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Texan Tuesday Football Talk: favorite moments of the season, looking ahead to Kansas State, senior day and more

Texan Tuesday Football Talk: favorite moments of the season, looking ahead to Kansas State, senior day and more

Nathan Han, Matthew Boncosky, Sports Reporter November 23, 2021

Welcome to the 14th edition of the Texan Tuesday Football Talk, where Daily Texan football beat reporters Matthew Boncosky and Nathan Han discuss, of course, Texas football. Nathan Han: We’re on Week...

4 takeaways from Longhorn’s loss to West Virginia

4 takeaways from Longhorn’s loss to West Virginia

Riley Glenn, Sports Reporter November 20, 2021

Third-and-18. Coming off the best drive of redshirt freshman quarterback Hudson Card’s career, ending in a perfectly placed deep ball over freshman Xavier Worthy’s shoulder for a 52-yard touchdown,...

Injuries stunt Texas during 6-game losing streak

Injuries stunt Texas during 6-game losing streak

Matthew Boncosky, Sports Reporter November 20, 2021
As Texas’ injuries piled up, West Virginia quarterback Jarret Doege looked like a Heisman candidate, shredding the Longhorns with 238 yards and two touchdowns on 20-of-28 passing attempts in the first half.
Where’s the rock bottom? Texas falls yet again in 31-23 loss to West Virginia to make it six straight defeats

Where’s the rock bottom? Texas falls yet again in 31-23 loss to West Virginia to make it six straight defeats

Nathan Han, Sports Reporter November 20, 2021
In Saturday’s matchup of two 4–6 teams battling for bowl eligibility, Texas couldn’t come back from a 21-7 first half deficit and lost their sixth game in a row, 31-23.
Texan Tuesday Football Talk: Kansas loss and key injuries

Texan Tuesday Football Talk: Kansas loss and key injuries

Nathan Han, Matthew Boncosky, Sports Reporters November 16, 2021

Welcome to the thirteenth edition of the Texan Tuesday Football Talk, where Daily Texan football beat reporters Matthew Boncosky and Nathan Han discuss, of course, Texas football. Nathan Han: I have...

3 for 3: The good, the bad and the future in Texas football

3 for 3: The good, the bad and the future in Texas football

Margaret Wirick, Sports Reporter November 16, 2021

In the face of an almost unprecedented five-game losing streak capped off with a home loss to Kansas, The Daily Texan takes a look at the good, the bad and the future for Texas football. The Good Xavier...

3 takeaways from Longhorns home loss to Kansas Jayhawks

3 takeaways from Longhorns home loss to Kansas Jayhawks

Riley Glenn, Sports Reporter November 14, 2021

For the first time since 1956, Texas has lost five consecutive games. The 1–8 Jayhawks, who hadn’t won a Big 12 road game since 2008, went into Austin and beat the Longhorns 57-56 in overtime.  Saturday’s...

‘Until we figure that out … we’re going to be swimming upstream’: Sarkisian, Thompson reflect on what’s missing from Texas football after devastating loss to Kansas

‘Until we figure that out … we’re going to be swimming upstream’: Sarkisian, Thompson reflect on what’s missing from Texas football after devastating loss to Kansas

Nathan Han, Sports Reporter November 14, 2021

Thirty minutes after the devastating 57-56 loss to Kansas, Casey Thompson came into Saturday’s postgame press conference with his shoulder pads still on and a lot on his mind. “Obviously, I think...

Texas claws back to force OT, but Kansas wins in Austin for first time ever

Texas claws back to force OT, but Kansas wins in Austin for first time ever

Matthew Boncosky, Sports Reporter November 13, 2021

There will be books written about this Texas football season. This horrible, unbelievable, train wreck of a season featuring five straight losses for the first time since 1956. Yes, 1956. But...

Texan Tuesday Football Talk: Bo Davis, wide receivers, Kansas talk, and more

Texan Tuesday Football Talk: Bo Davis, wide receivers, Kansas talk, and more

Nathan Han, Matthew Boncosky, Sports Reporter November 9, 2021

Welcome to the twelfth edition of the Texan Tuesday Football Talk, where Daily Texan football beat reporters Matthew Boncosky and Nathan Han discuss, of course, Texas football. Nathan Han: Junior wide...

3 for 3: The good, the bad and the future in Texas football

3 for 3: The good, the bad and the future in Texas football

Margaret Wirick, Sports Reporter November 9, 2021

The headline is everywhere: Texas has lost four straight games for the first time since 2010. The Longhorns looked dazed and confused the entire game last Saturday in Ames, Iowa, only putting up one touchdown...

Offensive line recruiting is next crucial step for reeling Texas program

Offensive line recruiting is next crucial step for reeling Texas program

Nathan Han, Sports Reporter November 8, 2021
Largely due to the struggles of the offensive line, Sarkisian failed his first major tests of his time at the helm of the football program in losses to Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Baylor and most recently, Iowa State.
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