 on the depth chart. While on the Forty Acres, Adimora accumulated 61 total tackles, seven pass defections, and one interception.
It is no surprise that either of these players are entering the transfer portal, as Foster and this staff clearly did not see eye to eye at times, and Adimora was buried on the depth chart that is expected to become much deeper after this recruiting cycle and via the transfer portal.
Foster and Adimora mark the No. 9 and No. 10 players from Texas that have entered the portal.