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The Daily Texan

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

The next national champion is still unknown, but Steve Sarkisian is the right man for the Texas job

The next national champion is still unknown, but Steve Sarkisian is the right man for the Texas job

Christina Huang, Sports Editor December 7, 2023

“It’s been a long time coming.” 13 years, 11 months and 27 days, to be exact. 5,110 days total. That’s how long the gap is between Texas’ second-most recent Big 12 title and the one it won...

Quarterback Quinn Ewers throws the ball during Texas game against OSU during the Big 12 Championship on Dec. 2. Ewers broke the record for most passing yards in the Big 12 Championship game.

No. 3 Texas earns first College Football Playoff berth, will face No. 2 Washington in Sugar Bowl

Evan Vieth, Associate Sports Editor December 3, 2023

After trouncing Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Championship game on Saturday, the College Football Playoff Committee granted Texas its first appearance in the four-team playoff. Texas is ranked as the No....

Adonai Mitchell and JaTavion Sanders celebrate after Mitchells touchdown during the Big 12 Championship game on Dec. 2, 2023.

How No. 3 Texas got to its first ever College Football Playoff

Lindsey Plotkin, Sports Desk Editor December 3, 2023

For the first time ever, Texas football is going to the College Football Playoff. As the No. 3 team, Texas will face No. 2 Washington in the Allstate Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day, a rematch of last year’s...

Quarterback Quinn Ewers throws the ball during Texas game against OSU during the Big 12 Championship on Dec. 2. Ewers broke the record for most passing yards in the Big 12 Championship game.

Ewers leads Longhorns in dominant farewell to The Big 12, solidifying themselves as Conference champions for the first time since 2009

Evan Vieth, Associate Sports Editor December 2, 2023

406 days ago, Quinn Ewers had hit the lowest point of his young football career. The redshirt freshman quarterback had thrown three interceptions, and the Texas Longhorns lost a heartbreaker in Stillwater,...

Defensive lineman TVondre Sweat scores a touchdown during the Big 12 championship game on Dec. 2. It was the first touchdown of his career at UT.

Trick plays, T’Vondre Sweat lead Texas to Big 12 Title over Oklahoma State

Lindsey Plotkin, Sports Desk Editor December 2, 2023

T’Vondre Sweat struck the Heisman pose after catching a first-quarter touchdown. Yes, the 362-pound defensive lineman and Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year T’Vondre Sweat.  For Sweat, this was...

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Keys to a Texas win over Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Championship

Evan Vieth, Associate Sports Editor November 30, 2023

A game head coach Steve Sarkisian has been searching for since landing in Austin back in 2021, Texas has had five years to prepare for its next conference championship game, this time facing the Oklahoma...

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian during the Longhorns game against TCU on Nov. 11, 2023.

Steve Sarkisian, Texas football look ahead to the Big 12 Championship game against Oklahoma State

Evan Vieth, Associate Sports Editor November 27, 2023

For the first time in five years, Texas football has a chance to be the Big 12 champion. After a 50-point thrashing of Texas Tech on Friday, the Longhorns secured a spot in the coveted Big 12 Championship...

Running back Keilan Robinson runs the ball into the end zone for a touchdown during the game against Texas Tech on Nov. 24.

Senior night spotlight: Robinson scores two touchdowns, secures Big 12 Championship ticket

Evan Vieth, Associate Sports Editor November 25, 2023

Senior running back Keilan Robinson kicked off the second half with a boom, and six points.  On the ensuing kickoff of Texas’ final regular season game, the Texas Tech Red Raiders booted the ball...

Kicker Bert Auburn during Texas game against Texas Tech on Nov. 24, 2023.

Bert Auburn’s perfect game leads No. 7 Texas to a dominating 57-7 win over Texas Tech

Lindsey Plotkin, Sports Desk Editor November 25, 2023

Big bad Bert. Curly Bert. Automatic Auburn. Whatever nickname you give him, junior kicker Bert Auburn outshined all of the seniors on senior night.  Auburn showed up to the game against Texas Tech...

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian during UTs game against TCU on Nov. 13, 2023.

Keys to the Game – Texas Tech

Bo Espey, General Sports Reporter November 21, 2023

Here we are, the final regular season game for the No. 7 Texas Longhorns. It seems like yesterday when we were all sweltering inside Darrell K Royal-Texas in the opener against Rice. A lot has happened...

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