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Bowl Games to Watch

Chris Hummer December 8, 2011

AT&T Cotton Bowl, Jan. 6th, 8 p.m. EST, FOX (8) Kansas State vs. (6) Arkansas- This game is a matchup of two teams that were snubbed this season in the BCS process. Arkansas, only two short weeks...

Awards to Watch

Wes Maulsby December 7, 2011

Doak Walker for Best Running Back Trent Richardson, Running Back, Alabama A finalist for the Heisman trophy, Richardson rushed for 1,583 yards this season, which was good for No.5 in the nation while...

After the football season, the Longhorn Network runs low on content

Trey Scott December 7, 2011

 Round one, they will say, did not go the Longhorn Network’s way. This summer saw a battle develop between ESPN/Longhorn Network and cable and satellite distributors such as Time Warner Cable,...

Mack Brown puts retirement rumors to rest

Christian Corona December 7, 2011

During the week before Texas played Baylor, rumors swirled about Longhorns head football coach Mack Brown announcing his retirement following his team’s regular season finale this past Saturday....

Okafor earns All-American honors, first Longhorn to do so since 2009

Christian Corona December 6, 2011

For the first time in two seasons, Texas is not only going to a bowl game but bringing an All-American with them. Junior defensive end Alex Okafor was named to the AFCA All-American team Monday, making...

Quandre Diggs inspired by brother

Austin Laymance December 6, 2011

Quandre Diggs is used to following in his brother’s footsteps. The freshman cornerback came to Texas a decade after his older brother, Quentin Jammer, starred with the Longhorns as a defensive back....

Best and worst: The Texas season

Trey Scott December 6, 2011

It’s an odd thing to call a 7-5 season a success — especially at Texas. But, all things considered, this year was one. Think about it. The Longhorns never found a quarterback out of their...

Texas squaring off against Cal in Holiday Bowl

Christian Corona December 5, 2011

Texas is headed to San Diego to face California in the Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl on Dec. 28. After wrapping up the regular season with a 48-24 loss to Baylor Saturday, the Longhorns are set to...

Press Box Observations: Texas vs. Baylor

Christian Corona December 5, 2011

Here are three observations from Saturday’s loss to Baylor. Griffin made case to win Heisman, Vaccaro hopes he wins it With Alabama’s Trent Richardson and Stanford’s Andrew Luck not...

Bears maul Horns, take advantage of Texas miscues

Christian Corona December 5, 2011

Beating a team as good as Baylor is hard enough without beating yourself like Texas did Saturday. The Longhorns committed half a dozen turnovers and twice as many penalties. Justin Tucker, the reliable...

Texas loses to Baylor 48-24

Austin Laymance December 4, 2011

Editor's note: updated 12/04/11 at 11:00 p.m. WACO — It wasn’t the ending Texas envisioned. The Longhorns needed to limit their turnovers. They couldn’t. They wanted to contain...

A&M coach fired after spotty year for Aggies

Christian Corona December 2, 2011

Texas A&M will make the transition to the SEC with a new head football coach. Mike Sherman was fired Thursday, a week after the Aggies wrapped up their regular season with a 27-25 loss to the Longhorns....

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