Horns247 has learned that Texas senior center Dominic Espinosa suffered a broken ankle in Saturday's season opener.

Espinosa, who made his 40th career start against North Texas on Saturday, badly rolled his right ankle in the second half of Texas' 38-7 win. Reports have Espinosa likely missing the rest of the season, but school officials told Horns247 that no official word would likely be made public until Monday.

He was unable to put any weight on it and had to be carted off the field. He underwent an x-ray late Saturday night and was scheduled for an MRI on Sunday.

Redshirt freshman Jake Raulerson took over for Espinosa once he left the game on Saturday. It's unclear who the backup center to Raulerson would be, but redshirt freshman Darius James and true freshman Terrell Cuney would be likely options.