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Up-tempo offense creates challenges but also opportunity

Garrett Callahan August 29, 2013

College football is changing, and Texas is changing with it. Instead of the traditional, spread offense, a majority of college football teams are running an up-tempo offense with the purpose of putting...

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Texas defense eager to show improvements in 2013

Peter Sblendorio August 29, 2013

It has been a long three years for the Texas defense. In the three seasons since their last trip to the National Championship Game, the Longhorns have allowed more than 23 points per game on average....

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Is Mack Brown’s job dependent on his success?

Chris Hummer August 28, 2013

Mack Brown holds the keys to an empire. He’s the most powerful figure on a campus 50,000 strong, pulls in more money than any state-compensated employee and could be the most visible personality...

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Does Texas’ four-year trend equal another national championship in 2013?

David Leffler August 28, 2013

Texas fans with a deep belief in the powers of statistical trends could logically have three words in mind: national championship game. Since 2005, when the Longhorns won the national championship with...

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Malcolm Brown, Joe Bergeron and Johnathan Gray to propel Texas offense

Peter Sblendorio August 28, 2013

Though most of the hype surrounding the Longhorns’ offense is focused on junior quarterback David Ash, the most promising aspect of the 2013 team is likely to be its trifecta of running backs. Juniors...

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Adrian Phillips, Longhorns ready to put defensive struggles in the past

Garrett Callahan August 28, 2013

Adrian Phillips came to Texas four years ago with one goal in mind: to win a national championship. Now the 5-foot-11-inch safety is a member of the only Texas recruiting class in a decade not to have...

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Adrian Phillips, Longhorns ready to put defensive struggles in the past

Garrett Callahan August 27, 2013

Adrian Phillips entered Texas four years ago with one goal in mind: to win a national championship. Fast-forward to the present and the 5’11” safety is a member of the only Texas recruiting...

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Longhorn running backs ready for big season

Peter Sblendorio August 27, 2013

Though most of the hype surrounding the Longhorns' offense is centered on junior quarterback David Ash, the most promising aspect of the 2013 team is likely to be its trifecta of running backs. Juniors...

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Texas Longhorn Football reveals new uniform changes

Chris Hummer August 27, 2013

The golden anniversary, 50 years for those not familiar with the term, is a time to cherish in marriage and, well, apparently in sports. This is why the Texas Longhorn football team will don numbers...

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Checking up on Horns in the NFL

Peter Sblendorio and Garrett Callahan August 26, 2013

Kenny Vaccaro New Orleans Saints Safety  After an impressive career in burnt orange, Kenny Vaccaro joined New Orleans in the first of the 2013 NFL Draft — the first time in franchise history...

Texas’ four most important games of 2013

Garrett Callahan August 26, 2013

The Longhorns enter 2013 as one of the most experienced teams in the FBS — the opposite of the past two seasons in which Texas was made up of mostly freshman and sophomores — with 19 returning...

Jeffcoat, Ash among Horns primed for breakout season

Peter Sblendorio August 26, 2013

With 19 starters returning, Texas will be one of college football’s most seasoned teams in 2013. Preseason rankings place the Longhorns at 15th in the nation. But can this football team really meet...

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