Texas A&M third baseman Gavin Grahovac enters NCAA Transfer Portal

The Texas A&M baseball program is taking on water after the departure of former head coach Jim Schlossnagle. It didn’t take long after losing their head coach for young, talented third baseman Gavin Grahovac to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal, a move he made on Wednesday afternoon, On3 has learned.

Grahovac, a true freshman from Orange, CA, who played his high school baseball at Villa Park High School, started off the year as D1 Baseball’s preseason SEC Freshman of the Year. During the regular season, the Aggies utility player lived up to that build.

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Grahovac did it all for Texas A&M in his freshman season, even coming out of the bullpen as a right-handed pitcher. However, he spent the majority of his time with the Aggies as a third baseman, playing in 65 games total at the position. Overall, Grahovac played in 66 games during his freshman season for Texas A&M, making 323 plate appearances, getting credit for 280 at-bats with 83 hits, scoring 82 runs, 65 RBIs, and 23 home runs. He also had 36 walks and four stolen bases but struck out 94 times on the season and finished 2024 with a batting average of .296.

More on Schlossnagle’s move to Texas A&M’s arch-rival

As per the norm with college sports in the transfer portal era, Schlossnagle’s decision to leave Texas A&M to become the next head coach of the Aggies’ biggest rival, in just about every possible way, made enormous waves for the program. For those close to the Texas A&M program, the news of his departure was the equivalent of pouring alcohol on an open wound. Not even more than 24 hours after the Aggies came up short and the deciding game of the College World Series final against the Tennessee Volunteers, falling 6-5, reports quickly began to make their way around social media of Schlossnagle agreeing to terms to become the next head baseball coach for the Longhorns.

What has some Aggie fans up in arms is their buy-in to some of Schlossnagle’s responses to the rumors surfacing during the College World Series that Texas would look to poach him from their longtime rivals. Just after the conclusion of the College World Series, in the postgame press conference, the former Aggies head coach was asked about the potential of him taking the Longhorns job. This was his response to the question.

“I think it’s pretty selfish of you to ask me that question, to be honest with you,” Schlossnagle said following the game. “I left my family to be the coach at Texas A&M. I took the job at Texas A&M to never take another job again, and that hasn’t changed in my mind. That’s unfair to talk about something like that. That would be like you asking [Braden] Montgomery if he’s going to sign in the draft. But I understand you gotta ask the question, but I gave up a big part of my life to come take this job and I’ve poured every ounce of my soul in this job and I’ve given this job every single ounce I can possibly give it. Write that.”

It’s never fun to lose a head coach, especially one who puts you on the doorstep of winning a national championship. For Texas A&M, Schlossnagle leaving them for their biggest rival is an egregious injustice. The ripples it is sending through the program, resulting in top-tier players exiting College Station, only add insult to injury.