The Longhorns needed a Hero. And they got one. Texas football has secured a transfer from former Ohio State defensive tackle Hero Kanu. Kanu heads to Austin via the team that ended the Longhorns season back at the 2025 Cotton Bowl.

Texas football added its third transfer defensive lineman on Wednesday morning when former Ohio State DT Hero Kanu announced his commitment to the Longhorns via social media. Listed at 6-foot-5, 305 pounds,

The Texas Longhorns have landed a big piece to the transfer puzzle ... literally. Ohio State defensive lineman Hero Kanu has committed to UT from the transfer portal. Kanu is 6’4" tall and weights 315 pounds.

Of course, the Longhorns were a final four team in the College Football Playoff. Ohio State knocked them out in the Cotton Bowl to head on to the National Championship Game. When