Multiple reports have confirmed that former Ohio State Buckeyes junior transfer defensive tackle Hero Kanu visited Texas football on Jan. 26. Horns247's Hank South was the first to report the news that Kanu took a visit to Texas on Sunday.
Texas football hosts abrupt portal visitor in former Ohio State transfer DL Hero Kanu this weekend
This was reportedly an official visit that Kanu took to Texas late this weekend. He spent time with Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian and defensive line coach Kenny Baker during the brief Sunday official visit to the Forty Acres.
Ohio State transfer DT Hero Kanu during his official visit to Texas today. pic.twitter.com/9ni78DOzCR
— Hook'em Headlines (@HookemHeadlines) January 27, 2025
Kanu spent three seasons at Ohio State, registering 14 career combined tackles, one tackle for loss, one sack, five quarterback pressures, and 10 defensive stops. He has two years of eligibility remaining.
He played a career-high 123 defensive snaps for the Buckeyes this past season (per PFF). Kanu played a handful of defensive snaps in Ohio State's final three College Football Playoff games en route to the Buckeyes winning the national title over Notre Dame on Jan. 20.
Texas offered Kanu as a four-star prospect from Rancho Santa Margarita (CA) Santa Margarita Catholic in the 2022 recruiting class. He is originally from Germany and started playing football in 2021.
Kanu is set to visit Gainesville tomorrow to see the Florida Gators. Other visits are still a possibility for Kanu since he entered the portal a couple of days ago.
Baker and the Longhorns have turned to the transfer portal to add more proven depth and experience at defensive tackle for the 2025 season in the SEC. Texas has signed former North Carolina Tar Heels junior defensive tackle transfer Travis Shaw and Purdue Boilermakers senior grad transfer Cole Brevard from the winter portal this offseason.