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Offense ready for Baylor defense

Lauren Giudice • October 17, 2012

The offense will look to bounce back Saturday against Baylor after its dismal play against Oklahomalast weekend. The Bears sit at the bottom of the Big 12 in both scoring defense and total defense. Longhorn...

Diaz’s unit could be worst in school history

Hank South • October 16, 2012

Bad defense isn’t commonly synonymous with Texas football. In fact, over the past three seasons the Longhorns have finished no worse than No. 11 in total defense, including a No. 3 finish in 2009,...

Tackling problems have to get fixed now, not later

Christian Corona • October 16, 2012

It’s been a month since linebacker Jordan Hicks went out with a hip injury. It’s been about that long since the Longhorns have been able to tackle anybody. Hicks, a junior, has missed the...

West Virginia upset by potent Red Raider attack

Matt Warden • October 16, 2012

The West Virginia Mountaineers were sitting pretty after their Week 6 win against Texas. They were No. 5 in the nation and tied for the Big 12 conference lead. Texas Tech altered their fate. After being...

David Ash says he’ll play this weekend

Chris Hummer • October 16, 2012

David Ash will start at quarterback this Saturday against Baylor despite a wrist injury he sustained in the fourth quarter of Texas’ 63-21 loss to Oklahoma. The sophomore met with the media Monday...

Texas beaten in every aspect by Oklahoma

Chris Hummer • October 15, 2012

The Longhorns could not stop the run or pass and were, as Mack Brown phrased it, “inept on offense.” It was not a winning combination in any sense, and the end result was a 63-21 Oklahoma blowout. The...

Horns take major step backward in Red River Rivalry loss

Christian Corona • October 15, 2012

Unacceptable. Inept. Disappointing. These were some of the words the Longhorns used to describe their performance in a 63-21 loss to Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry on Saturday. But there might not...

Texas dominated by Oklahoma

Lauren Giudice • October 15, 2012

This time was supposed to be different. The team that lost to Oklahoma last season 55-17 was supposed to be long gone. But it was not different. It was worse. The Sooners dominated the game and they...

Jeffcoat out for year with torn pec, Ash not ruled out of this week’s Baylor game

Chris Hummer • October 15, 2012

Junior defensive end Jackson Jeffcoat will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a torn right pectoral muscle that he sustained against Oklahoma on Saturday, according to head athletic trainer Kenny...

Texas gets dominated by Oklahoma

Lauren Giudice • October 13, 2012

This time, things were supposed to be different. The team that lost to Oklahoma 55-17 last season was supposed to be long gone. But, it wasn’t different. It was worse. The Sooners...

Longhorns vs Oklahoma Halftime Update

Chris Hummer • October 13, 2012

When a blocked extra point attempt less than five minutes into the game is the best play a team made in the half, it’s in trouble. That’s exactly the situation Texas is in, as Oklahoma...

Ash much improved since last year’s Red River Rivalry

Christian Corona • October 12, 2012

If football reveals character, but doesn’t build it, then what does? Is it, as a second grader, dragging your father to the track every day, determined to outrun all the fourth graders in the upcoming...

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