Donnavan Smoot

Americans long for a post-pandemic world, but what’s waiting on the other side could be far from normal, especially in sports where financial losses are changing the college athletics landscape.

For years, it seemed as if Jaxon Shipley was just following his big brother Jordan’s lead. Jaxon played wide receiver on the Texas football team just as Jordan did several years earlier. He even wore the same number. Then, following their stints in the NFL, the brothers have gotten back on the same path — this time in real estate.

All 13 players are now “self-isolating,” and 10 more are in self-quarantine through contact tracing, according to the statement.  

Cedric Griffin, who played defensive back at UT from 2002-2005, had an eye for business while earning his degree in applied learning and development.

The Daily Texan has created a tournament of its own. Divided into four quadrants, the bracket has matchups between 16 of the top Longhorn athletes of all time. The winner is …

The motherf---ing Starboy is back, but not better.

When Texas lost to Oklahoma last October, it was clear that Texas was off course. The team’s energy screamed dejection and disappointment. 

With spring ball and the start of the 2020 season on the horizon, Texas’ hectic offseason will come to a close with National Signing Day. 

Texas men's basketball has had one too many rough seasons under Shaka Smart — and it may be time to let him go. 

The Longhorns dominated in the Valero Alamo Bowl, with a 38-10 victory over Utah.

With 2019 drawing to an end, Texas head coach Tom Herman discussed the 2020 recruiting class and the hiring of new defensive coordinator Chris Ash on Wednesday.

Texas Football has fired defensive coordinator Todd Orlando and wide receivers coach Drew Mehringer, according to a press release on Sunday. They have also re-assigned offensive coordinator Tim Beck to quarterbacks coach for bowl preparation, while inside receivers coach Corby Meekins will serve in an “administrative capacity.”

For the fifth time this season, the Longhorns were forced to put into words what yet another loss meant for the Texas program. The final thing several players and coaches saw after their loss to Baylor was a giant banner across the Jumbotron at McLane Stadium that read: “Championship Game Bound.” 

As Baylor continued to dominate throughout the late November afternoon, Texas proved it never really had a grasp on this opportunity, or this season. 

For the third time this season, Texas head coach Tom Herman stepped up to the podium following a road loss to a conference opponent. He wore a black shirt, appropriate for the mournful mood surrounding the Longhorns after Saturday night’s walk-off loss to unranked but favored Iowa State.

Texas’ week following its 27-24 win over then-No.16 Kansas State has been up and down. On one hand, the Longhorns are still in the hunt for a Big 12 Championship Game berth and are inching closer toward having a healthy roster for the first time since Week One. On the other hand, key injuries on offense partnered with back-to-back road games sets them up for a rough end to the season.

For the second time this season, fans at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium left feeling relieved after watching sophomore kicker Cameron Dicker kick another game-winning field goal.

The NCAA Board of Governors unanimously voted to “permit students participating in athletics the opportunity to benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness in a manner consistent with the collegiate model,” according to a press release from the NCAA.

The Longhorns didn’t play their best and as a result, dropped the TCU game after barely surviving against Kansas last week. Texas’ defense, which has been on pace to finish near the bottom in school history, once again wasn’t able to come through with stops when they were needed the most.  

Texas avoided catastrophe Saturday, escaping with a 50-48 win in one of its worst defensive performances of the season. The Longhorns left relieved, but acutely aware of the issues they need to fix — specifically on defense.

The Longhorns feel their loss to Oklahoma will only bring them together and show the country what they’re made of.

Every October, the Sooners cross the Red River to meet the Longhorns at the State Fair of Texas — regardless of statistics, human nature almost always finds a way to unleash chaos. Saturday was no different.

Texas-OU is one of the most highly anticipated matchups in all of college football. Texas has maintained the attitude that no game is easy and every game will be a fight.

After the Oklahoma State game, head coach Tom Herman spoke about how the elite teams are able to win without putting their best foot forward. Saturday was once again one of those games for the Longhorns. 

Senate Bill 206 allows college athletes in the state to earn money for their name, image and likeness. 

Despite changing its student seating process after the debacle that was LSU week, students still had doubts and quarrels about the new system that was put into place.

The 36-30 win over Oklahoma State — Texas’ first win against the Cowboys since 2014 — was mixed with good takeaways and bad takeaways.

After two solid performances and Group of 5 opponents and a less-than-stellar performance against the Tigers, Saturday is not only another game for the Longhorns, but another chance for the young secondary to raise their confidence.

Week Three could have gone many different ways for the Longhorns. Following a heartbreaking home loss against No. 4 LSU, Texas could have seen Rice, a perennial bottomfeeder in C-USA, and let up on the gas. Texas did the exact opposite.

It’s been five days since LSU beat Texas 45-38. Normally, by this time in the week, the Longhorns are fully focused on the next opponent. However, the sting of losing a prime-time matchup at home, along with the lessons that come with it, still surround the program.

Texas head coach Tom Herman stepped to the podium for his weekly press conference, thanked the fans for providing an “unbelievable atmosphere” and then delivered the news that sophomore defensive back B.J. Foster will miss “at least a couple of weeks” due to a significant hamstring injury. 

“The fact was they didn’t want me.” Senior defensive end Malcolm roach's ties to Louisiana make Saturday's game against the Tigers mean that much more.

 Sophomore wide receiver Brennan Eagles introduced himself to Longhorn fans in Texas’ season opener Saturday night. According to him, this is just the beginning. 

The Texas football program has many questions to answer heading into its season opener, but there’s one thing that has a definitive answer. Every player has bought in.

Texas opened up Gregory Gym and its 2019 campaign with the Orange-White scrimmage on Saturday. It was the first action for the Longhorns since being swept by BYU in the NCAA Regionals last season. 

Fall camp is the time to forge team identities and create internal momentum heading into the season. With Texas now practicing in full pads, it’s full steam ahead for the beginning of the season. Here are some of the top storylines as fall camp continues:

On Monday, Texas Baseball announced that five-time MLB All-Star Troy Tulowitzki will join the coaching staff as an assistant coach.

Tuesday was Day 2 of 2019 Big 12 Media Days, signaling the start of football season closing in. Each year, several changes and tweaks are made to the game in order to improve the safety and quality of the game.

While the Longhorns reload for another season this fall, four players are already earning preseason recognition around the Big 12 conference

Days after the NBA Finals concluded and days leading into the NBA Draft, Longhorns are serving as focal points in the NBA’s landscape for the present and the future.

It was a historic Sunday morning for Texas, as the Longhorns placed second during the NCAA Championships — the highest finish in Texas Rowing history.

Early on, it looked like the first year of the Mike White era was coming to a close. Star pitcher Miranda Elish was off. She couldn’t hit the corners, find her spots or get outs. Then, Elish’s night went from bad to worse.  

Two years ago at this time, Sug Sutton was riding the bench. Now a junior, Sutton is the proverbial conductor of the train that is Texas. And she’s trying to lead the Longhorns to a deep run in March.

With back-to-back losses for the first time since December, Texas was in a peculiar spot. Their final game against TCU was a must-win with conference tournament implications.

Things got ugly — quickly. And this time there wasn’t an invigorating run to save Texas from a humiliating end result. By the end of Monday’s game at Baylor, the Longhorns walked off the court with a 64-35 loss.

For Destiny Littleton, Sunday’s game exposed her to both ends of the emotional spectrum. In the first half, she nearly couldn’t miss. In the second half, she couldn’t buy a basket.

The Baylor Bears were able to dismantle the Longhorns in the first half and fend off their furious rally in the second. For Texas, the week that ensued was about moving on to Kansas.

Texas takes a 76-67 win in Norman on Saturday following their second conference loss against West Virginia, allowing them to stay on track for the Big 12 title. 

After being criticized by head coach Karen Aston for sloppy play and a lack of mental toughness, the Longhorns will make the trek to the Lubbock to not only get another Big 12 win, but to correct their play from Wednesday night. 

Texas was on upset alert early in Sunday’s matchup against West Virginia.

Texas sent off the year in one of the best ways possible, defeating Northwestern State 104-66.

After dropping back to back home games to ranked opponents, the Longhorns find themselves in an unfamiliar position. They welcomed No. 9 Tennessee into the Frank Erwin Center and tried to right the wrongs that led to a blowout loss to No. 6 Mississippi State last week.

One day after being pushed to the brink by Quinnipiac, Texas came out of the gates with high energy in their blowout win against the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday.

With only one week of regular season football remaining, Kyler Murray continues to close the gap between him and Tua Tagovailoa. With a strong performance against West Virginia, things could get interesting. Here's how the Heisman race is shaping up heading into Week 12. 

Texas was engaged in a hard fought battle on Monday night against North Texas, eventually leaving Denton with a 64-54 win. Now back in Austin, the Longhorns welcome in McNeese State, trying to expand on the early season lessons they’ve learned so far in the young season.

Before tip-off, the Longhorns were looking for two things: an improvement on defense and for Lashann Higgs to be their offensive force. They found both Thursday in a 78-41 win over Duquesne.

As a sharp-shooting graduate transfer from Texas A&M, Williams had the option between Texas and perennial Final Four participant University of Connecticut.

Here's how the top Big 12 teams fared last week and how their week looks coming up.

The Big 12 has provided twists and turns throughout the season. With five games left, here is how its top teams are preparing for the last part of the season.  

As the season continues to move forward, a trio of quarterbacks continue to dominate the Heisman conversation, but a pair of outside challengers now have their eye on college football’s greatest individual award. Here’s a look at a few Heisman favorites along with some dark horse candidates.

Conference play is starting to heat up in the Big 12. Although it’s early, many teams already have big games coming up on their schedule. Here are where some of them stand right now.

Conference play is starting to heat up in the Big 12. Although it's early, many teams already have big games coming on their schedules. Here's where some them stand right now:

Conference play is officially underway and some of college football’s brightest stars were on full display this past weekend. Here’s how the frontrunners are stacking up in the Heisman race:

As we enter Week Four of the college football season this weekend, the Heisman race is beginning to see some athletes pull ahead and others fall behind.    

Many fans are quick to call this a rivalry because of the famous 2006 National Championship Game in Pasadena, California, but the two teams have only met four other times prior to the matchup that many have deemed “The greatest college football game ever played.” Here's a list of the meetings that you haven't heard about:

As Week Two in college football kicks off this weekend, here's what the Heisman Watch looks like right now:

A native from Nassau, Bahamas, Pedrya Seymour has gone from a lowly coveted recruit to an All-American to an Olympian.

With the Big 12 Championship meet in its sights, the time is now for the Texas men’s track team.

There’s nothing quite like the comfort of competing at home.

Over 7,000 athletes, from 21 countries and 195 colleges, were in Austin this week for the 91st Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. It was an event that helps signify the arrival of the outdoor track and field season.

Disappointment was the underlying theme over the past two days at the NCAA Indoor Championships for the Longhorn women.

All the chips will be on the line this weekend at Texas A&M’s Gilliam Indoor Stadium, the site of the NCAA Indoor Championships.

Texas track and field aims to add to its long list of conference championships this weekend in Ames, Iowa. 

Texas has one week left to prepare for the Big 12 championship next week in Ames, Iowa. 

Underclassmen lead Longhorn men into Husky Classic, Tyson Invitational.

The Longhorns will participate in their fourth meet of the new year in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this weekend.

As we enter the fourth quarter of the NFL season, former Longhorns are still performing at high levels on the field. Here is how a few of them did this week.

Over the weekend, former Longhorns provided several storylines both on and off the field. Here are some of the most memorable performances of the week. 

Here’s how former Texas offensive, defensive and special teams players fared in Week 8 of the NFL season.

As the Longhorns suited up on Saturday to face off against Kansas State in Austin, numerous former Texas players took the field in the NFL.