The Daily Texan

Texas’ wide receiver room filled with unknowns after Smith transfer and Lee arrest

Jackson Conner • July 1, 2021

The Texas football program received two waves of news this summer that have weakened the depth of their wide receiver room. Junior wide receiver Jake Smith, a former four-star prospect in the class...

After year of reckoning, negotiation, student-athletes discuss UT’s response

Carter Yates, Sports Reporter • June 28, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the June 22 flipbook. This article originally had the Student Body V.P.'s last name incorrect. It has since been corrected and the Texan regrets...

New law allows Longhorn athletes to profit off name, image, likeness

Nathan Han, Sports Reporter • June 28, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the June 22 flipbook. In May 2020, Axios data suggested former Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger could have potentially earned $962,000 off of his...

Five biggest storylines from Texas Football’s star-studded recruiting weekend

Matthew Boncosky, Sports Reporter • June 17, 2021

First-year head coach Steve Sarkisian wielded all of the Longhorn brand and tradition this past weekend as Texas hosted several of its top targets on the recruiting trail. It was the first in-person recruiting...

Three biggest winners from Texas’ spring ball practice

Carter Yates • June 10, 2021

Every player on the Texas football team started with a clean slate during the Longhorns’ 2021 spring practice considering the arrival of 10 new coaches and a different face in Steve Sarkisian at the...

Remembering Jake Ehlinger

Carter Yates and Nathan Han • May 7, 2021

Jake Ehlinger, a sophomore linebacker and business major at The University of Texas and a former standout at Westlake High School, died Thursday. He was 20. The Austin Police Department announced that...

Texas linebacker Jake Ehlinger found dead off campus Thursday afternoon

Nathan Han and Skye Seipp • May 6, 2021

TW: Discussions of death Sophomore linebacker Jake Ehlinger was found dead near campus Thursday afternoon, according to Austin Police Department officials. APD said they found Ehlinger in the 1200...

Joseph Ossai drafted by Cincinnati Bengals in third round of NFL Draft

Carter Yates • April 30, 2021

Former Texas linebacker and team captain Joseph Ossai is headed north to play for the Cincinnati Bengals after being selected with the 69th overall pick in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Ossai,...

Sam Cosmi drafted by Washington Football Team in second round of NFL Draft

Carter Yates • April 30, 2021

Former Texas offensive tackle Sam Cosmi is the first Longhorn off the board in the 2021 NFL Draft. Cosmi is headed to the nation’s capitol to play for the Washington Football Team after being selected...

Winners, losers from head coach Steve Sarkisian’s first spring game

Riley Glenn • April 28, 2021

The Orange-White spring game on Saturday contained both standouts and low points for the football team as Texas fans got their first chance to see the new-look program under first-year head coach Steve Sarkisian.

From ‘little retriever’ to ‘emotional catalyst’: Cleeve Harper’s stranded summer in Florida helps take game to next level

Ross Fisher • April 27, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 23 issue of The Daily Texan. While most college tennis players were quarantining, Texas sophomore Cleeve Harper was playing matches against professional...

Casey Thompson, Hudson Card compete for starting QB job

Carter Yates • April 27, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 23 issue of The Daily Texan. For four straight seasons, Sam Ehlinger was the face of the Texas football program. This fall, a new player is replacing...