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Highlights keep on rolling for Griffin, Bears

The Associated Press September 14, 2011

WACO — Robert Griffin III lives alone in an apartment just down the road from the Baylor campus. He already has a degree in political science earned in only three years after graduating high school...

Ashton Dorsey is quickly emerging as the team’s second defensive tackle

Austin Laymance September 14, 2011

Ashton Dorsey had to wait an extra week to make his 2011 debut, but when he finally got his shot, he made the most of it. The sophomore defensive tackle returned from a one-game suspension on Saturday...

McCoy, Ash unseat Gilbert as starting QB

Christian Corona September 13, 2011

No. 6 is now No. 1 on the depth chart. Two seasons after his older brother led the Longhorns to the national title game and two days after he led Texas to a come-from-behind win over BYU, Case McCoy finds...

Some benefit, some suffer from recent depth chart changes

Christian Corona September 13, 2011

Editor's note: Texas released its depth chart Monday morning and there was plenty of movement across the board. The Longhorns will take the field with six new starters, three on offense, two on defense,...

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...

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