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Keys to the game: Alabama edition

Matthew Caldwell, Sports Desk Editor September 9, 2022

Texas’ upcoming game against No. 1 Alabama will be an early test for the Longhorns. Head coach Steve Sarkisian and his players will need to be on their A-game in order to pull off the upset. Here are...

Historical dominance, short-term woes addressed Saturday as Texas hosts No. 1 Alabama

Historical dominance, short-term woes addressed Saturday as Texas hosts No. 1 Alabama

Payne Williams, Sports reporter September 8, 2022

A chance for redemption awaits the Longhorns this Saturday as No. 1 Alabama visits DKR, the two teams’ first meeting in over a decade. The game also marks the first time Texas has hosted Alabama in Austin...

National football games to watch - Week 2

National football games to watch – Week 2

Emma Hutchinson, Sports reporter September 8, 2022

No. 23 Wake Forest @ Vanderbilt  Sept. 10, 11:00 a.m. CT, SEC Network This season marks the first time since 2018 that Vanderbilt has started 2-0, and this Saturday could make it 3-0. However, Vanderbilt...

Coach Steve Sarkisian watches unranked Texas host No. 1 Alabama.

Christina’s Corner: Alabama game is a chance at writing a new story

Christina Huang, Double Coverage editor September 8, 2022

Many Texas fans do not hold fond memories of the 2010 BCS Championship Game and for good reason too. That fateful day in January 2010 was the last time Texas football participated in a national title game....

Kelvin Banks brings lessons from middle school to role as freshman starter on offensive line

Kelvin Banks brings lessons from middle school to role as freshman starter on offensive line

Jordan Mitchell, Associate Sports Editor September 8, 2022

Kelvin Banks Jr. was already good at football when he walked onto Ross Sterling Middle School’s campus.  Towering over his peers as a child, Texas’ freshman offensive tackle started playing football...

Coach Steve Sarkisian watches unranked Texas host No. 1 Alabama.

No. 1 Alabama to bring talented roster to DKR on Saturday

Hunter Dworaczyk, Senior Sports Reporter September 7, 2022

Since taking over in 2007, Alabama head coach Nick Saban has won six national championships, eight SEC championships and has accumulated an overall record of 179-25 with the Crimson Tide.  Saban typically...

Coach Steve Sarkisian watches unranked Texas host No. 1 Alabama.

Sarkisian’s past, 2010 title game on mind as No. 1 Alabama comes to Austin

Jordan Mitchell, Associate Sports Editor September 6, 2022

The unranked Longhorns will take on No. 1 Alabama on Saturday, but Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian is no stranger to overcoming seemingly impossible odds. When Washington finished 0–12 in 2008, Sarkisian...

Ja’Tavion Sanders’ connection with Quinn Ewers on display versus Louisiana-Monroe

Ja’Tavion Sanders’ connection with Quinn Ewers on display versus Louisiana-Monroe

Jordan Mitchell, Associate Sports Editor September 4, 2022

Sophomore tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders quickly emerged as redshirt freshman Quinn Ewers' favorite target during Texas’ 52-10 beatdown of Lousiana-Monroe.  Sanders accounted for nearly 38% of the...

Texas opens season with dominating 52-10 win over Louisiana-Monroe

Texas opens season with dominating 52-10 win over Louisiana-Monroe

Hunter Dworaczyk, Senior Sports Reporter September 4, 2022

Coming into the season opener, head coach Steve Sarkisian said his team would consist of eleven individuals playing as one unit. It did not take long for Texas to put its team cohesion on display in Saturday’s...

Notes from the opponent: Sitting down with The Warhawk sports editor Jonah Bostick

Notes from the opponent: Sitting down with The Warhawk sports editor Jonah Bostick

Jordan Mitchell, Associate Sports Editor September 2, 2022

The Daily Texan spoke with Jonah Bostick, football beat reporter at The Hawkeye, ahead of the Longhorns’ season opener against the Warhawks on Saturday.   Daily Texan: It seems like ULM was...

Former coach of the year ready to lead Warhawks through tough schedule

Former coach of the year ready to lead Warhawks through tough schedule

Matthew Caldwell, Sports desk editor September 2, 2022

The University of Louisiana-Monroe hasn’t had a head coach with a winning record since 1989. The Warhawks’ football program hoped to change that when they hired head coach Terry Bowden in 2020. Previous...

New starting quarterback Quinn Ewers composed through high expectations

New starting quarterback Quinn Ewers composed through high expectations

Hunter Dworaczyk, Sports reporter September 2, 2022

When Texas kicks off its 2022 season against Louisiana-Monroe, all eyes will be fixated on the new starting quarterback for the Longhorns: redshirt freshman Quinn Ewers. With a perfect 1.000 rating...

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