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Longhorns Land Commitment from New Mexico State Transfer Devin Richardson

The Texas Longhorns added some depth to their defense on Sunday, picking up a commitment from New Mexico State transfer linebacker Devin Richardson

Matt Galatzan

In need of some help at the linebacker position, Steve Sarkisian's Texas Longhorns added a big-time transfer target on Sunday afternoon, gaining the commitment of New Mexico State's linebacker Devin Richardson via the NCAA's transfer portal.

Richardson announced his pledge via his personal Twitter account, just one day after the Longhorns annual Orange-White spring game. 

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"First off, thank you to my lord and savior for bringing me this far," Richardson said on Twitter. "I went into the portal this year on faith knowing God had a plan for me. Thank you to my loved ones that supported me through this faith walk. This step in my journey has taught me so much. I'm blessed to say I will be continuing my career at the University of Texas. Hook'em Horns."

In 2019, Richardson exploded onto the scene with the aggies, tallying 69 total tackles with two sacks and three forced fumbles, including 12 tackles against Ole Miss in Oxford. 

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That season Richardson earned himself a place Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-American team.

In 2020, Richardson was unable to take the field due to the Aggies program decision not to take the field in wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Richardson will have three years of eligibility remaining in Austin. 

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Matt Galatzan
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.

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