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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Football

10 Texas football thoughts that have nothing to do with Garrett Gilbert

Trey Scott September 13, 2011

Here are 10 Texas football thoughts that have nothing to do with Garrett Gilbert: 1. I owe Jaxon Shipley an apology. Back in February, I covered the USA-World All-Star football game at Westlake High School,...

Texas finally had enough of Garrett Gilbert

Trey Scott September 12, 2011

The third-down pass sailed over the intended receiver, 10 yards too long and a bit wide, and fell to the turf. Not an unusual sequence of events in the Garrett Gilbert era, where just 57 percent of passes...

Three observations from Texas’ crazy comeback win over BYU

Christian Corona September 12, 2011

Tide turned after Gilbert was pulled Before junior quarterback Garrett Gilbert’s last play early in the second quarter, Texas was sluggish on offense, gaining just 59 yards in five possessions,...

McCoy makes case to be starting QB

Christian Corona September 12, 2011

Before Saturday, sophomore quarterback Case McCoy had not completed a pass in his college career, and Texas had never beaten BYU. After Saturday, that all changed. Junior quarterback Garrett Gilbert was...

Defense proves key in BYU game

Austin Laymance September 12, 2011

The Texas defense wasn’t going to be embarrassed again. The Longhorns trailed Brigham Young 13-3 entering halftime on Saturday night after being picked apart for 153 yards through the air. A feeling...

Case McCoy takes Texas to 17-16 win

Austin Laymance September 11, 2011

Freshman David Ash and sophomore Case McCoy relieved struggling starter Garrett Gilbert in the second quarter and combined to resurrect the Longhorns' dormant offense en route to a 17-16 win over Brigham...

Big 12 realignment drama has drawn on for far too long

Sameer Bhuchar September 9, 2011

The Big 12 is like a family. A big, dysfuntional, The Osbournes-meet-the-Jersey-Shore-meet-the-Kardashians type of family. We can all agree that watching a reality show encompassing characters from all...

BYU game, Gilbert hot topics in football chat

Christian Corona, Austin Laymance, and Sameer Bhuchar September 8, 2011

Sameer: Hello Double Coverage readers! We are pumped for our third live chat of the year! I’m Sameer Bhuchar, Double Coverage editor, and joining us are football beat writers, Austin Laymance...

Slow pace to conference realignment

The Associated Press September 8, 2011

At some point, Texas A&M seems destined to end up in the Southeastern Conference, whether Baylor or any other member of the Big 12 likes it or not. Then the focus will turn to Oklahoma. The Sooners...

Brown, Horns not taking BYU lightly

Christian Corona September 8, 2011

Mack Brown says Texas vs. BYU will be “street fight” Texas will face stiffer competition this weekend when it squares off against BYU, especially at the line of scrimmage. The Longhorns are...

UT, A&M fans both agonize over network’s role in change

Trey Scott September 8, 2011

We already know Texas A&M, soon to be the newest member of the Southeastern Conference, doesn’t like the Longhorn Network. Judging by some recent comments on our website, it looks like Texas...

Texas wide receiver Goodwin back with team for 2011 season

Christian Corona September 7, 2011

Last weekend, junior wide receiver Marquise Goodwin kept up with Texas’ season opener via Twitter while he was thousands of miles away from Austin. This Saturday, Goodwin said he will take off his...

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