Colin Simmons ruled doubtful for Ole Miss game in first Texas injury report

Texas will face perhaps college football's best quarterback Saturday when Ole Miss' Trinidad Chambliss comes to Austin. The Longhorns (4-2, 1-2 SEC) will likely do so without their best defensive player.

Texas edge rusher Colin Simmons is listed as doubtful for the upcoming SEC contest at Royal-Memorial Stadium. Simmons exited last week's 27-24 loss to the Florida Gators early in the fourth quarter due to a right-leg injury, and he did not return to the game. 

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian said Saturday he believed Simmons suffered a right-knee injury against Florida, but was unaware of the injury's severity. Sarkisian didn't elaborate on Simmons' injury Monday, but Orangeblood's Anwar Richardson reported Simmons will miss three-to-four weeks due to a high-ankle sprain. 

Simmons will look to continue his climb up two all-time Texas leaderboards upon his potential return to the field this week/later this season. Simmons raised his career sack total to 31 1/2 in the loss to Florida, moving him to No. 3 on Texas' all-time leaderboard (and nine sacks behind Kiki DeAyala's program-record 40.5 sacks). Simmons also has DeAyala's single-season record in his sights. Simmons exited the weekend with 10 1/2 sacks in 2026, 12 sacks behind DeAyala's record-setting 22 1/2-sack season in 1982.

Colin Simmons gave Texas everything he had until his body wouldn't let him 💔 7 TKL, 4 TFL, 1 SACK, 2 QBH vs Florida He went down with an ankle injury early in the fourth, and Texas couldn't hold on without him. https://t.co/OZmGVxLLKf

- CFB Performances (@performancesCFB) October 17, 2026

Simmons' exit against Florida halted his statistical climb and hindered the Longhorns defense. Texas will likely now be without Simmons against Ole Miss and Chambliss, a scary situation after back-to-back SEC losses. 

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