After their season ended with a loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Cotton Bowl, the Texas Longhorns are reportedly eyeing Ohio State defensive tackle Hero Kanu as a potential addition through the transfer portal.
According to multiple reports from OnTexasFootball and Horns247, Kanu visited Texas on Sunday. He entered the portal on Friday after helping Ohio State win the College Football Playoff National Championship against Notre Dame, 34-23.
Jaxson Callaway of Aggies Today also reported that Texas A&M will be hosting Kanu for a visit soon, setting up a potential rivalry between the Longhorns and Aggies for the highly sought-after Buckeyes transfer.
Kanu, originally from Germany, was a four-star prospect in the 2022 recruiting class out of Santa Margarita Catholic in California. He received offers from top programs like Oregon, Clemson, Ole Miss, Michigan, LSU, Notre Dame, Georgia, Alabama, USC, Penn State, and Texas A&M before choosing Ohio State.
In his two years at Ohio State, Kanu played in 26 games, recording 14 tackles (9 solo) and one sack. He appeared in Ohio State’s CFP victories over Oregon and Texas this season, earning a tackle in each game, and played in the National Championship.
The Longhorns have already secured commitments from several transfer portal players, including Purdue defensive lineman Cole Brevard, Arkansas linebacker Brad Spence, Utah punter Jack Bouwmeester, and North Carolina defensive lineman Travis Shaw.
However, Texas has lost several players to other schools, including Johntay Cook II, defensive linemen Sydir Mitchell (LSU), Aaron Bryant (Vanderbilt), Tia Savea (Arizona), and Jaray Bledsoe (Mississippi State), linebackers Tausili Akana (BYU) and Derion Gullette (Mississippi State), cornerback Jay’Vion Cole (Arizona), tight end Amari Niblack (Texas A&M), and edge rusher Justice Finkley (Kansas).
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