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Games to watch in Week 2 of college football season

Ross Fisher, Sports Reporter • October 17, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the September 10 Double Coverage flipbook. No. 10 Iowa vs. No. 9 Iowa State — Sept. 11, 3:30 p.m. CT, ABC While these two programs might not...

Luke Brockermeyer blazes his own trail: middle linebacker starts and thrives after years as walk-on, back-up

Nathan Han, Sports Reporter • October 17, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the September 10 Double Coverage flipbook. Luke Brockermeyer waited patiently for three years for a chance to play at Texas. When the middle...

A sellout: COVID concerns cannot stop Texas-Arkansas full house

Christina Huang, Sports Reporter • October 17, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the September 10 Double Coverage flipbook. No. 15 Texas will be taking its football talent to Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Saturday for a primetime...

Four takeaways from No. 25 Texas’ home loss to No. 12 Oklahoma State

Riley Glenn, Sports Reporter • October 16, 2021

Entering Saturday’s home game against No.12 Oklahoma State, a lot of questions surrounded how the Longhorns would respond following their collapse in the Red River Showdown against No. 6 Oklahoma. Saturday’s...

In most important half of the season, Texas’ offense fell apart again

Matthew Boncosky, Sports Reporter • October 16, 2021

Last week’s second-half offensive woes continued again Saturday, ultimately leading to a 32-24 defeat to the Cowboys.

Second half struggles: No. 25 Texas collapses once again in 32-24 loss to No. 12 Oklahoma State

Nathan Han, Sports Reporter • October 16, 2021

If the Red River Showdown loss was a collapse of epic proportions, this Saturday’s loss to the Cowboys was a mild comeback — the kind that slowly snuck up on Texas after it held a comfortable lead for most of the game.

Revisiting Texas Football: Breaking down five plays from Texas vs OU

Toby Ughanze, Sports Reporter • October 12, 2021

Despite great performances from quarterback Casey Thompson and wide receiver Xavier Worthy, Texas lost a heartbreaker to Oklahoma 55-48 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Here are the top five plays from...

Texan Tuesday Football Talk: Longhorns look beyond OU

Nathan Han, Matthew Boncosky, Sports Reporters • October 12, 2021

Welcome to the eighth 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 thought...

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

Margaret Wirick, Sports Reporter • October 12, 2021

The Red River Showdown Saturday marked the first time in Texas history that the Longhorns blew a 21-point lead. Oklahoma chipped away at Texas’ lead in the second half and took home the Golden Hat with...

4 takeaways from No. 21 Texas’ heartbreaking loss to No. 6 Oklahoma: Give Casey Thompson his dues, atrocious run defense and more

Riley Glenn • October 10, 2021

As the Texas offense jogged off the field after tying the game at 48-48 on Saturday, a sense of hope filled the orange half of the Cotton Bowl. The Longhorns had a chance to send the game into overtime...

Stunning collapse is a reminder of how daunting Texas-OU can be

Matthew Boncosky, Sports Reporter • October 9, 2021

There are few places on Earth where the seemingly impossible happens with as much stunning regularity as it does at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Over the course of 117 meetings, odds are that just about...

New QB, new head coach, same old story: No. 21 Texas loses heartbreaker to No. 6 Oklahoma, 55-48

Nathan Han, Sports Reporter • October 9, 2021

Texas brought a new quarterback, a new head coach and a new “All Gas, No Brakes” culture to Saturday’s Red River Showdown. But it was the same old story. At the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, the No....