AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas contingent led by head coach Tom Herman that went to Los Angeles to encourage talented freshman receiver Bru McCoy to return to Austin for summer workouts wasn't as successful as Longhorn faithful probably would have hoped.

Sources told Horns247 Herman, wide receivers coach Drew Mehringer, Director of Player Development Kevin Washington and quarterback Sam Ehlinger met with McCoy and tried to convince the No. 9 overall prospect in 2019 to stick with Texas. While those efforts were heard by the receiver, it doesn’t appear to have won him over at this point.

According to sources, McCoy did not provide a concrete answer about his future, which could include him transferring back to USC after he left the Southern Cal campus in January to come to Texas. It appears, however, the wide receiver's first spring in Austin could be his last.

Although the situation remains unresolved until McCoy makes a final decision of whether to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal or return to Texas, it sounds like McCoy is leaning towards pursuing a transfer back to USC at this time, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.

Multiple sources told Horns247 that McCoy’s parents, father Horace and mother Shelby, have attempted to convince their son to stick it out through the football season before deciding if he'll transfer. But ultimately, the decision is Bru's to make, sources said.

Though he has enjoyed his time with his teammates at Texas and was seen by coaches as a player who would contribute on the field immediately, McCoy was struggling to fit in, according to a source close to the receiver.

Sources told me that McCoy has also been concerned about the future of his position coach and primary recruiter, Drew Mehringer, and cannot determine if Herman will be looking to replace Mehringer once the one-year contract extensions for the Longhorns' assistant coaches expire following the 2019 football season.

McCoy apparently expressed his concerns to the Texas contingent in their meeting Wednesday, sources said.

A former five-star prospect from Mater Dei, McCoy’s early road as a college football player has been far from ordinary. After he signed his National Letter of Intent to USC in December and enrolled as a member of his hometown Trojans in January, McCoy had a change of heart and entered the NCAA transfer portal to make his way to Austin. The receiver spent the last several months with the Texas football program, and proved his five-star status to be legitimate through his on-field play in spring football.

As Horns247 columnist Chip Brown reported earlier in the week, McCoy began feeling a deep homesickness after spring football ended in mid-April and started telling some of his friends on the Trojans’ football team two weeks ago he was considering returning to USC.

At that time, Texas was seeking his signature for an NCAA eligibility waiver on McCoy’s behalf that, if successful, would allow McCoy to play for the Longhorns this fall after transferring from USC in January. That waiver still lacks McCoy’s signature, sources told Horns247.

This saga is expected to come to an end in the near future, and for now, the Longhorns will have to sit back and wait for McCoy’s final decision. But as it currently stands, it's not looking good for Texas.

Stay tuned.