OTF Premium New Portal Entry Likely (Friday 7:34 am) | UPDATE: Wisner Enters Portal

[whereiend]

5 minutes ago, Lnghrn said:

It goes both ways.  UT having to make tough decisions and players also.  It’s the system we currently live with.  

UT is making a smart choice here. Wisner lacks the talent to be a #1 RB in the SEC.

Wisner IMO is making a bad choice. Should have come back as a #2 and spent the rest of his life as a UT legend like Rod B, Fozzy Whitaker, Whittington, Roschon, etc.

[David Martin]

Losing Tre really hurts!  He was the heart and soul of our running back room and was one of my favorite players.  He had so much grit and passion when he toted the rock!  Will follow his career for sure.

[LTWOTIMES]

Good luck to him. Texas needs a true RB1 and Wisner isn't it. He's an average-to-good player. Excellent person but Texas needs to level up.

[PaulieD]

33 minutes ago, whereiend said:

Wisner can be #1 somewhere, but will that somewhere pay more than Texas would pay for a #2? That seems doubtful to me.

I agree, but perhaps he wanted to be able to start in order to have some national exposure to further his career.

[Alex Butler]

6 minutes ago, LTWOTIMES said:

Good luck to him. Texas needs a true RB1 and Wisner isn't it. He's an average-to-good player. Excellent person but Texas needs to level up.

Agree, hope he lands well just not in the SEC at Owho or TAMU!! He’s a longhorn legend always and a great player and story. Hate to see his career as a Longhorn end this way. Maybe he’ll look to the NFL instead of transfer portal ultimately so we don’t have to see him in anything other than burnt orange!

[MarkInAustin]

1 hour ago, Chinadoll10 said:

Does he stay in the SEC?

Guessing that a guy who makes his rep on outside runs, cutbacks, good hands, and pass pro is a better fit in the B12 than in the SEC or B1G.

[Ace_Rothstein]

3 hours ago, UT_Ro said:

New day & age now these players get paid.. How could you not want to play with Arch his last year? Where else are you gonna go & get starter carries?..

I mean, that’s kind of the issue. As much as we love Tre, not sure he is a starting caliber back for a team with deep CFP run/natty aspirations. 

We really need a hammer that can get there in short yardage plus a homerun hitter that can house it from anywhere on the field. 

Texas has no RBs that fits the description on either of those criteria. 

[Joe Zura]

49 minutes ago, thatdude2 said:

Or Manning is not handing the ball off in 2026.

This guy gets it 🫡😭

[_everyoneshere]

I expected the draft, not this

[Caver60]

Wisner’s absence makes absurdly easy arguments for Texas when they are trying to woo portal RBs:

- no incumbent starter 

- no split locker room

- no $ comparisons 

We are going to get at least one very good back, and probably two. Which is what Bobby, CJ, Gerry, and friends have been saying all along.

[horns96]

2 hours ago, TexasFanatic said:

Unfortunately I think he will be remembered for portaling. 

I guess it depends on where he goes.  I'm still a fan of some of these transfers like Derrion Gullette, not so much for Brenen Thompson.

[TexasFanatic]

3 minutes ago, horns96 said:

I guess it depends on where he goes.  I'm still a fan of some of these transfers like Derrion Gullette, not so much for Brenen Thompson.

We all know Bonnie is the reason for Brenen hahaha 

[Bobby_Batronic]

Tre is getting bad advice, and will probably find out in the portal ( he’ll most certainly find out in the NFL) that he’s a role player and not a starter. If someone wants to pay him starter money then the joke’s on them. Winnerness can only overcome so much. 
 

I wish him the best. He’s been a gritty warrior for Texas, but I think this is a mistake. He could have been beloved contributor during a hopeful MNC run. I fear he’ll be just a guy somewhere else. May he prove us all wrong. 
 

Good decisions rarely follow bad ones. 

[Realist Horn]

 

[MJW2327]

2 minutes ago, Realist Horn said:

 

5’10, 215

[jbseamus83]

@CJ Vogel Cam Cook entered the portal.  He's not the bigger back that we assumed Texas would target, but with Tre in the portal now, is he someone that Texas will take a look at? Round Rock native and played at TCU before transferring down to Jacksonville St.  Led the nation in rushing at that level, but is he talented or quick enough for SEC?

[MBHORNSFAN]

3 hours ago, TexasMDcoach said:

Back story from your sources????? 

He wanted more money than Texas was willing to pay. Rumor has it he wanted 1 million.  

[CJ Vogel]

1 minute ago, jbseamus83 said:

@CJ Vogel Cam Cook entered the portal.  He's not the bigger back that we assumed Texas would target, but with Tre in the portal now, is he someone that Texas will take a look at? Round Rock native and played at TCU before transferring down to Jacksonville St.  Led the nation in rushing at that level, but is he talented or quick enough for SEC?

Texas is likely to take two backs out of the portal after the Wisner news. Cook fits a role that Wisner would have played and has extreme production. We’ll see what the price tag is or his overall interest from a nationwide perspective. Talented player. 

[FaxMachine]

2 minutes ago, jbseamus83 said:

@CJ Vogel Cam Cook entered the portal.  He's not the bigger back that we assumed Texas would target, but with Tre in the portal now, is he someone that Texas will take a look at? Round Rock native and played at TCU before transferring down to Jacksonville St.  Led the nation in rushing at that level, but is he talented or quick enough for SEC?

I wouldn’t put trust in a guy who had to transfer down to get production and couldn’t get it at the p4 level. 

[Here for the Wins]

9 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

Texas is likely to take two backs out of the portal after the Wisner news. Cook fits a role that Wisner would have played and has extreme production. We’ll see what the price tag is or his overall interest from a nationwide perspective. Talented player. 

Believe PFF had him with the most missed tackles forced.

[yoyocc]

As someone who's pretty far removed from my college days, I can tell you that Tre will look back on this decision with a tremendous amount of regret. I feel for him and his family, but I can't imagine the money is worth the glory that he'd likely have at the end of the year knowing he was part of Texas football history.

[horns96]

1 hour ago, David Martin said:

Losing Tre really hurts!  He was the heart and soul of our running back room and was one of my favorite players.  He had so much grit and passion when he toted the rock!  Will follow his career for sure.

If he just didn't show up for this morning for the trip to Orlando and didn't inform anyone in the program in person, it says a lot about Wisner. If true, he's burned a lot of bridges.

Edited 37 minutes ago by horns96

[CoachBobbyFinstock]

1 hour ago, whereiend said:

UT is making a smart choice here. Wisner lacks the talent to be a #1 RB in the SEC.

Wisner IMO is making a bad choice. Should have come back as a #2 and spent the rest of his life as a UT legend like Rod B, Fozzy Whitaker, Whittington, Roschon, etc.

Texas would have taken care of him. Short sighted imo.

[.45s]

He wanted a million dollars.  Not worth it.

[Thisrowyellssorry]

1 hour ago, Caver60 said:

Wisner’s absence makes absurdly easy arguments for Texas when they are trying to woo portal RBs:

- no incumbent starter 

- no split locker room

- no $ comparisons 

We are going to get at least one very good back, and probably two. Which is what Bobby, CJ, Gerry, and friends have been saying all along.

Agreed on the above, I hate the way he did this but Wisner just did us a huge favor. There is an ocean of opportunity in this backfield.