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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Ash takes big step forward in win over New Mexico

Christian Corona September 10, 2012

After David Ash completed only five passes out of 27 attempts for at least 10 yards in Texas’ season opener, his coaches promised they would let the sophomore take more shots downfield. They wasted...

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Longhorns defeat Lobos 45-0

Lauren Giudice September 9, 2012

David Ash and the offense had been hoping to improve the passing game and capitalize on big plays. There were some missed opportunities, but the Longhorns did just that in their 45-0 win over New Mexico. David...

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Longhorns lead 17-0 against the Lobos at halftime

Chris Hummer September 9, 2012

It wasn’t pretty, but thanks to a couple of impressive individual efforts Texas finds itself up 17-0 over New Mexico at the half. David Ash put the Longhorns on the scoreboard early in the game,...

Preparing your fantasy football team for Week 1

Curtis Leister September 7, 2012

The difficult part of building a championship fantasy team is finished: you’ve drafted the players who will lead you to glory, poured over cheat sheets and statistics and probably watched way too...

UT has not always done well against option offenses

Hank South September 6, 2012

Option-based offenses in college football are nearly extinct. A majority of playbooks focus on airing the ball out, turning football games into track meets. That’s not the case for the New Mexico...

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Special teams show promise but have room to improve

Christian Corona September 6, 2012

Like their offensive and defensive counterparts, the Longhorns’ special teams had moments of brilliance in their season opener while leaving much to be desired. In his first career start as defensive...

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Florence, Baylor don’t miss a beat

Lauren Giudice September 5, 2012

Heisman winner Robert Griffin III’s departure from Baylor left a huge hole in Baylor’s offense. But based on senior Nick Florence’s performance against SMU Sunday, it looks like the Bears...

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Brown, Bergeron wearing down opposing defenses

Chris Hummer September 5, 2012

Joe Bergeron delivered the knockout blow to the Wyoming defense with his 54-yard fourth quarter run, but it was the combined efforts from the Longhorn running backs that laid the groundwork for the burst. Specifically,...

2013 Longhorns Come Up Hurting in Week 0

Michael Marks September 4, 2012

Cibolo Steele safety Erik Huhn’s night ended early Friday after sustaining an injury to his left knee. Huhn, ranked as the 6th best safety in the state of Texas by Rivals.com, landed awkwardly after...

Texas commits light up the stat sheet

Jacob Martella September 4, 2012

Despite his team falling to Nocona 55-47 Friday night, Longhorn commit Tyrone Swoopes lit up the stat sheet for Whitewright.  Swoopes ended his night 16-for-24 with 167 yards and three touchdowns...

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Defense has ways to go before it can call itself one of nation’s best

Christian Corona September 4, 2012

Texas allowed Wyoming only one third-down conversion in 11 tries, but that one stood out like a sore thumb. “When you give up an 80-yard pass, you can’t say your secondary played well,”...

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Defense starts slow, Vaccaro sparks team

Lauren Giudice September 4, 2012

After the Texas offense went three and out to start the game, the Cowboys responded with a 56-yard opening drive that resulted in a field goal. During the Cowboy’s second drive, Wyoming quarterback...

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