The Daily Texan

Notes on the coach: UTEP’s Dimel brings Big 12 past into Texas matchup

Brett Hintz • September 12, 2020

Saturday will be Dana Dimel's first visit to Austin as head coach of the University of Texas at El Paso Miners, but he is no stranger to walking the sidelines at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Dimel...

Games to Watch: Week 1

Brittany Archer • September 12, 2020

No. 1 Clemson @ Wake Forest Sept. 12, 6:30 p.m. CT, ABC College GameDay and No. 1 Clemson Tigers will be making the trip to Winston-Salem, this time without fans in attendance. While the Tigers...

Head to head: Here’s the history behind the UT vs. UTEP matchup

Nathan Han • September 12, 2020

The last time the Texas football team played UT-El Paso, Charlie Strong was in his final year as head coach, Shane Buechele was set to make his second start at quarterback as a true freshman and the Longhorns...

Daniela’s Digs: College football’s new normal is finally here

Daniela Perez • September 12, 2020

Gone are the days of the three down linemen and third-down blitz for Texas. But so are days of the 12-game college football schedule and packed bleachers that envelop Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium...

Oklahoma tops Daily Texan’s Big 12 preseason power rankings

Matthew Boncosky • September 12, 2020

1. Oklahoma Oklahoma has won five straight Big 12 championships. Until the Sooners are dethroned, they’re a lock to sit atop the preseason power rankings. The biggest question mark for the Sooners...

Built different: Recounting Sam Ehlinger’s high school dominance

Stephen Wagner • September 12, 2020

Before Sam Ehlinger was beloved by Texas fans for his heroics on the biggest stages, the Longhorn quarterback was a 6 foot, 1 inch, 207-pound high school kid who broke Drew Brees’ and Nick Foles’...

Texas coordinators ready to resume play-calling as UTEP game approaches

Stephen Wagner • September 10, 2020

First-year Texas coordinators Chris Ash and Mike Yurcich have different boxes to check off in the Longhorns’ season opener against UTEP Saturday. Ash, returning to the role of defensive coordinator...

Texas football players discuss pandemic life, playing this fall

Myah Taylor • September 9, 2020

Sam Ehlinger said he has high hopes that college football’s return this fall will bring a sense of normalcy to the United States in 2020. However, his presumed final season as Texas’ starting...

No asterisk needed: Longhorns ready to kick off 2020 season

Stephen Wagner • September 7, 2020

If there is an asterisk next to the Longhorns’ 2020 season, it won’t matter to Texas head coach Tom Herman. Never before has a college football season been played with limited or no...

Tailgating banned at home football games, Longhorn Band won’t perform home opener, Texas Athletics says

Stephen Wagner • September 3, 2020

Texas Athletics will not permit tailgating at any home football game this fall, and the Longhorn Band will not perform at the Sept. 12 home opener against UTEP as part of UT’s COVID-19 safety measures,...

‘I’m the best coach today that I’ve ever been:’ Ash looks to reestablish himself as elite defensive coordinator

Stephen Wagner • September 1, 2020

If you search “Chris Ash Media” on YouTube, one of the first suggestions to pop up is a nearly five-minute-long video titled “In Memoriam: Rutgers Football Coach Chris Ash 2016-2019.” The...

Texas football protests racial injustice by skipping practice Thursday, Friday

Myah Taylor • September 1, 2020

After a summer characterized by countless instances of racial injustices being brought to light, junior linebacker DeMarvion Overshown communicated his pain in three words: “Am I next?” “I’m...