Hudson Card was an On3 Consensus four-star recruit coming out of Austin (Texas) Lake Travis High School in the 2020 recruiting class. Card had scholarship offers from Alabama, Ohio State, Texas A&M, Auburn and many others before picking the hometown Texas Longhorns. Card completed 127-of-194 passes in 22 career games for 1,523 yards and 11 touchdowns over two interceptions. He also added 74 career rushing yards and one score on the ground. Card also earned rave reviews when he came in during the 2022 season against Alabama for an injured Quinn Ewers and almost helped UT upset the Crimson Tide. However, after the 2022 season, Card entered the Transfer Portal.