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Tweets to Note from National Signing Day

February 2, 2012

— Torshiro Davis, @TorshiroD “S/o to all the longhorns out lol” — Connor Brewer, @ConnorBrewer7 “Congrats to all my friends signing and especially my fellow longhorns \m/” “Welcome...

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Weekend Meetings Shed Light on Proposed BCS Alternative

Elijah Perez January 26, 2012

Analysis of the 2012 BCS National Championship game go beyond Xs and Os. The all-SEC affair, which saw Alabama shutout LSU, brought to light bigger picture issues than can be answered by box scores. Replacing...

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Senior lineman has no regrets, learned lessons while playing

Elijah Perez January 26, 2012

More often than not, the most a walk-on achieves is a position on the practice squad, helping the more highly recruited, more visible scholarship athletes put in the work to become stars on game day. However,...

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Band member aims to be on the field

Sara Beth Purdy January 26, 2012

On a typical Saturday afternoon, as Texas takes the field, you can see the dedication of the orange and white clad Longhorns who battle through pain, intense heat and long practices day in and day out...

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Mack Brown’s contract extension

Lauren Giudice January 26, 2012

Just a few weeks ago, rumors were that head coach Mack Brown was going to step down or even be fired from his position. After two sub-par seasons, it wouldn’t have been a complete surprise. Apparently,...

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Regents to discuss possible contract extension for Mack Brown

The Associated Press January 24, 2012

AUSTIN, Texas — University of Texas regents are considering making changes to football coach Mack Brown’s contract. Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds said last month he wanted to extend...

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Amid scandal, revered PSU coach Joe Paterno dies

The Associated Press January 22, 2012

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Happy Valley was perfect for Joe Paterno, a place where "JoePa" knew best, where he not only won more football games than any other major college coach, but won them...

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Rumors from the recruiting mill: Texas to swoon top prospects accepting junior day invites

Nick Cremona January 19, 2012

As one recruiting cycle for the class of 2012 is starting to come to an end, the process for the class of 2013 is about to hit full-stride. Every February, colleges around the nation invite their respective...

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Horns must turn flashes of brilliance into consistency to be contender next year

Christian Corona January 17, 2012

Originally posted on Jan. 3, 2012 Coaches throw the word “consistency” around so much it has a kind of numbing effect. But that’s what Texas needs to develop over the offseason. There...

New coaching staff a warm welcome

Austin Laymance January 17, 2012

Originally posted on Jan. 2, 2012 The Longhorns welcomed six new coaches in 2011 and they helped bring a three-win improvement to the program: from 5-7 to 8-5. Texas played some of its best ball in California--a...

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Texas tailbacks good enough to make up for lack of great quarterback

Christian Corona January 3, 2012

It’s hard not obsess over a team’s quarterback, especially at Texas. The guy behind center for the Longhorns will always be under a microscope. That’s about the only certainty surrounding...

Offensive coordinator calls best game of season in Holiday Bowl

Sameer Bhuchar December 29, 2011

For the first half of the Holiday Bowl, it seemed like we would see much of the same Texas team we had all year: an all-world defense carrying a stalled offense. By the second half, that all changed. David...

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