Casey Thompson reportedly staying at Texas

[Harrison Wier]

[SIZE=12pt]Casey Thompson is taking his name out of the NCAA Transfer Portal and will remain at Texas. The freshman quarterback is in line to compete with freshman Roschon Johnson for the No. 2 spot behind Sam Ehlinger in 2019. Shane Buechele and Cam Rising still have intentions to transfer. Would be great news for the Longhorns and add depth to a thinning QB room. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]1/17 UPDATE: Thompson took to Twitter to announce he has not made any decision, refuting the report.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]1/18 UPDATE: Thompson reportedly has informed the staff that he’s staying, per Anwar Richardson. Waiting for an official announcement from Casey.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]1/19 UPDATE: a UT spokesman confirmed that Thompson is indeed staying at Texas.[/SIZE]

 

[primal defense]

Is he decompressing from coming out of the portal?

 

[Harrison Wier]

Rising is officially transferring, per Texas. 

 

[primal defense]

After the dust has cleared it will be Sam as the starter and Casey and Roschon competing for the backup job.

 

[tejasrulz]

After the dust has cleared it will be Sam as the starter and Casey and Roschon competing for the backup job.

I believe Casey will be the backup while Roschon redshirts.

 

[dillohorn]

Good for Thompson.

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

I believe Casey will be the backup while Roschon redshirts.

Maybe, but I believe Roschon is enrolling this spring.

 

[primal defense]

I believe Casey will be the backup while Roschon redshirts.

That makes sense for mop up duty. However, if Sam were to miss some games because of injury then I would hope the coaches would play Roschon if he's the better QB.

It doesn't sound like the way Rochon is thinking.

While Johnson has always admired Ehlinger’s game dating back to his high school years at Austin Westlake, he’ll be coming into the Forty Acres ready to compete for the starting spot. The competitiveness boiling in Johnson’s vein’s won’t allow him to arrive in Austin with any other mindset.

“I’m not shying away from any competition,” Johnson said. “I mean, I want it just as bad as [Sam] does. When I get there I’m going to focus on myself and what I can contribute to the whole team.”

https://www.burntorangenation.com/recruiting/2018/12/19/18147487/roschon-johnson-signs-texas-longhorns-recruiting-2019-early-signing-day

 

[Harrison Wier]

Thompson just took to Twitter to refute reports of him staying. 

 

[longhorn_mig]

 

[texasdalton]

I understand what Thompson and Rising are thinking. Sam is going to be here for most likely two years. Three years total is a long time to ride the pine.

what they don’t seem to realize is that Sam has a high probability of getting injured the way he plays. I hate that it’s true but with that said they will most likely be handed the reigns early.

i pray Johnson picks things up very quickly because we will need him sometime next season.

 

[jrcruz1026]

I am a little concerned with Roschon's arm strength, when I saw him in the UA All American game, his ability to throw an out seems to be a struggle. He reminds me of Jerrod Heard as a QB. We'll see how it pans out but I see him switching to WR eventually. 

 

[primal defense]

No worries. We now have another Sam as QB.


Texas legacy Sam Saxton to walk-on at Texas, play quarterback




https://www.hookem.com/2019/01/17/texas-legacy-sam-saxton-walk-texas-play-quarterback/

 

[shotime73]

1 hour ago, Harrison Wier said:

Thompson just took to Twitter to refute reports of him staying. 

So who in the hell came out with the report in the first place if this was refuted?

 

[okiehorn]

That ain’t a good thing 

 

[jrcruz1026]

So who in the hell came out with the report in the first place if this was refuted?

I think the kids tell something to someone behind closed doors but it gets out; when it does, I think players feel things get out of their control,I think the report is legit but the info should not have gotten out.

 

[shotime73]

I think the kids tell something to someone behind closed doors but it gets out; when it does, I think players feel things get out of their control,I think the report is legit but the info should not have gotten out.

Yeah I agree there. It should have never gotten out in the first place

 

[primal defense]

So who in the hell came out with the report in the first place if this was refuted?

 

[Texas2725]

So who in the hell came out with the report in the first place if this was refuted?

Good ole Chip Brown of course.  Chipper may need to find another line of work based on all his F ups.