The big group of Texas transfers brought the big plays and the big violence to their burnt orange debut, a romp over Texas State.
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group → bring → State
The No. 5 Longhorns will want more of that next Saturday against No. 1 Ohio State.
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Longhorns → want → State
Wide receiver Cam Coleman caught Texas’ first touchdown of the season from Arch Manning, then added a second one in the second half.
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Coleman → catch → half
Hollywood Smothers set up the first TD with a 45-yard run on the Longhorns’ first play.
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Smothers → set → play
Raleek Brown ran for two touchdowns.
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Brown → run → touchdowns
And linebacker Rasheem Biles forced a fumble and had an interception.
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Biles → force → interception
Texas made a big push in the transfer portal to upgrade at key positions after missing the College Football Playoff last season.
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Texas → make → Playoff
It was done with an eye toward what comes next: a Week 2 showdown with the Buckeyes.
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what → do → Buckeyes
Ohio State has gotten the best of Texas in recent years.
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State → get → years
The Buckeyes won a CFP semifinals matchup in 2024, and beat Texas again in the 2025 season opener.
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Buckeyes → win → opener
“The new faces showed up,” in front of a sellout crowd of more than 102,000 against Texas State, Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian said after the opening victory.
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Sarkisian → show → victory
Sarkisian expected nothing less.
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Sarkisian → expect → nothing
He brought in the offensive firepower to build a big-strike unit around QB Manning.
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He → bring → Manning
Sarkisian had noted in the offseason that Texas let some trusted veterans leave because the program felt like it could find better players.
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it → note → players
Overall, Texas brought in 22 transfers.
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Texas → bring → transfers
Coleman, who transferred from Auburn, and Biles, who came from Pitt, were two of the most coveted players across college football.
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who → transfer → football
Smothers, who transferred from N.C. State, brings an explosiveness Texas hasn’t had in the backfield since Bijan Robinson in 2022.
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Texas → transfer → 2022
Manning appreciates the new level of talent.
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Manning → appreciate → talent
“I liked how we got a lot of guys involved,” he said.
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he → like → guys
“We have a lot of playmakers who can do everything.”
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who → have → everything
Wide receiver Ryan Wingo likes it, too.
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Wingo → like → it
He led Texas with seven receptions for 121 yards and had a touchdown Saturday.
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He → lead → touchdown
“That dude is good,” Wingo said of Coleman.
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Wingo → say → Coleman
“And, yes, he’s a luxury for sure.
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he → ’ → ?
We’ve got a lot of tools.”
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We → get → tools
Biles can seemingly do everything himself on defense.
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Biles → do → defense
Against Texas State, he crashed into ball carriers and chased receivers.
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he → crash → receivers
On the fumble he caused, Biles used a short punch to knock out the ball that teammate Graceson Littleton scooped up for a 59-yard touchdown.
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Littleton → cause → touchdown
“He’s a violent player,” Sarkisian said.
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Sarkisian → ’ → ?
“The play he made to cause that fumble was elite.
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he → make → fumble
He has those instincts about him.”
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He → have → him
Said Biles: “It was a telephone booth type of tackle: just me and him.
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It → say → tackle
I punched at it.”
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I → punch → it
Biles’ interception in the second half also set up a Texas touchdown.
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interception → set → touchdown
After the interception, Biles ran toward Texas’ massive live steer mascot, Bevo, in his pen.
“That’s what everybody says to do: Get an interception, go straight to Bevo,” Biles said.
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Biles → run → Bevo
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