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Column: Four takeaways from spring football

Ezra Siegel April 28, 2015

With spring practice over, here's the takeaway from the Longhorns this spring: 1. The offensive line showed needed improvement. Texas’ offensive line was nightmarish in last year’s...

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Stat guy: Longhorn football ends spring practice with a tweaked offense, as search for impact players continues

Drew Lieberman April 21, 2015

Texas’ offensive struggles and inconsistent ability to move the chains played a pivotal role in the team’s loss of seven of its last 12 games in 2014 — but with the faster tempo the team...

Hassan Ridgeway ready to take on leadership role

Ezra Siegel April 21, 2015

Junior defensive tackle Hassan Ridgeway has big shoes to fill. With departing defensive tackle Malcom Brown projected to be taken in the NFL Draft’s first round, the Longhorns are looking to replicate...

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Texas defense shows potential in Orange-White scrimmage

Ezra Siegel April 20, 2015

With a battered offense, Texas’ bright spot in 2014 was its defense — and if Saturday’s Orange-White game is any indication, the defense can still hold its own.  During the spring...

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Texas’ spring game fails to shed new light on quarterback question

Aaron Torres April 18, 2015

Coca-Cola versus Pepsi. Chocolate versus vanilla. And now: Swoopes versus Heard.  Whether junior Tyrone Swoopes or redshirt freshman Jerrod Heard should start at quarterback for Texas is a polarizing...

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Longhorns hope to show improvement in Orange-White game

Ezra Siegel April 17, 2015

Four months after the Longhorns’ 31–7 loss to Arkansas in the Advocare V100 Texas Bowl, head coach Charlie Strong still has a bitter taste in his mouth. “[The loss] burns; it will...

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Where are they now: Tight end David Thomas

Daniel Clay April 16, 2015

The 2006 Rose Bowl game typically conjures up images of Vince Young tearing apart the USC defense and sneaking across the goal line with 20 seconds left on 4th-and-5. But few fans remember the team-leading...

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Notes from Texas’ spring practice

Ezra Siegel April 8, 2015

Texas is just halfway through spring practices, but things appear to be coming together in an off-season filled with change. Head coach Charlie Strong’s staff is still implementing a new spread...

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What to look for in spring practice

Aaron Torres March 26, 2015

It’s that time of year when the flowers begin to blossom, the temperature outside  warms up, and spring practice commences for the Longhorns. Head coach Charlie Strong’s first season...

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Column: Longhorns need to improve offensive scheme for success

Ezra Siegel March 26, 2015

Head coach Charlie Strong has his work cut out for him. The Longhorns offense needs fixing, and it needs it badly. When the Longhorns weren’t turning the ball over, they were simply unable to...

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Several Longhorns participate in NFL Pro Day at Texas

Matthew Adams March 25, 2015

Tuesday marked head coach Charlie Strong’s first NFL Pro Day with Texas, where he saw 14 Longhorns perform for scouts and coaches from 25 different teams in the league. The five players who...

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Stat Guy: Rick Barnes’ recent struggles similar to Mack Brown’s ending

Drew Lieberman March 11, 2015

When Rick Barnes and Mack Brown were introduced as head coaches for men’s basketball and football, respectively, their careers were somewhat destined to be compared. In the 1996–1997 season,...

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