Texas true freshman linebacker De'Gabriel Floyd likely will miss the 2019 season, coach Tom Herman told reporters on Saturday.
Floyd, the No. 55 player in the 2019 ESPN 300, was diagnosed with stenosis, a narrowing of the spinal column, Herman said.
"He's probably not going to be cleared for this season," Herman said. "But we're going to reevaluate him in January [2020]. ... Until then, he's going to help T.O. [defensive coordinator Todd Orlando] coach and continue some pretty aggressive rehab with it."
Floyd, a 6-foot-2, 240-pound prospect from Los Angeles, enrolled at Texas in January and was viewed as a possible contributor this fall at linebacker for the Longhorns.