Kristopher Ross no longer with the Longhorns
Texas defensive lineman Kristopher Ross is no longer with the team, according to a Texas football spokesman.
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Ross, a 6-foot-2, 255-pound redshirt freshman from Houston (Texas) North Shore, has been injured for much of the 2023 campaign. He recorded one tackle versus Rice, then played versus Alabama and Wyoming before suffering an elbow injury versus the Cowboys. He appeared in one game during the 2022 season, recording two tackles in the Longhorns’ win over Louisiana Monroe.
Ross has not played since the Wyoming game. Ross was not in the transfer portal at the time of publication, per an Inside Texas source. Players are able to enter the portal at any time, but any non-graduate transfer who enters outside the window is not afforded the same immediate eligibility upon finding their new destination as players who enter the portal during the window.
A member of Texas’ 2022 class, Ross was ranked as the No. 178 overall prospect, the No. 24 defensive lineman, and the No. 28 player in Texas in the On3 Industry Ranking, a proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings and rankings from all four primary recruiting media services. On3 ranked Ross as the No. 62 overall prospect in the class.
On3 Personal Life
Kristopher Ross not only plays for a perennial powerhouse program and is one of the state’s top-rated defensive linemen, he is also one of the nation’s premier throwers of the shot put, with a personal best of 60 feet, 3.5-inches prior to his senior year. Ross’ mom, Tinnequo Ross, is a former assistant track coach at Southern University. Ross pledged to Texas and its defensive line coach Bo Davis. Davis is a former North Shore assistant coach. North Shore is also home to former Longhorn All-American defensive lineman and national high school defensive player of the year, Corey Redding. Ross selected the Horns over scholarship offers from Miami, Auburn and TCU among others. Ross says his hobby is traveling. He plans to major in chemical engineering.
