After spring practice, Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian’s roster was six players above the 85-man scholarship limit, but after exit meetings that produced seven players, largely from the fringes of the roster, entering the NCAA transfer portal, the Longhorns are now set to have 84 scholarship players on the roster entering preseason camp.
That returning group includes sophomore wide receiver Xavier Worthy and junior nickel back Jahdae Barron, who were reportedly targeted by other programs with large NIL deals in recent days.
Texas is currently at its limit in 2022 class with 28 signees and five transfers — 25 initial counters, one early enrollee counted against the 2021 class, and seven replacements for transfers — but after Sarkisian was notably evasive during the spring about how many players he could take in the class, the news broke on Wednesday that the NCAA will likely waive the 25-man counter limit:
Source: NCAA D1 Council will discuss and likely vote in two weeks to waive 25 man counter limit in football.