The Daily Texan

Okafor, Vaccaro won’t travel for Media Days

Sara Beth Purdy • July 23, 2012

The only question surrounding the Texas defense this summer is just how good they can be as an overall unit. A lot of that expectation comes from a star-studded returning cast that includes seniors safety...

Texas’ defense carries weight at Media Days

Nick Cremona • July 23, 2012

In the Big 12 Conference there’s a fine line between controversy and a calculated chess move when it comes to selecting players to represent one’s school in front of the media. Bringing a...

Newcomers TCU and WVU add strength to Big 12

Nitya Duran • July 23, 2012

The Big 12 was happy to announce the addition of Texas Christian and West Virginia to the conference on July 1. Two spots became available after the departure of Missouri and Texas A&M from the conference...

Big East drops lawsuit against TCU, will get $5M

The Associated Press • July 19, 2012

The Big East Conference has dropped its lawsuit against TCU and will receive the $5 million it was seeking from TCU after it bailed out on a commitment to join the conference. The Big East filed the suit...

Orakpo holds annual camp, works to get better while helping kids

Nick Cremona • July 16, 2012

For two days this past week, two-time Pro Bowl outside linebacker and former Longhorn Brian Orakpo held what he hopes to be the first of many youth football camps in Austin. “I was really happy...

Durham Smythe hopes to bring consistency back to tight end position

Harry Jung IV • July 9, 2012

Bo Scaife, David Thomas and Jermichael Finley are all names that come to mind when one thinks of the great tight ends to have come from the University of Texas. Now, after a four-year absence of an offensive...

Ash doesn’t need to be a world-beater for Texas to win

Trey Scott • July 9, 2012

With a defense that will be among the best of any not in the Southeastern Conference, and the triumvirate of talented running backs Malcolm Brown, Joe Bergeron and Johnathan Gray, the Longhorns have enough...

Big 12 Conference welcomes TCU and West Virginia

Antonio Morales • July 5, 2012

For the first time in its 16-year history. the Big 12 added new members as TCU and West Virginia officially joined the conference this week. During the realignment saga of the past couple of years,...

Brown ready to ‘RISE’ above last season as the Longhorns prepare for the fall

Sara Beth Purdy • June 15, 2012

Be “Relentless,” have “Intensity,” “Sacrifice” in order to achieve “Swagger” and play with “Emotion,” or R.I.S.E., is the slogan that the Longhorns...

Former Oklahoma State running back charged with forgery

The Associated Press • June 6, 2012

STILLWATER, Okla.— Prosecutors have charged former Oklahoma State running back Herschel Sims with two counts of second-degree forgery. Sims was dismissed from the Cowboys football team last week...

Taking a look at the issue of race within Texas coaching ranks

Christian Corona • May 2, 2012

Everyone remembers the player that breaks the color barrier. But what of the coach? The most famous African-American to defy a color barrier in the world of sports is the Brooklyn Dodgers’ Jackie...

Whittier led the integration of Texas football team

Rachel Thompson • May 2, 2012

Texas fans rejoiced euphorically on Dec. 6, 1969, as the Longhorns defeated Arkansas, 15-14, in the national championship game. It was a game that would long be celebrated for what the Longhorns had accomplished...

Football

The Daily Texan