A likely reason for Chamberlain's departure was his limited role with Texas this past spring as a freshman. Chamberlain played in 22 games this season, starting 10 of them. In those 22 games, Chamberlain recorded a .

During the postseason NCAA transfer portal window, the Texas Longhorns turned over a significant portion of the roster under first-year head coach Jim Schlossnagle, ranging from players who saw little or no playing time in 2025 to several starters who struggled at the plate.

Eleven of this offseason's 16 transfers were recruited to Texas by former UT coach David Pierce. Moffett, Rerick, Stewart and Winfield were all Jim Schlossnagle recruits and Navarre signed with Schlossnagle at both Texas A&M and Texas.