Coveted Transfer Portal DB To Visit Texas Longhorns

The Texas Longhorns are looking to add a body to their secondary, and one of the best available has an interest.

Matt Galatzan | Apr 30, 2024

Texas Longhorns Head Coach Steve Sarkisian watches from behind the play during the first quarter of / Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA

AUSTIN - The Texas Longhorns have one of the best rosters in the country heading into the 2024 season.

At nearly every level of the roster, the Horns are stacked with elite talent. Even an area that was a question mark coming out of the spring game - defensive tackle - was addressed with additional talented with a commitment from Arizona's Bill Norton via the NCAA Transfer Portal.

However, there was also one area of the roster that took a bit of a hit following the conclusion of spring, with cornerbacks Terrance Brooks and Austin Jordan both hitting the portal and leaving a question mark at the field corner spot.

Of course, the Longhorns do have Gavin Holmes available to slide into that starting spot, as well as some incumbent, albeit unproven talent in Santana Wilson, Wardell Mack, Warren Roberson and Kobe Black. That said, they are still looking to add some talent to that spot.

And now, they may have a candidate.

Texas Longhorns Head Coach Steve Sarkisian watches from behind the play during the first quarter of / Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA

According to reports from 247Sports, San Jose State standout cornerback transfer Jay'Vion Cole has set a visit to the 40 Acres in the coming weeks.

Per the report, he is also planning visits to Michigan State and Auburn, and has additional offers from Cincinnati, Miami (Ohio), South Florida and Jacksonville State

Cole, who began his career at Cal Poly, At Cal Poly was an impact player as a true freshman, finishing the season with 15 tackles, four passes defended and four interceptions.

He then transferred from Cal Poly to San Jose State last offseason, where he ended the year with 28 tackles, 100 passes defended, three picks, and a sack, being named honorable mention All-Mountain West for his efforts.

Published Apr 30, 2024

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.