Alex Briseño

Texas guard Courtney Ramey and Tulsa guard Elijah Joiner played on courts 450 miles apart, but both headlined the college basketball weekend after reminding us not only of the power in sports, but of something that echoes outside any arena.

Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli was killed in Sunday’s helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, which killed Kobe Bryant and seven others. Altobelli was a longtime friend of Pierce from their playing days at the University of Houston.

Here’s where The Daily Texan will be reporting each member of Texas’ 2019 signing class. Follow along throughout the day for updates on all future Longhorns.

The stale taste from Texas’ 39-27 loss to then-No. 6 Oklahoma might have just gotten a little sweeter on Sunday morning.

Two years ago, the Longhorns didn’t have a Big 12 Championship to prepare for with a New Year’s Six Bowl on the line — a bowl game wasn’t even on the table.

The winner of the No. 15 Texas vs. No. 16 Iowa State matchup would have the best shot at reaching the Big 12 Championship as a result of the Oklahoma State upset. All of a sudden, Senior Night wasn’t the biggest storyline for the night.  

When Texas’ seniors first arrived in Austin at the beginning of their freshman year, they knew they wanted to get Texas back to national prominence.

While Lil’Jordan Humphrey was playing high school football at Southlake Carroll, he knew he was going to play Division I ball. He just wasn’t sure what position, or what school he’d play at.

No matter where Charles Omenihu is, he’s usually hard to miss.  The 6-foot-6-inch, 275-pound defensive end displays an all-business, level-headed confidence on and off the field. But that’s not his trademark. That comes once he starts speaking.  Three simple words have become Omenihu signature anytime he steps in front of a microphone: You feel me? 

With less than a minute remaining in the game, it was clear: Oklahoma State was going to complete the upset victory over No. 6 Texas. All the Cowboys had to do was take a knee, hand the ball to the officials and let the celebration begin.

Texas’ 6–1 record has launched the Longhorns into serious playoff contention for the first time of the College Football Playoff era, which celebrated its inaugural season in 2014. But as top-10 teams continue to fall week after week, head coach Tom Herman knows how dangerous listening to the hype surrounding their program can be.

Ehlinger headed to the locker room after suffering a shoulder energy, and backup quarterback Shane Buechele took off his headset, grabbed his helmet and ran onto the field.

The Longhorns traded in the Ferris wheel, Fletcher’s corn dogs and all of the prestige that comes with the State Fair of Texas for one Golden Hat, which now puts Texas at No. 9 in the country.

As the scent of deep-fried everything seeps into the Cotton Bowl and kickoff approaches, one scene seemingly captures the magnitude of the Red River Rivalry perfectly: the bus ride to the entrance of the Cotton Bowl. “You look out the window of your bus and you’ve got an 8-year-old kid going double bird at you, and right next to him is an 88-year-old woman going double bird the same way.”

With the final minute of the third quarter winding down, Texas found itself trailing then-No. 17 TCU. Then junior wide receiver Collin Johnson happened. 

Herman walked into the post game press conference. He had a business-as-usual tone in his voice and admitted they have a long way to go, but these two weeks might have put Texas back on track.

Texas will welcome what many call one of the fastest teams in college football when No. 17 TCU arrives to Austin one week after the Longhorns’ 37-14 signature victory over then-No. 22 USC.

Young walked out on stage for an interview with ESPN’s Ryen Russillo before reflecting on the 2006 Rose Bowl. After asking several questions regarding the game, Russillo posed the question: Is there a moment from the championship game that you haven’t shared with anybody?

Texas running back Tre Watson knew he wanted to return for one final year of college football. He just needed to relearn how to walk first.

Tom Herman made two things clear after Texas’ narrow 28-21 victory over Tulsa: He wants his guys to have fun and celebrate wins. For true freshman Caden Sterns, that came easily and it only took one play.

Senior defensive end Breckyn Hager will run onto the field for the final home opener of his Longhorn career Saturday. A white “C” will be stitched onto his burnt orange jersey, signifying him as one of the team captains, but it will likely be draped over by his blonde, free-flowing hair. The golden locks, which have nearly become a trademark for the defensive end, now drop past his shoulders –– he hates it. 

As Texas headed back to the locker room, it wasn’t hard to note the similarities to last season’s loss to Maryland: the dejection, the shocked fans, the scoreboard.

Head coach Tom Herman stood in front of his team and told them, “I’m going to announce you your five captains for the 2018 season,” in a video released by the program.

With only two weeks until Texas’ season opener, things should start to falling into place, especially after the Longhorns’ scrimmage Saturday morning.

Freshmen defensive back DeMarvion Overshown and linebacker Ayodele Adeoye have both been ruled out for the Longhorns’ season opener against Maryland on Sept. 1, Texas football announced on Wednesday afternoon.

Texas’ scrimmage concluded late Saturday morning. Then, the college football world got turned on its head — three weeks before the season kicks off.

The Longhorns put on full pads for the second time of the preseason camp on Wednesday morning at Whitaker Fields.

Strength and conditioning coach Yancy McKnight watched on as the defensive line dominated the offensive line for several reps during blocking drills at practice on Tuesday. 

When the Longhorns took the field for the first time at Frank Denius Fields for day one of the 2018 preseason camp, head coach Tom Herman was looking for one thing: effort.

Texas head coach Tom Herman, who served as Urban Meyer’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Ohio State University from 2012–2014, declined to comment on a report released by Brett McMurphy on Wednesday which suggested Meyer’s knowledge of domestic abuse by his wide receivers coach Zach Smith since 2015.

Moments before West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen kicked off day two of Big 12 Media Days, Greg Burks, conference coordinator of football officials, approached the podium to announce several key rule changes ahead of the 2018 college football season.

Texas has hired former Oregon head coach Mike White to replace Connie Clark as Longhorn head coach, announced Chris Del Conte, vice president and athletics director, Monday afternoon.

Kody Clemens and his Longhorn squad have made one thing clear: they will ride or die wearing their emotions on their sleeve. For now, they've survived to see another day.

With the first pitch of the highly anticipated Texas versus Texas A&M matchup hours away, Texas’ starting pitcher was throwing up.

The Longhorns released four kickoff times for the 2018 football season, including that for a highly anticipated matchup with the University of Southern California in September.

Change should take time, and it usually does. Texas fans know this all too well.

Before prospects had their names called at the NFL Draft this weekend at AT&T Stadium, prospects such as safety DeShon Elliott took to Twitter to anticipate their landing spot as well as their career goals.

All eyes shifted to Connor Williams hours before the 2018 NFL Draft even commenced as the former Longhorn left tackle stepped out onto the red carpet.

Spring is an interesting time for college football programs all over the country.

As the Longhorns’ Orange-White spring game draws one day closer, offensive coordinator Tim Beck took a step back after what he called an “unfocused” practice. 

As the sun rises Wednesday morning, seven former Longhorns and a plethora of NFL scouts will pile into the bubble at Frank Denius Fields as Texas hosts its annual NFL pro day.

All head coach Tom Herman had to do was blow his whistle. After Texas’ first day of spring football came to a conclusion, Herman spoke very highly of his team’s effort and energy level throughout the day — with one exception.

As much as head coach Tom Herman and the Longhorns learned about their quarterbacks during the 2017 season, they still won’t have a starter when spring football rolls around.

All it took was a time lapse of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Oct. 21 to realize there was a significant issue with seating.  

Former Texas football head coach Mack Brown will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Let’s tap the brakes, Texas fans — at least for the time being.

Several Longhorn players were seen laying on their backs, some threw their helmets in frustration, but most had the same, stunned look on their face.

A Thanksgiving letter by Texas football writer

The Longhorns don’t have the fondest memories of Morgantown, West Virginia.

Some players call him old man, others just call him ‘Twuan, but Saturday night, fifth-year senior Antwuan Davis was just the next man up.

Junior cornerback Holton Hill has been suspended for the remainder of the 2017 season for a violation of team rules, Texas announced Tuesday.

A purple, frog-designed siren in the southeast corner of the end zone echoed throughout Amon G. Carter Stadium as TCU fans rose to their feet every time Texas faced a third down on Saturday night.

Shane Buechele has spent half of the 2017 season wearing a headset on the sideline. But one 38-7 victory on Saturday against Baylor and the sophomore quarterback has inserted himself back in the conversation. 

Dominant defensive performances aren’t anything new for Texas this season, but freshmen running backs Toneil Carter and Daniel Young are.

Thousands of fans buried their face into their hands moments after Texas freshman quarterback Sam Ehlinger threw the game-ending interception last Saturday, dropping the Longhorns to 3–4, 2–2 Big 12 following their loss to No. 10 Oklahoma State.

Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield surveyed the field, found an open receiver and with the swift release of the ball, Texas’ defensive nightmares resurfaced. 

The burnt orange half of the Cotton Bowl sat nervously in the final stages of the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t because of Texas’ 29-24 deficit.

Here’s what Beck and defensive coordinator Todd Orlando had to say during Wednesday night’s media availability.

It wasn't pretty, but Texas got the win in double overtime. The Longhorns are now 2–0 in the Big 12. 

Texas returned to the win column following its conference-opening victory over Iowa State on Thursday night.

Several teams are aware of the danger that arises once the sun sets in Ames, Iowa. Texas is one of them. 

It was hidden under the 27-24 double-overtime loss to then-No. 4 USC, but two Austin natives made one of the plays of the game — and it could have been the game-winner.

Texas nearly shocked the college football world on Saturday night — nearly.

For nearly 12 years now, the lasting memory of Texas’ history with the Trojans is Vince Young’s jaunt into the endzone in the final minute of Texas’ 41-38 victory.

Texas did just what it needed to do on Saturday, getting in the win column as heavy favorites against San Jose State.

Losing has developed a familiar taste in the Longhorn program.

Freshman Lexi Sun has led the Longhorns in blocks in four of her first five games on the 40 Acres.

Tom Herman is a perfectionist, an exacting head coach who constantly preaches attention to detail. But he did make one mistake — in 1999.  

Here’s what head coach Tom Herman had to say when he addressed the media on Monday afternoon.

Texas’ search for a tight end appeared to be over — until last week.

A forgotten water bottle in the players’ lounge one evening during summer practice originally appeared to be little more than a harmless mistake by junior cornerback P.J. Locke III. But he quickly learned to never make it again.

Ever since he entered the college baseball scene as an assistant coach at Rice University in 1991, coaching at the University of Texas has always been David Pierce’s dream. Now, 26 years later, that dream has become a reality after Pierce’s first season with the burnt orange in 2017.

The 2017 MLB Draft hit Texas — hard. As the draft concluded, Texas saw 11 of its players — tied for most in the country — get called to the big leagues.

Two innings before Texas sealed its 5-3 12-inning victory over top-seeded Long Beach State on Saturday night, the Longhorns appeared to be the victims of a game-winning inside-the-park home run.   

Cinderella runs are tough to stop – even in conference tournaments.

The first day of the Big 12 tournament left many fans stunned at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, but right as the sun began to set in Oklahoma City, all eyes re-focused on the Red River Rivalry.

Head coach David Pierce knew exactly what his expectations were going into his first year on the 40 Acres.

Freshman shortstop David Hamilton walked up to the batter’s box with the voice of his favorite rap artist, Kendrick Lamar, booming from the stadium speakers.

The Longhorns have been dominating at home this season with a 23–7 record.

Texas couldn’t get anything going early on at the plate — then junior Travis Jones stepped into the box.

Nothing went Texas’ way in its series with Baylor, but that all changed when Kacy Clemens stepped up to the plate in the 10th inning of the final game. 

The catcher from Round Rock, Texas, played behind junior Michael Cantu for the majority of their freshman years. McCann only saw the field a mere five games in 2015 before making his decision to leave the program at the conclusion of his freshman year.   

Oklahoma didn’t appear ready for the renewal of the Red River Rivalry quite yet, and Texas took full advantage of it.

Texas announced Friday that the freshman pitcher is not with the team at this time.

Michael Cantu returned not only to the field Tuesday night, but to his hometown as well.

Texas watched its six-game winning streak dissolve into four losses in the span of as many games. 

The sea of burnt orange in a crowd of 6,985 erupted at UFCU Disch-Falk Field as Texas A&M watched the Longhorns storm the field after it left the game-tying run 60 feet away from the plate.

Texas managed to get its first series sweep of the season, but the combination of unforgiving weather and a scrappy UCLA squad didn’t make it easy.

Texas is coming off two dominant performances, but it took three straight defeats on the road against Stanford to light the fire the Longhorns needed to earn those wins.

Déjà vu filled the air in Palo Alto as No. 21 Stanford stormed the field following its second-straight walk-off victory over Texas on Saturday.

Junior Jake McKenzie led Texas to its 9-3 victory after allowing only one hit Sunday afternoon.

Texas isn’t playing ‘Augie Ball’ anymore.

The Longhorns notched the first two victories of the David Pierce era. 

Confidence is not easy to come by and it definitely isn’t easy to regain. The Longhorns know this.

Texas Volleyball already has its sights set on fighting back to a third straight national championship appearance. 

A pair of Longhorn freshmen were honored last week after two dominant performances.

Texas’ season came to an end Friday night despite scoring two first-half goals.

Head coach Angela Kelly and her staff had to ensure her team was on the same page after a strand of tough losses over the past few weeks, so she called a team meeting after Texas’ latest loss.

Texas has been on the wrong end of several tight contests recently.