Texas Longhorns right-handed reliever Aaron Nixon entered the NCAA transfer portal on Wednesday, a source told Burnt Orange Nation and also reported by D1Baseball.com’s Kendall Rogers, days after a disappointing season ended for the season. Nixon has two years of eligibility remaining.
A McAllen product who also played shortstop in high school, Nixon made an instant impact for the Longhorns in 2021, immediately assuming the closer role and impressing with his competitiveness on the mound and his power fastball-slider combination that held opponents to a .211 batting average. Nixon finished the year with a 4-3 record, 2.