The 6-foot-7 sophomore entered the portal on April 9 and the Longhorns were one of the first teams linked with Punch’s recruitment.
The move to Austin also brings Punch closer to his hometown of Harker Heights, which is just over a hour away from Texas.
The Longhorns reached the Sweet 16 in coach Sean Miller’s first season and will likely enter next year as a preseason top-25 team with the addition of Punch and Colorado transfer guard Isaiah Johnson. Punch and Johnson are rated four-star transfer prospects by 247Sports.
Losing Punch to the portal was tough enough, but the decision to commit to an in-state rival will make it even tougher for TCU fans to stomach.
Despite Punch’s departure, TCU was successful in retaining most of its core from the tournament run with All-Big 12 forward Xavier Edmonds, sophomore forward Micah Robinson and guards Brock Harding and Tanner Toolson all announcing their intentions to return to Fort Worth next season.
The Horned Frogs are also bringing in junior college prospects Trent Lincoln and Ryan Hunt along with Serbian forward Milos Sojic. With seven scholarships allocated, TCU is aiming to bring in three to four more players to round out the rotation.
Game schedule dates, times, locations
NEXT UP: Game dates, times, locations, channel
Rangers ▶
May 25 Houston 9, Rangers 0
May 26 Rangers 10, Houston 7
May 27 Houston 4, Rangers 3
May 28 Houston 5, Rangers 1
May 29 Rangers 9, Kansas City 1
May 30 vs. Kansas City, 3:05 p.m., FS1, RSN
May 31 vs. Kansas City, 1:35 p.m., RSN
June 1 at St. Louis, 6:45 p.m., RSN
June 2 at St. Louis, 6:45 p.m., RSN
June 3 at St. Louis, 6:45 p.m., RSN
Wings▶
May 18 Wings 92, Washington 69
May 20 Wings 99, Chicago 89
May 22 Atlanta 86, Wings 69
May 24 Wings 91, New York 76
May 28 Wings 95, Las Vegas 87
June 1 vs. Seattle, 7 p.m., KFAA, USA
June 5 at Los Angeles, 9 p.m., Ion
June 9 at Minnesota, 7 p.m., KFAA
June 11 vs. Phoenix, 8 p.m., Amazon Prime Video
June 13 at Portland, 7:30 p.m., KFAA
TCU Football ▶
2026 season
Aug. 29 vs. North Carolina (at Dublin), 11 a.m., ESPN
Sept. 12 vs. Grambling State, 7 p.m., ESPN+
Sept. 19 vs. Arkansas State, 7 p.m., ESPNU
Sept. 26 at Central Florida, TBA
Oct. 3 vs. BYU, TBA
Oct. 17 at Baylor, TBA
Oct. 24 vs. West Virginia, TBA
Oct. 31 vs. Kansas, TBA
Nov. 6 at Arizona, 9:15 p.m., ESPN
Nov. 14 vs. Kansas State, TBA
Nov. 21 vs. Utah, TBA
Nov. 26 at Texas Tech, 7 p.m., ESPN
Cowboys ▶
Sept. 13 at N.Y. Giants, 7:20 p.m., NBC
Sept. 20 vs. Washington, 3:25 p.m., Fox
Sept. 27 vs. Baltimore (at Rio de Janeiro), 3:25 p.m., CBS
Oct. 4 at Houston, 12 p.m., Fox
Oct. 8 vs. Tampa Bay, 7:15 p.m., Amazon Prime Video
Oct. 18 at Green Bay, 7:20 p.m., NBC
Oct. 26 at Philadelphia, 7:15 p.m., ESPN, ABC
Nov. 1 vs. Arizona, 12 p.m., Fox
Nov. 8 at Indianapolis, 12 p.m., Fox
Nov. 15 vs. San Francisco, 3:25 p.m., Fox
Nov. 22 vs. Tennessee, 12 p.m., Fox
Nov. 26 vs. Philadelphia, 3:30 p.m., Fox
Dec. 7 at Seattle, 7:15 p.m., ESPN, ABC
Dec. 20 at L.A. Rams, 3:25 p.m., CBS
Dec. 27 vs. Jacksonville, 7:20 p.m., NBC
Jan. 3 vs. N.Y. Giants, 12 p.m., Fox
Jan. 9 or 10 at Washington, TBA
FC Dallas ▶
May 2 FC Dallas 2, NY Red Bulls 0
May 9 FC Dallas 3, Salt Lake 1
May 13 Vancouver 3, FC Dallas 2
May 16 FC Dallas 3, San Jose 2
May 23 FC Dallas 2, Colorado 1
World Cup break
Texas Motor Speedway ▶
May 30 Urban Racing
June 6 SCC Laps for Charity
June 13 NASCAR Racing Experience
June 20 Team Texas - David Starr's Racing School
June 20 Urban Racing
This story was originally published April 12, 2026 at 9:35 PM.
