Story byXanderWed, January 14, 2026 at 5:46 AM UTC·2 min readBlake Gideon, who coaches Texas football’s safeties from 2021 to 2024, has so far spent just one season as the defensive coordinator at Georgia Tech. But apparently, Texas is the better near-term option compared to Georgia Tech and the steadily tanking ACC (of course, Miami football is a bit of an exception this year.)WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS Austin American-Statesman: Texas Football: Why coaches endorsed change to CFB’s redshirt ruleAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementInside Texas: Status Check: A look at Texas’ O-line as portal crunch-time nearsInside Texas: The reshaping of the Texas offensive line room continuesInside Texas: Sean Miller’s postgame comments proved beneficial in motivating his Longhorn basketball teamICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION No. 1 portal WR Cam Coleman commits to TexasTexas OL Nick Brooks is entering the NCAA transfer portalRECRUITING ROUNDUP Austin American-Statesman: Did Texas volleyball sign any players in the NCAA transfer portal?247Sports: Texas Football Transfer Portal Tracker: All the Texas scoop, rumors, comings & goings as Longhorns fill rosterAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement247Sports: Longhorns high on the list for 2027 Top247 IOL Reed Ramsier after November visit to Texas247Sports: ‘It’s all come around full circle’: Raleek Brown explains picking Texas in the transfer portal247Sports: Why Texas is the college football transfer portal’s biggest winner so farInside Texas: Texas hosting Tennessee portal DE/EDGE Caleb HerringInside Texas: Texas Junior Day Visitor List: 2027 targets, Texas offers, and rising prospectsInside Texas: Texas Longhorns Portal Recruiting Intel: Jordan Seaton, Joe Brunner, DE/EDGE talkSEC SHOWDOWN Austin American-Statesman: Texas Basketball: Can Longhorns hold momentum against VanderbiltAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAustin American-Statesman: Texas and Texas A&M baseball: Longhorns and Aggies preseason rankingsRock M Nation: UConn QB Nick Evers commits to MizzouAnd The Valley Shook: Caden Durham returning to LSURed Cup Rebellion: Pete Golding adds another ‘26 signee with 3A Mr.
