Two weeks ago, TCU Horned Frogs edge Ochaun Mathis entered the NCAA transfer portal after four seasons in Fort Worth, immediately becoming one of the best pass rushers available across college football.
With the interest between Texas and former TCU head coach Gary Patterson already public at the time that Mathis announced his decision, the Longhorns quickly became a potential landing spot for the 6’5, 257-pounder. Five 247Sports Crystal Ball transfer predictions were put in for exactly that to happen as soon as Mathis entered the portal.
Patterson officially joined the Texas staff as a special assistant to head coach Steve Sarkisian last week, further cementing the belief that Mathis could reunite with Patterson on the Forty Acres and provide an instant impact in one of the program’s greatest areas of need — creating an organic pass rush to pressure opposing quarterbacks.