{"id":119772,"date":"2026-01-12T09:46:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T09:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/119772\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T09:46:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T09:46:24","slug":"cam-coleman-commits-to-texas-top-transfer-portal-wr-to-join-arch-manning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/119772\/","title":{"rendered":"Cam Coleman commits to Texas: Top transfer portal WR to join Arch Manning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Article-featuredImageImg\" alt=\"cam.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cam.png\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"433\" width=\"770\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The transfer portal&#8217;s No. 1 wide receiver is heading to <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/TEXAS\/texas-longhorns\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas<\/a> after former <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/AUBURN\/auburn-tigers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Auburn<\/a> standout <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/players\/29392432\/cam-coleman\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cam Coleman<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mzenitz\/status\/2010416272731988441?s=46&amp;t=2hjs1AxaWBJ2rpXBG10Pig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">committed to the Longhorns<\/a>. The arrival of the former five-star recruit means Texas now holds one of the most-talented wideout rooms in the country for 2026 despite the recent departure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/news\/college-footballs-transfer-portal-has-spun-out-of-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">of Parker Livingston to Oklahoma<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Coleman joins returning stars Emmett Mosley and <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/players\/28904799\/ryan-wingo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Wingo<\/a>, who each produced for the Arch Manning-led attack under Steve Sarkisian. Coleman posted a pair of 100-yard performances and finished the year with 56 catches for 708 yards and five touchdowns as Auburn&#8217;s leading receiver despite deficiencies throughout at the quarterback position.<\/p>\n<p>Coleman ranked as the nation&#8217;s No. 2 receiver and No. 5 overall prospect in the 2024 recruiting class, per 247Sports. He finished with 93 receptions for 1,306 yards and 13 touchdowns across 23 games played at Auburn. As a true freshman, Coleman hauled in 37 receptions for 598 yards and eight touchdowns and was expected to be an All-SEC performance this fall before the Tigers flatlined during Hugh Freeze&#8217;s ill-fated tenure.<\/p>\n<p>For Sarkisian and the Longhorns, roster enhancements are in full swing this month. They&#8217;ve already landed All-ACC linebacker Raheem Biles out of Pittsburgh and <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/ARIZST\/arizona-state-sun-devils\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona State<\/a> running back <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/players\/28916639\/raleek-brown\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Raleek Brown<\/a> to pair with new additions in the form of commits \u2014 <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/LSU\/lsu-tigers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LSU<\/a> defensive lineman, <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/players\/29078630\/zion-williams\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zion Williams<\/a>, <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/OREGST\/oregon-state-beavers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oregon State<\/a> offensive lineman <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/players\/29429299\/dylan-sikorski\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dylan Sikorski<\/a>, <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/MICHST\/michigan-state-spartans\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michigan State<\/a> tight end <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/players\/28916480\/michael-masunas\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Masunas<\/a>, <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/ARK\/arkansas-razorbacks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arkansas<\/a> defensive end <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/players\/29132998\/ian-geffrard\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ian Geffrard<\/a> and <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/FSU\/florida-state-seminoles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florida State<\/a> linebacker <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/players\/29169816\/justin-cryer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Cryer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The additions of players like Coleman, Biles and Brown should extend the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/news\/arch-manning-returning-texas-2026-nfl-draft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Longhorns&#8217; national championship window<\/a> with Manning returning through the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>The Longhorns began the 2025 season as the No. 1 team before an opening loss at Ohio State altered the opinion of voters. After battling through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/news\/httpswww-cbssports-comcollege-footballnewsarch-manning-struggles-texas-football-offensive-line-transfer-portal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">early growing pains<\/a>\u00a0as a first-year starter this season, Manning was one of the SEC&#8217;s top passers by year&#8217;s end after throwing 12 touchdown passes in his final five starts with three 300-yard games.<\/p>\n<p>Manning finished the regular season 227 of 370 for 2,942 yards with 24 touchdowns and seven interceptions to go along with 244 yards rushing and eight scores.<\/p>\n<p>During the Citrus Bowl win over Michigan, Manning&#8217;s starpower came full circle in the form of a MVP performance after he accounted for four total touchdowns and 376 yards of total offense. His 60-yard touchdown run capped a career-best 155-yard outing on the ground in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Images The transfer portal&#8217;s No. 1 wide receiver is heading to Texas after former Auburn standout Cam&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":119773,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[20833,2746,50005,26667,47817,265,261,6183,266,3231,27,29,537,10018,28,52218,52217],"class_list":["post-119772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-arch-manning-stats","tag-auburn-tigers","tag-cam-coleman","tag-cfb-top-25","tag-cfb-transfer-portal","tag-cfp","tag-college-football","tag-nfl-draft","tag-sec-football","tag-steve-sarkisian","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-longhorns","tag-texas-longhorns-recruiting","tag-texas-news","tag-texas-recruiting","tag-texas-transfer-portal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119772\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}