New Numbers Revealed For Returning and New Longhorns star player
With all of the new additions and players that have departed, whether via the transfer portal or the NFL Draft, some numbers have been changed or claimed in Austin. Led by the recently extended head coach Steve Sarkisian who led them to a Big 12 title victory and within one score of advancing to the College Football Playoff, Texas was able to bring in a fantastic recruiting and portal class. Their high school class ranked as the No. 6 class in the country according to 247Sports’ Composite Rankings, while their transfer portal class ranked as the No. 7 in the country. With all of the new faces or numbers that were vacant, some returning players changed their numbers from this past season. Let’s take a look at some of the numbers changes:
The prestigious No. 7 jersey will be donned by Jahdae Barron to honor legendary defensive back Michael Huff, who is now an Assistant Director of Player Development.
The prestigious No. 7 jersey will be donned by Jahdae Barron to honor legendary defensive back Michael Huff, who is now an Assistant Director of Player Development.
After just one season on the 40 acres, the former highly-touted recruit will make a number change as well. The No. 1 was taken by Xavier Worthy this past season, but now that Worthy is off to the NFL, Cook will wear it like he did in high school.
We didn’t see the freshman out of St. John Bosco, but with some departures in the receiver room he will have a chance to fight for some playing time. He will be taking the No. 0 that Ja’Tavion Sanders wore during his time in Austin.
After wearing No. 84 in Tuscaloosa, Niblack will be rocking the single digits in Austin. He takes No. 8 after it was previously worn by Xavier Worthy who gave it up for No. 1. After worthy gave up No. 8, it was worn by Casey Cain who has since transferred to UNLV.
