According to reports from Hank South of Horns247, Texas Longhorns redshirt freshman running back Christian Clark is heading to the transfer portal. His decision comes after the flip of Smothers from Alabama and the signing of Raleek Brown from Arizona State.

Alabama football needed veteran running back help entering the current transfer portal entry window. The Crimson Tide seemingly had filled the spot with NC State transfer Hollywood Smothers. However, on Sunday, that all came crashing down. Smothers, who had already announced his commitment to Alabama, reversed course, and will instead join Texas

The Horton news follows a day in which Alabama missed out on a potential superstar replacement at receiver, when Cam Coleman announced his commitment to Texas. To make matters worse for the offense, running back Hollywood Smothers, who publicly committed to the Crimson Tide from NC State, flipped to Texas on Sunday as well.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/texas as Texas Longhorns Transfer Portal Tracker: Analyzing Every Player Coming In and Out. The Texas Longhorns are set to begin the 2026 season with a slew of new faces both on the roster and coaching staff.

Texas State football running back Greg Burrell announced Friday his intention to withdraw his name from the transfer portal and return to the team.

We've hit crunch time in the 2025-26 transfer portal cycle with the window for entries closing later this week as college football programs make final decisions on how their quarterback rooms are going to look next season.

Then, Steve Sarkisian’s football team scored two major transfer portal victories, earning former Auburn wideout Cam Coleman’s commitment after he had visited Tuscaloosa. Running back Hollywood Smothers, who had committed to Alabama from NC State earlier in the portal cycle, then flipped to Texas.

According to On3’s Hayes Fawcett, the Texas Longhorns have landed a commitment from linebacker Rasheem Biles out of the NCAA transfer portal. Biles spent the last two seasons with the Pitt Panthers, turning into an All-ACC player.