Texas Football: Twitter Reacts to Addition of Tarik Black

Longhorn fans took to social media to voice their happiness in landing the former U.S. Army All American

Texas scored a big hit in the grad transfer market Tuesday evening with the addition of former Michigan Wolverine Tarik Black. 

At 6-foot-3 and 216 pounds, Black may not be quite as big as guys like Collin Johnson or Lil'Jordan Humphrey were, but he's still going to tower over most of the guys on the other side of the ball. The Texas offense is built around physical receivers winning one-on-one matchups with cornerbacks and catching jump balls. It's probably not going to take long for quarterback Sam Ehlinger to put Black's length and athleticism to good use with some 50-50 balls his direction. It opens up everything else from the run game to electric plays in the slot from guys like Jake Smith and Jordan Whittington. 

Though he faces a learning curve to fit in to the Mike Yurcich/Tom Herman power spread offensive scheme, his experience at the college level and unique skill set are almost certain to be a big benefit for the Longhorns. 

Here's what Texas fans are saying about his addition. 

Your newest Texas Longhorn. Tarik Black is an elite talent who will provide a lot of needed help at outside WR. He has two years of eligibility and will shine with Sam Ehilinger and Yurcic. Herman strikes gold again in the grad transfer market. #HookEm pic.twitter.com/M82bk6GAgC

— Texas Platinum (@TexPlatinum) April 29, 2020

Texas QB Sam Ehlinger will have quite the array of weapons in 2020 even after the departure of Duvernay & Johnson.

Brennan Eagles
Tarik Black
Jake Smith
Joshua Moore
Jordan Whittington
Marcus Washington
Kennedy Lewis

About as loaded a WR group Texas has had in a decade #HookEm https://t.co/KwjJ9nN8Dp

— CJ Vogel (@CJVogel_OTF) April 29, 2020

Big addition to the Longhorns receiving corps! Former UM WR Tarik Black transfers to Texas! https://t.co/Mgpd8h0z2O

— Hook'em Headlines (@HookemHeadlines) April 29, 2020

Think this is a good fit for Tarik Black https://t.co/ke9vOVq8FI

— Brandon Justice (@BrandonJustice_) April 29, 2020

Malcolm Epps - 6-6"
Brennan Eagles - 6-4"
Troy Omeire - 6-4"
Tarik Black - 6-3"

— University of Tampering (@Doc_Texas) April 29, 2020

It's clear that the Texas Longhorn fan base was hungry for a bit of good news as the country continues to go without sports into the month of May. Most fans on social media have been quick to embrace the newest member of the roster.

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