{"id":144756,"date":"2026-01-31T00:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T00:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/144756\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T00:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T00:09:08","slug":"texas-reportedly-adds-another-playmaker-at-wr-in-wake-forest-transfer-sterling-berkhalter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/144756\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas reportedly adds another playmaker at WR in Wake Forest transfer Sterling Berkhalter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/texas-longhorns\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/texas-longhorns\/\">Texas<\/a> isn\u2019t done adding to its wide receiver group for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/max_olson\/status\/2017262544034070717?s=20\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/max_olson\/status\/2017262544034070717?s=20\">ESPN\u2019s Max Olson<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TransferPortal\/status\/2017261543801471410\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TransferPortal\/status\/2017261543801471410\"> On3\u2019s Pete Nakos<\/a>, the Longhorns have signed Wake Forest transfer Sterling Berkhalter. The wide receiver spent the 2025 season at Wake Forest, where he caught 30 passes for 416 yards and two touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Texas would be Berkhalter\u2019s fourth collegiate program. Before Wake Forest, he appeared in games at Cincinnati and North Carolina A&amp;T.<a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/recruitment\/sterling-berkhalter-140210\/recruitinterests\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/recruitment\/sterling-berkhalter-140210\/recruitinterests\/\"> According to 247Sports, <\/a>Berkhalter was a three-star recruit as a high schooler. He held offers from programs like South Alabama, Northern Illinois and Navy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Earlier in the month, Nakos reported that Berkhalter had entered the transfer portal. He reportedly had a medical waiver approved, which grants him eligibility for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>Sports Roundup<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__3beff secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center text-gray-dark\">Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis and opinion delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, Kevin Sherrington&#8217;s A La Carte.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The Longhorns have been busy in the transfer portal this offseason. Berkhalter joins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/texas-longhorns\/2026\/01\/11\/cam-coleman-texas-longhorns-transfer-portal-commit\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/texas-longhorns\/2026\/01\/11\/cam-coleman-texas-longhorns-transfer-portal-commit\/\">former Auburn standout Cam Coleman<\/a> as portal additions at wide receiver.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/texas-longhorns\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Find more Texas coverage from The Dallas Morning News here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Texas isn\u2019t done adding to its wide receiver group for the 2026 season. 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