The Daily Texan

As season opener approaches, Herman discusses game-planning, social issues, position battles

Stephen Wagner • September 1, 2020

Texas football head coach Tom Herman is faced with more questions than answers right now. What will fall football look like during the pandemic? Are players who speak out on racial injustice having...

Texan sports senior staff picks its college football preseason Top 25

The Daily Texan Staff • August 28, 2020

The first games of the 2020 college football season are just a few weeks away, so it’s time to start making predictions. Members of The Daily Texan sports senior staff have compiled a college football...

Students weigh in on UT’s plans for stadium attendance

Carter Yates • August 27, 2020

It was strange for students to have an extended spring break and then finish the semester online. It will be just as strange to see a sparsely populated student section at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial...

Longhorn players look forward to fall football season

Myah Taylor and Stephen Wagner • August 27, 2020

Football is going to look a little different this year for the Texas Longhorns. Forget the fact that the team will be playing in the middle of a global pandemic with limited fans in the stands...

Defensive coordinator Chris Ash navigates being new at Texas during pandemic

Myah Taylor • August 26, 2020

When Chris Ash took the job as Texas football’s new defensive coordinator last December, it would be a few months before the pandemic shook the world. In a media teleconference Wednesday morning,...

Texas football is not adequately represented in the NFL

Carter Yates • August 26, 2020

In May, four-star defensive lineman Tunmise Adeleye sparked outrage among the Longhorn faithful when he gave his reason for verbally committing to Ohio State over Texas. “In the past 5 years (Texas...

Texas football tailgaters adapt to fall restrictions

Stephen Wagner • August 26, 2020

Tailgating before Texas football games is about more than football for Todd and Andrea Summy. Over the last 14 years, tailgating has been a medium for making new friends, fostering relationships and developing...

NCAA votes to extend eligibility for fall sport athletes by 1 year

Nathan Han • August 26, 2020

All fall sport athletes will receive an additional year of eligibility regardless of whether they play this school year or decline to participate due to health concerns, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors...

Texas season ticket holders face uncertainty regarding fall football attendance

Brittany Archer • August 25, 2020

UT alumnus Trey Schmedt has been a Texas football season ticket holder for two years. However, this year he won’t know until late August if he is able to get tickets or what the seating arrangement...

Longhorns land Quinn Ewers, Texas’ highest-ranked quarterback recruit since Vince Young

Marcus Krum • August 25, 2020

From 2003 to 2009, Texas was nothing short of spoiled with its quarterback play. The Longhorns went from national champion and Heisman Trophy finalist Vince Young straight into the Colt McCoy era, when...

#WeWantToPlay: College football players fight for 2020 season

Stephen Wagner • August 24, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has left more questions than answers for the fall 2020 college football season, but one thing is certain: student-athletes want to play. Since several Football Bowl Subdivision...

Longhorn Hellraisers look to promote safety, spirit in upcoming year

Carter Yates • August 24, 2020

The Longhorn Hellraisers will be front and center in the student section as the Texas football team takes on UT El-Paso to open the 2020 season, but this fall will look far different for the spirit group...