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Texas football has weight taken off in rout of Kansas State

Myah Taylor • December 6, 2020

A swarm of white bolted from the sideline out to the turf and circled around the injury cart where Derek Kerstetter lay vertical with a towel over his head. Another one covered his dislocated ankle and...

Herman not concerned with job security after loss, is ‘full steam ahead’ toward Kansas State

Stephen Wagner • December 4, 2020

Tom Herman said he doesn’t have an answer for why Texas fell short to Iowa State for the second-consecutive year last Friday, or why the Longhorns haven’t lived up to their annual expectation...

Defensive focus not an issue ahead of Kansas State, Ash says

Stephen Wagner • December 3, 2020

Texas defensive coordinator Chris Ash has sat on head coach Tom Herman’s increasingly hot seat before. Ash was in the same position as Herman just a season ago when he was the head coach at Rutgers...

Ehlinger, Graham to stick out rest of season after loss to Iowa State

Myah Taylor • December 2, 2020

Sam Ehlinger said he’ll give it his all in Texas’ upcoming road game against Kansas State on Saturday, but he needed time to take a breather before he could get into preparation mode. The...

Texas’ Big 12 Championship chances slip away on heartbreaking senior day

Myah Taylor • November 27, 2020

The gloomy haze hanging over Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Friday afternoon captured the heartbreak Texas players and fans must have felt as they watched Cameron Dicker’s field goal from...

Ehlinger’s final drive falls just short in 23-20 senior day loss to No. 13 Iowa State

Stephen Wagner • November 27, 2020

Sam Ehlinger couldn’t save the Longhorns one final time on his senior day. It wasn’t because of a poor performance. The senior quarterback threw for 298 yards, rushed for another 65 and...

Big 12 power rankings: Week 13

Matthew Boncosky • November 25, 2020

1. Iowa State Iowa State dominated Kansas State last week 45-0 to improve to 6–1 in Big 12 play. Junior quarterback Brock Purdy threw three touchdowns, and star sophomore running back Breece Hall...

Herman, locker room leadership should get credit for remaining free of COVID-19

Daniela Perez • November 25, 2020

Normalcy is sparse in 2020, yet college football fans have seen glimpses of it this season. Contested matchups and upsets have dominated the national conversation along with news of program outbreaks and...

Games to watch: Week 13

Brittany Archer • November 25, 2020

No. 15 Iowa State at No. 20 Texas Nov. 27, 11 a.m. CT, ABC Texas is back on the gridiron hosting Iowa State after a double-bye week. The Cyclones head south to the Forty Acres after shutting...

Head to head history: Here’s the history behind the Texas vs. Iowa State matchup

Nathan Han • November 25, 2020

Before the Big 12 lost four of its members and shrunk to a 10-team conference in 2011, Iowa State and Texas had only played seven times, with the Longhorns undefeated despite the fact that the Cyclones...

Notes from the opponent: Iowa State

Myah Taylor • November 25, 2020

The Daily Texan spoke with Zane Douglas, sports editor of The Iowa State Daily, ahead of the Texas football team’s game against Iowa State on Friday. The Daily Texan: For the last few seasons,...

Notes on the coach: Matt Campbell is a coach on the rise

Brett Hintz • November 25, 2020

Most of the top head coaches across college football have enjoyed the luxury of beginning their coaching career with a graduate assistant gig at a prominent Power Five school, never coaching at anything...

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