Steve Sarkisian’s biggest addition to the Texas locker room this offseason was landing Auburn’s transfer Cam Coleman through the portal. It wasn’t an easy deal, as the Longhorns competed with some other Power Four giants. At this stage, unknown SEC officials reveal the Longhorns’ massive deal behind Coleman’s transfer.

According to On3’s Andy Staples, several SEC GMs and NIL personnel claim that Cam Coleman is the highest-paid non-quarterback in the 2026 transfer portal. It is expected that his deal was over $2 million, but they never felt like it was a bidding-war recruitment.

“Cam Coleman had a blank check from us. Trust me, he wasn’t going [to Texas] for less. He got paid a ton,” an anonymous GM said. While the other claimed that he used them to raise his stakes at the University of Texas. “I didn’t really get that crazy; he was going to Texas the whole time. I think he was using us to get the price up at UT, which I’m fine with.”

However, the other GM made it clear that Coleman wasn’t interested in other teams, as he always wanted to be on the receiving end of a top QB. “I felt like he was never coming here. I wasn’t really worried about him because it almost felt like a waste of time. Ultimately, he wanted to play where there was a more established quarterback situation.”

This is a developing story…

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