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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Football

Quarterback Quinn Ewers during Texas game against Kansas on September 30, 2023.

Texas has all of the keys to beat an untested Oklahoma

Lindsey Plotkin, Sports Desk Editor October 5, 2023

There’s truly no other college football rivalry like it. Texas. Oklahoma. The states may only be separated by the Red River, but the roughly 92,000 screaming fans with a life-or-death allegiance to their...

Texas Football head coach Steve Sarkisian runs into McLane Stadium with the Longhorns on September 23, 2023.

Keys to the Game: OU

Isa Almeida, General Sports Reporter October 5, 2023

The 119th game between Texas and Oklahoma will mark the first time since 2011 where both teams are undefeated. By the end of Saturday, only one Big 12 team will remain in the position. The last Red...

Notes on the Coach: OU

Notes on the Coach: OU

Emmanuel Ramirez, Senior Sports Reporter October 5, 2023

The Oklahoma Sooners are in year two of the Brent Venables era and rank No. 12 in the AP poll. Year one wasn’t so stellar as the Sooners only won three out of their nine conference games, including a...

Running back Jonathon Brooks stiff arms Wyoming defender on September 16th, 2023.

Early season star: Jonathon Brooks

Ylver Deleon-Rios, General Sports Reporter October 4, 2023

Texas’s third-year running back Jonathon Brooks has had an early explosion in the first five games of the season. Coming off a stellar performance against No. 24 Kansas totaling a combined 285 yards...

Sarkisian, Ewers anticipate upcoming Red River Showdown

Sarkisian, Ewers anticipate upcoming Red River Showdown

Evan Vieth, Associate Sports Editor October 2, 2023

For the first time since 2011, both Texas and Oklahoma enter the Red River Showdown as two undefeated teams. While the Longhorns, sitting at No. 3 in the nation as of the most recent AP poll, lost that...

Running back Jonathon Brooks scores a touchdown during Texas game against Kansas on Sept. 30, 2023. Texas won 40-14 in DKR-TMS, 2 years after the Jayhawks beat the Longhorns in Austin.

Jonathon Brooks shines in No. 3 Texas’ 40-14 win over No. 23 Kansas

Lindsey Plotkin, Sports Desk Editor September 30, 2023

Jonathon Brooks refused to be tackled. When sophomore quarterback Quinn Ewers and the rest of the Texas offense struggled in the first half, Brooks rolled through the Kansas defense.  In the first half,...

Quarterback Quinn Ewers during Texas game against Kansas on Sept. 30, 2023. Texas won 40-14 in DKR-TMS.

Early offensive mistakes plague Longhorns one week before Red River Rivalry

Evan Vieth, Associate Sports Editor September 30, 2023

After an enormous first half performance a week prior, Texas’ offense struggled to convert in a lackluster second quarter against No. 24 Kansas. Despite a resounding victory, it’s back to the drawing...

Longhorns in the NFL

Longhorns in the NFL

JT Bowen, Senior Sports Reporter September 29, 2023

Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons In an era of NFL football where the running back has never been less valuable, Atlanta’s decision to select former Texas Longhorn Bijan Robinson with the eighth...

Texas tight end Gunnar Helm runs to make a touchdown during the Longhorns game against the Wyoming Cowboys on September 26, 2023.

Gunnar Helm proves to be promising asset for Texas football

Evan Vieth, Associate Sports Editor September 29, 2023

The word underrated is among the most popular — and somewhat overused — in sports media, but it’s hard to find a term to describe the impact of junior tight end Gunnar Helm.  You won’t find...

Texas Jahdae Barron celebrates after receiving an interception and scoring a touchdown against the University of Texas at San Antonio on Sept. 17, 2022. Texas defeated UTSA 41-20.

Texas wasn’t his initial plan, but Jahdae Barron is fitting in perfectly

Lindsey Plotkin, Sports Desk Editor September 29, 2023

Senior defensive back Jahdae Barron might not always be the one making the big tackle or a flashy interception, but he holds the Texas defense together. The player from Pflugerville has nine solo tackles...

Junior Running Back (No.4) Devin Neal, runs the ball into the endzone for a 48-yard touchdown against the Missouri State offense at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on Sept. 1, 2023.

Opponents to Watch: Kansas

Bo Espey, General Sports Reporter September 29, 2023

Jalon Daniels  Texas fans are all too familiar with junior quarterback Jalon Daniels. Two years ago, Daniels helped lead the Jayhawks to a thrilling 57-56 win in Austin despite being 31-point underdogs....

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