{"id":334633,"date":"2026-06-13T04:57:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T04:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/334633\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T04:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T04:57:07","slug":"longhorns-daily-news-texas-spends-most-on-2026-transfer-portal-adds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/334633\/","title":{"rendered":"Longhorns Daily News: Texas spends most on 2026 transfer portal adds"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the name, image, and likeness era, college sports programs have shelled out for top recruits across the country. Meanwhile, high-profile names, like Texas quarterback Arch Manning<\/a>, have reached NIL earnings in the millions\u2014and growing\u2014as more dollars flow into football and other sports.<\/p>\n

Texas hasn\u2019t been shy in their spending. And according to Sports Casting Bets<\/a>, that has remained the case in terms of Texas\u2019 recent football recruiting efforts. In fact, Texas spent the most on the NCAA Transfer Portal back in January\u2014a whopping $23 million, to be precise.<\/p>\n

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Ohio State ($20 million) and Oregon<\/a> ($19 million) were second and third on the list.<\/p>\n

From Sports Casting Bets:<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026 The Longhorns benefit from a massive alumni base, ultra-wealthy individual donors, and corporate partnerships that scale far beyond most programs. That money flows through a combination of established collectives and direct institutional planning tied to revenue sharing. What truly separates Texas is alignment. Boosters, administrators, and football leadership operate with the same priorities. NIL decisions are made quickly, deals are structured cleanly, and money is available before players enter the portal. Texas is not scrambling to raise funds in January. The budget is already there.\u201d<\/p>\n

WHAT THEY\u2019RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS <\/p>\n

Austin American-Statesman<\/a>: Meet Samantha Swan, the new catcher for Texas softball<\/p>\n

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Austin American-Statesman<\/a>: Texas softball\u2019s WCWS title win over Texas Tech set viewership record<\/p>\n

Houston Chronicle<\/a>: Texas puts on a major-league show and is heading back to Omaha for 39th time<\/p>\n

Inside Texas<\/a>: The 12 players who will define the 2026 College World Series<\/p>\n

ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION <\/p>\n

Elite pass rusher JaBarrius Garror commits to Texas<\/a><\/p>\n

RECRUITING ROUNDUP <\/p>\n

247Sports<\/a>: Texas softball transfer portal tracker: The scoop, rumors, comings and goings during June 8-22 window<\/p>\n

247Sports<\/a>: What the commitment of four-star defensive lineman Kasi Currie means for Texas football<\/p>\n

Inside Texas<\/a>: Recruiting Humidor: Previewing Texas\u2019 official visit weekend<\/p>\n

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Inside Texas<\/a>: What Texas is getting in 2027 EDGE Jabarrius Garror<\/p>\n

Inside Texas<\/a>: RPM Pick: Texas positioned to land John Meredith III<\/p>\n

Inside Texas<\/a>: Texas moves into the top 10 in the Rivals Team Recruiting Rankings<\/p>\n

Inside Texas<\/a>: Inside the Program: Position battles, Jermaine Bishop, recruiting buzz<\/p>\n

SEC SHOWDOWN <\/p>\n

Austin American-Statesman<\/a>: Predictions for who will win the Men\u2019s College World Series<\/p>\n

Houston Chronicle<\/a>: 11 former Houston-area high school baseball stars in 2026 College World Series<\/p>\n

Houston Chronicle<\/a>: What Georgia and Texas are saying about each other in advance of CWS<\/p>\n

247Sports<\/a>: Texas and Georgia feature slugging catchers. But Daniel Jackson, Carson Tinney will battle on basepaths, too.<\/p>\n

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Rock M Nation<\/a>: How Chip Lindsey and Austin Simmons<\/a> can fix Missouri<\/a>\u2019s passing game<\/p>\n

And The Valley Shook<\/a>: Why Trey\u2019Dez Green could be the most important player on LSU<\/a>\u2019s offense<\/p>\n

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A Sea Of Blue<\/a>: Mark Pope has Kentucky<\/a> basketball team living together in Wildcat Coal Lodge this summer<\/p>\n

WHAT WE\u2019RE READING <\/p>\n

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NEWS ACROSS COLLEGE SPORTS <\/p>\n

The costs of modern college football.<\/p>\n

More pay-for-play college sports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the name, image, and likeness era, college sports programs have shelled out for top recruits across the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":334634,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2895,3230,41094,14694,119563,67002,3747,20027,2917,1189,795,3141,1015,101998,50134,27,29,537,28],"class_list":["post-334633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-alabama","tag-arch-manning","tag-austin-simmons","tag-brendan-sorsby","tag-camping-world","tag-college-world-series","tag-houston-chronicle","tag-jonathon-cooper","tag-kentucky","tag-lsu","tag-michigan-wolverines","tag-missouri","tag-oregon","tag-shedeur-sanders","tag-tennessee-football","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-longhorns","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334633","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=334633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/334634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=334633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=334633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=334633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}