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Longhorns ready to show they’re for real on defense

Trenton Daeschner August 28, 2017

Texas’ defense was called every negative adjective in the book last season.  Weak. Soft. Bad. You name it. Giving up 31.5 points and 448.8 yards per game, combined with a 5–7 record,...

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Defensive notebook: Longhorns aim to reverse course in Herman era

Trenton Daeschner August 28, 2017

With less than a week before the start of the season, the Longhorns are turning their attention to Maryland and the dynamic rushing attack of the Terrapins. Here are five notes on the defense from this...

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Offensive notebook: Longhorns aim to reverse course in Herman era

Alex Briseño August 28, 2017

Texas has an abundance of talent at wide receiver, sporting more than five receivers who will battle for playing time. But outside of the wideouts, there’s a striking lack of depth on the Longhorn...

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Herman continues Texas’ decade-old search for tight end

Alex Briseño August 24, 2017

Texas’ search for a tight end appeared to be over — until last week. Head coach Tom Herman must continue the program’s decade-long search for a productive tight end after Texas confirmed...

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Players take advantage of sleeping in Moncrief during preseason practice

Trenton Daeschner August 22, 2017

During the three-week grind of preseason practice, many Texas players checked out of the Jester dormitory and checked into Hotel Moncrief — the Moncrief-Neuhaus Athletic Center, that is. As is...

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Four headlines from week three of preseason practice

Trenton Daeschner August 21, 2017

Week three of preseason practice for the Longhorns came with a unique twist. Head coach Tom Herman took his team beyond the confines of Frank Denius Fields to a place where normally only UT intramural...

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Lessons learned from week one of preseason practice

Michael Shapiro August 6, 2017

With a little less than a month remaining before opening day, the Longhorns opened preseason practice this week, culminating in an 11-on-11 scrimmage on Saturday morning. Here are three things we...

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Undrafted Brown finds home in Rams’ backfield

Tyler Horka August 6, 2017

Malcolm Brown walked off the field for the last time in a Texas uniform in disappointing fashion. Arkansas had just dismantled the Longhorns in the 2014 Texas Bowl, 31-7. Brown accounted for nearly...

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Longhorns look to replace production of both sides of ball

Hiatt Midcap August 6, 2017

Despite Texas’ 5–7 record last season, there wasn’t exactly a dearth of talent on the 40 Acres. The Longhorns sported top-20 recruiting classes each year from 2014–16 according...

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Williams holds same outlook despite accolades

Alex Briseño August 6, 2017

Connor Williams hasn’t always been considered the best offensive tackle in college football. Two years ago, when Williams arrived on the 40 Acres as a freshman, he didn’t do so as a four...

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Preseason Practice Notebook: Day 4

Michael Shapiro August 4, 2017

Texas continued preseason practice Thursday, preparing for its first full-padded practice of the season Friday. Here are four takeaways from the Longhorns’ fourth day of fall camp. Longhorns search...

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For Texas, the future has been dry — but maybe this time it isn’t

Trenton Daeschner August 4, 2017

There’s an old U2 lyric from the song “God Part II” that seems to make so much sense, no matter the context. “You glorify the past when the future dries up.” For the...

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