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Texas Kicker Will Stone Leaves Program, Plans to Enter Transfer Portal in January

Kickoff duties shift to Mason Shipley, a less prolific touchback option.

Overview

  • Texas confirmed Tuesday that Will Stone is no longer with the team and intends to enter the transfer portal when it opens on Jan. 2.
  • He has one year of eligibility remaining and is reported by Inside Texas to be redshirting this season.
  • A former No. 3 kicker in the 2022 class, Stone did not win the primary job over walk-on Bert Auburn after arriving to replace Cameron Dicker.
  • He worked mainly as the kickoff specialist and handled two extra points in last season’s College Football Playoff semifinal against Ohio State.
  • This season he posted eight touchbacks on 20 kickoffs and missed the UTEP and Sam Houston games, while Mason Shipley’s fill-in work produced about a 20% touchback rate with one kickoff out of bounds.