Texas Longhorns redshirt freshman punter Isaac Pearson announced on Friday that he intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal as a summer graduate with three seasons of eligibility remaining.
A one-time apprentice in a coal mine, Pearson was an Australian rules football player before training at ProKick Australia and signing with Texas as the No. 5 punter and No. 2 player in Australia in the 2021 recruiting class, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.
After enrolling early, Pearson did not play as a freshman with Cameron Dicker serving as the kicker in all three phases, but was expected to move into the starting role this year following the departure of Ryan Bujcevski to the transfer portal.