A little less than four years following former Arkansas Razorbacks safety Jalen Catalon spurning the Texas Longhorns in favor of a football career in Fayetteville, the Mansfield Legacy product committed to the Longhorns on Jan. 9 after a weekend visit to the Forty Acres.
On Wednesday, Texas announced Catalon’s addition.
Catalon entered the NCAA transfer portal in mid-December.
“I think he just wants a fresh start,” Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman said. “I talked to him about if he was going to leave here, if he wanted my advice, I would just declare for the NFL and give (that) a chance.