Overall, 33 former members of the Texas football team are in some way connected to an NFL roster currently on its way to the playoffs (14 out of 32 NFL franchises have qualified for this year’s postseason bracket tournament.)

In fact, 17 of the the same 33 former players are currently sitting in active roster spots, 5 former players are members of franchises’ practice squads, 7 former Texas football-turned-NFL athletes are injured, and four are members of various NFL franchise coaching staffs that have been successful enough to lead teams into the postseason.

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That’s according to Texas Athletics.

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS

Austin American-Statesman: Texas Football: 1 lesson the Longhorns can take from each team in CFP semifinals

Austin American-Statesman: Golden: NIL and portal were needed, but college football lost its way

247Sports: Texas football can still achieve success amongst a transfer portal full of movement for all teams

ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION

Texas trounced by No. 21 Tennessee, 85-71

Sean Miller now openly feuding with his team

Derek Williams Jr. withdrawing from portal, returning to Texas

Texas OC Daniel Cruz enters the NCAA transfer portal

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Texas TE Jordan Washington to enter the NCAA transfer portal

Texas LB Bo Barnes expected to enter the NCAA transfer portal

Texas hosting LSU transfer DT Zion Williams

Texas set to host Oklahoma State transfer EDGE Wendell Gregory

Texas OL target Andrew Sprague returning to Michigan

Mack Brown provides update on former Texas WR Jordan Shipley

RECRUITING ROUNDUP

Austin American-Statesman: Bo Mascoe Transfer: Texas Longhorns add former Rutgers CB

247Sports: Texas Football Transfer Portal Tracker: All the Texas scoop, rumors, comings & goings as Longhorns fill roster

247Sports: NIL a factor in Arch Manning losing Texas roommate, WR Parker Livingstone to rival Oklahoma in transfer portal

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247Sports: 2026 Navy All-American Bowl: Live updates from Day 2 of practices

Inside Texas: Why Texas football is targeting scarcity first, not volume, in the transfer portal

Inside Texas: Elijah Barnes expected to enter the transfer portal

Inside Texas: Easton Royal, No. 1 WR and Texas commit, talks Under Armour game, next Austin trip

Inside Texas: The Texas schools all have received Cam Coleman visits

SEC SHOWDOWN

Dallas Morning News: College Football Roundtable: Would Texas have put up a better fight than Tech, A&M in CFP?

Rock M Nation: Mizzou adds Auburn’s Kensley Louidor-Faustin to improve safety room

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And The Valley Shook: LSU up to 11 total portal additions

Rocky Top Talk: Auburn CB Kayin Lee commits to Tennessee

Roll ‘Bama Roll: Alabama QB Ty Simpson moving on

A Sea Of Blue: Terhyon Nichols and Nasir Addison returning to UK; Quaysheed Scott enters transfer portal

WHAT WE’RE READING

SB Nation: Our NFL preseason predictions got a couple things right and many things wrong

SB Nation: The Raiders’ losing culture overpowers everything in its way

SB Nation: Watching even the WNBA devalue women is incredibly dispiriting

NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND

It probably can’t hurt to keep that vibe.