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Texas loses five-star WR as portal volatility tests Sarkisian's margin for error

Steve Sarkisian closed the 2025 season with something Texas badly needed: clarity. The Longhorns didn’t reach the College Football Playoff, but they finished with authority, knocking off Michigan in the Citrus Bowl on New Year’s Eve behind a poised performance from Arch Manning and a defense that finally looked settled.

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Texas Longhorns Host Another ACC LB Transfer for Official Visit

The Texas Longhorns have gotten the ball rolling after some what of a slow start in the transfer portal, with a few of the designated priority targets that the Longhorns had in mind deciding not to enter the transfer portal at all or withdraw their name from the portal and return to their programs.

Texas Longhorns News / Texas Longhorns on SI / January 9

Texas Longhorns Land Second Massive LB Visit With An ACC Star

There has been plenty of angst surrounding the Texas Longhorns and their efforts in the transfer portal thus far. After all, they have lost 24 players to the portal thus far.

Texas Longhorns News / Texas Longhorns on SI / January 9

Versatile Offensive Lineman Arrives for Visit With the Texas Longhorns

The Texas Longhorns are looking to reload ahead of the 2026 season, and while their roster has been gutted with players opting for the transfer portal, the Longhorns are looking to land some players out of it still.

Texas Longhorns News / Texas Longhorns on SI / January 9

Texas Longhorns CB Enters Transfer Portal

The Texas Longhorns have started to piece together a talented transfer portal class this offseason. But in return, they are also set to lose a major piece of their secondary as the portal losses keep rolling in.

Texas Longhorns News / Sports Media Watch / January 8

Texas-Michigan Citrus Bowl sets new high for non-CFP bowl game

The following article "Texas-Michigan Citrus Bowl sets new high for non-CFP bowl game" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. Just days after recording the top non-playoff bowl audience in six years, ABC surpassed that mark thanks to two of college football’s marquee programs.

Texas Longhorns News / Texas Longhorns on SI / January 8

Texas Longhorns Host Elite Transfer Portal LB for Visit

The Texas Longhorns got off to somewhat of a slow start in the transfer portal after it officially opened. However, things are picking up a bit on the Forty Acres.

Texas Longhorns News / Texas Longhorns on SI / January 8

Former Texas Longhorns LB Finds New Home in the Big 12

The Texas Longhorns have been fairly busy in the first week of the transfer portal being officially opened, as the Longhorns look to reload and sure up holes at positions of need for an important season that awaits them in 2026.

Texas Longhorns News / Texas Longhorns on SI / January 8

Texas Longhorns Hosting Huge 'Nasty' OL Transfer Portal Visitor

The Texas Longhorns have yet to address arguably their biggest position of need on the roster thus far during the Transfer Portal window. The position, of course, is offensive line, where Texas struggled mightily in both pass protection and running the football in 2025.

College Football News / Yardbarker / January 8

How RB Raleek Brown transferring to Texas benefits QB Arch Manning

Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning should be using his legs less in 2026.

Red River betrayal: Arch Manning's ex-roommate, Parker Livingstone, flocks to Oklahoma

Kenny Dillingham, Sun Devils making waves in NCAA transfer portal

The 'Division 1 Texas football teams' quiz

Raleek Brown News / Texas Longhorns on SI / January 8

Texas Longhorns Make Major Splash With New Transfer RB Commit Raleek Brown

The Texas Longhorns are working to rebuild their roster ahead of the 2026 season. After their running back room suffered departures from three players, including their top two options, head coach Steve Sarkisian's offense was in desperate need of a feature back.

Texas Longhorns News / 5 GOATs / January 8

Jordan Shipley update: Former Texas WR flashes Hook ‘Em sign despite bandages after ranch accident

As he recovers from an accident at his ranch, Jordan Shipley is still supporting his Texas Longhorns. Despite the bandages on his hand, he flashed a Hook ‘Em sign at the hospital on Wednesday.

College Football News / Texas Longhorns on SI / January 7

Another Texas Longhorns Dream For A Florida Gator Has Been Shattered

Following a mass exodus of players departing for the transfer portal or entering the NFL draft, the Texas Longhorns recognized they would need to secure some high-profile recruits to aid in their quest to return to the College Football Playoff next season.

Texas Longhorns News / Texas Longhorns on SI / January 7

Texas Longhorns to Host Talented Big 12 EDGE Rusher from Transfer Portal

Hailing from Marietta, Georgia, EDGE Wendell Gregory packed his bags after high school and headed to Stillwater, Oklahoma, to play for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

Texas Longhorns News / Texas Longhorns on SI / January 7

Texas Longhorns Freshman LB Shockingly Expected to Enter Transfer Portal

On Wednesday morning, news broke that freshman linebacker for the Texas Longhorns, Elijah "Bo" Barnes, is expected to enter the transfer portal, per Inside Texas.

College Basketball News / Texas Longhorns on SI / January 7

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly of The Texas Longhorns Frustrating Loss to Tennessee

Texas basketball suffered another loss last night, falling to the No. 21 Tennessee Volunteers 85-71. Falling to 9-6 on the season, it's not the start the Longhorns or new head coach Sean Miller anticipated, dropping their second straight game in SEC play.

Texas Longhorns News / HITC / January 7

What happened to former Texas football star Jordan Shipley, family issues major statement

Former Texas Longhorns wide receiver Jordan Shipley has been hospitalized following a serious accident at his ranch near Burnet, Texas. Shipley’s family confirmed that the ex-NFL star suffered severe burns after a machine he was operating caught fire.

Texas Longhorns News / Total Apex Sports / January 7

Former Texas Longhorns Wide Receiver Jordan Shipley In Critical Condition Following An Accident

If you spent any time watching college football in the late 2000s, you knew two things to be true: Colt McCoy was going to throw the ball, and Jordan Shipley was probably going to catch it.

Texas Longhorns News / Texas Longhorns on SI / January 7

Texas Longhorns Reportedly in the Mix for All-Big Ten Transfer Offensive Lineman

The Texas Longhorns are looking to be big participants in the transfer portal as they look to reload after a 2025 season in which the Longhorns missed out on the College Football Playoff and enter an important 2026 season.

Texas Longhorns News / Larry Brown Sports / January 7

Former Texas star Jordan Shipley is in critical condition after ranch accident

Former Texas Longhorns star wide receiver Jordan Shipley is in critical condition after a fiery ranch accident, according to his family. In a statement released via the Texas athletic department, Shipley’s family said that the accident happened on Tuesday afternoon on his ranch near his hometown of Burnet, Texas.

Arch Manning News / A to Z Sports / January 7

Arch Manning 2025 season review: Stats, signature games, and key takeaways

Despite his famous last name, Arch Manning’s 2025 season was not a coronation. Texas spent the fall navigating the loudest expectations in college football — learning how to compete with high-powered SEC defenses with one of the toughest schedules in the NCAA.

College Football News / Yardbarker / January 6

Red River betrayal: Arch Manning's ex-roommate, Parker Livingstone, flocks to Oklahoma

Quarterback Arch Manning's ex-roommate is now a Benedict Arnold in the eyes of Texas Longhorns supporters. On Tuesday, former Texas wide receiver Parker Livingstone confirmed he's planning to play for the Oklahoma Sooners next season.

Former Texas QB Quinn Ewers sends strong message to college stars abusing transfer portal

Winners, losers from Day 1 of college football transfer portal

Drew Mestemaker's transfer to Oklahoma State highlights major flaws in college football

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Texas Longhorns News / A to Z Sports / January 5

The Longhorns add proven specialists at three positions through the transfer portal in moves that won't make headlines but could make the difference in tight SEC games

While the transfer portal generates headlines with five-star names and marquee additions, Texas spent January addressing something far less glamorous but equally important.