The transfer portal has now officially been open for over a week, and while the Texas Longhorns had a slow start in adding pieces to their 2026 roster, head coach Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns have been on a tear recently, gaining top commitments out of the transfer portal.

Alabama football needed veteran running back help entering the current transfer portal entry window. The Crimson Tide seemingly had filled the spot with NC State transfer Hollywood Smothers. However, on Sunday, that all came crashing down. Smothers, who had already announced his commitment to Alabama, reversed course, and will instead join Texas

According to On3’s Hayes Fawcett, the Texas Longhorns have landed a commitment from linebacker Rasheem Biles out of the NCAA transfer portal. Biles spent the last two seasons with the Pitt Panthers, turning into an All-ACC player.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/tamu as Texas A&M Transfer Portal Tracker: Analyzing Every Player Coming In and Out This Winter.

The Horton news follows a day in which Alabama missed out on a potential superstar replacement at receiver, when Cam Coleman announced his commitment to Texas. To make matters worse for the offense, running back Hollywood Smothers, who publicly committed to the Crimson Tide from NC State, flipped to Texas on Sunday as well.