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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

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Sooners blow out Longhorns, hand Texas first loss of season

Christian Corona October 9, 2011

Neither of Texas’ two quarterbacks had committed a turnover in their first four games. Coming into Saturday, the Longhorns were still unbeaten. But both of those things changed Saturday. Case McCoy...

TCU could cash in with Big 12

Jim Vertuno October 7, 2011

AUSTIN — After more than a year of watching their league get picked apart, leaders of Big 12 Conference finally made a proactive move Thursday by voting to add TCU as early as next season. It was...

Religion or football? Dan is forced to make a tough moral choice

Dan Hurwitz October 7, 2011

Good thing the Texas State Fair isn’t debuting a new line of deep fried kosher corny dogs this year. There probably would not be too many bought on Saturday. That’s because the amount of Jews...

National Notebook: QB suspension, injuries, and eligibility issues.

Nick Cremona October 7, 2011

Iowa backup QB suspended for two games after arrest A.J. Derby has been suspended for two games following an arrest this past weekend. The redshirt freshman was arrested for public intoxication and fourth-degree...

Oklahoma doesn’t rebuild at QB, it reloads

Trey Scott October 7, 2011

One of these days, we presume, Oklahoma will be led by a bad quarterback. It’s becoming apparent, however, that our grandkids will be the only ones to see that come to fruition. Seriously, when...

Keys to the Game

Wes Maulsby October 7, 2011

Texas leads the all-time series 59-41-5, including having a 47-37-4 advantage in Dallas. The postwar series — after 1945 — is much closer, with Texas holding a slight advantage 33-30-3. If...

Chance to play for Texas in game a dream come true for some

Austin Laymance October 7, 2011

The Red River Rivalry has a special place in the heart of each Longhorn. For some, it’s a game they’ve dreamed about playing in since they were kids. To others, it’s an opportunity to...

Horns, Sooners take perfect records into Cotton Bowl for first time since 2008

Christian Corona October 7, 2011

Texas and Oklahoma have identical records but obtained them in very different ways. The Sooners topped the preseason polls and have won each of their four contests by double digits. Their highly anticipated...

Players to Watch: Lewis, Whaley, Broyles, Jones

Wes Maulsby October 7, 2011

Landry Jones, Junior Quarterback: Jones is the best passer that Texas has faced at this point in the young season. He is throwing for over 360 yards a game so far this season, with a pair of 400+ yard...

‘Wild’ scheme gives Horns added edge

Austin Laymance October 7, 2011

Fozzy Whittaker is running wild. Literally. The senior tailback has thrived in the Longhorns’ version of the wildcat formation, which Texas has simply dubbed “wild.” Whittaker has scored...

Broyles to present tough test for young Texas secondary

Chris Hummer October 7, 2011

Ryan Broyles isn’t much of a physical presence. The Oklahoma receiver is not the tallest player on the field — he is only 5-10 — or the biggest — 188 pounds is small for a football...

Big 12 takes step in the right direction with new revenue sharing plan

Nick Cremona October 7, 2011

Earlier this week the Big 12 Conference took a major step toward preserving conference stability with a new revenue-sharing plan that grants each member school equal rights to revenue generated in Tier...

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