Projected star Texas Longhorns football freshman sent a hope-dimming message for the 2026 season
Texas Longhorns freshman receiver Jermaine Bishop won't get a chance to show the College Football world why he became a Houston-area high school legend this coming fall.
Projected star Texas Longhorns football freshman sent a hope-dimming message for the 2026 season originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Texas Longhorns freshman receiver Jermaine Bishop doesn’t look ticketed for a big-time role in Austin this coming fall, with so many top-flight returners and additions at the position in the fold.
That’s Burnt Orange Nation’s Wescott Eberts ’ take on the situation, anyway, after Auburn Tigers transfer Cam Coleman committed via the transfer portal , and Ryan Wingo and Emmett Mosley V returned to grab the lion’s share of the targets. Per Eberts, “Despite all the hype surrounding Bishop now as summer approaches, the reality is that significant playing time is going to be hard to come by — Sarkisian and wide receivers coach Chris Jackson have employed short rotations at the position during their time in Austin and the top-level talent at the position is elite, including Wingo, Mosley, and Cam Coleman. Even veterans like Wake Forest transfer Sebastian Berkhalter and Daylan McCutcheon are still likely ahead of Bishop on the depth chart.
” Bishop had early-spring hype in Central Texas, receiving a major endorsement from former Dallas Cowboys WR Dez Bryant. "I want to go on record and say Jermaine Bishop will be Texas Longhorns #1 WR," Bryant wrote in March . "The eye test doesn't lie.
He's oozing with confidence.. I can tell by the way he carries himself. He already runs routes like a pro.