Texas Baxter entered his true freshman year at Texas in
2023 as the starting running back, becoming the first true freshman since
Ricky Williams in 1995 to start the opener. He started the first two games of the season before missing the next two games due to a foot injury, which allowed
Jonathon Brooks to take over as the starter. After Brooks suffered a season ending torn ACL, Baxter reclaimed the starting job. Overall, he played in 12 games with six starts and had 659 yards on 138 carries with five touchdowns. Before Week 1 of the
2024 season started, Baxter suffered a knee injury during practice that required season-ending surgery. Because Baxter was projected to be the starting running back, this allowed
Jaydon Blue and
Quintrevion Wisner to playing a larger role. In
2025, Baxter returned for his redshirt sophomore season. Prior to the season, he was named to the
Doak Walker Award, Comeback Player of the Year Award, and
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watchlists. In his first game back, Baxter logged 40 rushing yards and 25 receiving yards in the loss against
Ohio State. In Week 3, Baxter suffered a hamstring injury against
UTEP and was ruled out for the next two weeks. He ended the season with 196 rushing yards, 41 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown in eight games. On December 8, 2025, Baxter entered the transfer portal.
Kentucky On January 11, 2026, Baxter committed to Kentucky.
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