Per source, UNT transfer linebacker Larry Nixon III will officially visit Texas Tech starting this Wednesday. The other schools in the mix are Auburn and Miami, with Auburn supposedly in the lead.
Listed at 6'2", 236 pounds, Nixon put up 105 tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss and 1 sack in 2022. For his career he's totaled 245 tackles, 11.5 tackles-for-loss and 5.5 sacks.
From his UNT bio...
2022: First Team All-CUSA (PFN) … Fourth Team All-CUSA (Phil Steele) … DCTF Second Team All-Texas College … Third team Preseason All-CUSA (Phil Steele) … Played in 14 games with eight starts … finished second on team and fourth in CUSA with 106 tackles … one of only 62 players nationally with 100 or more tackles … added 2.5 TFL and one sack … five tackles at UTEP … six stops against SMU … career-high 15 tackles in win over Texas Southern … six stops at both UNLV and Memphis … 10 tackles against FAU … five tackles and half a sack at UTSA … five stops and two hurries at WKU … 12 tackles at UAB … 13 tackles against Rice … seven stops in CUSA Championship … 10 tackles and half a TFL in Frisco Bowl
Larry Nixon III - Football - University of North Texas Athletics
Larry Nixon III (3) LB - 2022 : First Team All-CUSA (PFN) … Fourth Team All-CUSA (Phil Steele) … DCTF Second Team All-Texas College … Third team Preseason Al...
