Anyone who watched the Texas Longhorn football team last year understands that Texas needed to upgrade its placekicking position. When former three-year starter Bert Auburn announced on Thursday that he was hitting the portal, that was yet another signal that the Texas staff was making move to beef up the kicking position.
Moments ago, Texas secured its man by adding a kicker out of the transfer portal in former Texas State standout Mason Shipley.
Out of Liberty Hill, Shipley started his college career at Oklahoma State before transferring to Texas State. In two years for the Bobcats, he blossomed into kicker who was not only extremely reliable, but showcased a big leg.