Recently 2020 safety signee Xavion Alford decided to throw his name into the transfer portal. Reports being that he was unhappy that the Texas Longhorns staff were pursuing a defensive back in the transfer portal. Alford was the No. 8 safety in the country according to 247Sports composite rankings.
Alford will now head to the USC Trojans to join with former Texas Longhorns defensive coordinator Todd Orlando.
“USC had a great year in my eyes making it to the PAC-12 championship,” Alford said. “Although they came up short, they played great and showed flashes of becoming a problem In college football. I’m glad I get to add to that problem.” – Alford to 247Sports
IM H-TOWN🤟🏽 TO CALI🌴… JUST LIKE ROBERT HORRY.#RentIsDue #FightOn✌🏽 pic.twitter.com/BIZWfDSxUF
— XAVION M. ALFORD (@100YARDLANDLORD) December 25, 2020
There was some hope that the Longhorns could talk Alford into staying with Texas but he opted to head out west and announced it on Friday morning. Another talented member of the 2020 recruiting cycle heads to the Pac 12 Conference much like Ja’Quinden Jackson, who is now at Utah.
With Alford gone, plus Chris Brown and Caden Sterns heading to the NFL, the Longhorns have some soul-searching to do at the position ahead of the 2021 football season. Who will be in the mix at safety? B.J. Foster, Jerrin Thompson, and others currently on the roster will be in the mix. Don’t rule out 2021 signee J.D. Coffey to try and work his way into the rotation.
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