The Longhorns will be losing a young, promising member of the defense.
According to national college football reporter Max Olson, Texas linebacker Juwan Mitchell has chosen to leave Austin and explore other opportunities.
Texas linebacker Juwan Mitchell has entered the transfer portal. Played in 6 games with 3 starts last season.
— Max Olson (@max_olson) January 29, 2020
Mitchell enrolled at Texas in June of 2019. Formerly with Butler Community College, Mitchell was an all-conference linebacker who ranked No. 2 on ESPN’s JC50 and No. 1 at linebacker before continuing his playing career at Texas.
In his first year as a Longhorn, Mitchell played in six games and logged 24 tackles, 19 solo stops, 3.5 tackles for loss, and three sacks. He also showcased a season-high seven tackles against TCU.
After fellow linebacker Ayodele Adeoye suffered a foot injury requiring surgery this offseason, Texas now has minimal depth at inside linebacker.