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Texas football remains confident in ability to protect players this season

Myah Taylor August 24, 2020

Texas football players will wear face shields under their helmets this season — not to protect them from cleats to the face or fingers to the eye, but from COVID-19. This is life in 2020. Players...

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Herman discusses Big 12 decision’s positive effects on morale, new recruits

Myah Taylor August 15, 2020

The Big 12’s Tuesday announcement about continuing the 2020 football season has made the Longhorns more hopeful off the field, Texas head coach Tom Herman said in media availability on Zoom Friday...

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Austin officials say football fan attendance is no-go as UT considers 25% stadium capacity

Myah Taylor August 14, 2020

James Miller loves Texas football, but the 2007 UT alumnus said he’ll listen to medical experts rather than his heart when weighing whether or not to attend Longhorn football games this fall. “What...

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Longhorn fans, alumni share opinions on anthem protests, “The Eyes of Texas”

Nathan Han and Myah Taylor August 14, 2020

When Chis Branson, a longtime Longhorn fan and Air Force veteran, first saw former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick sit on the bench during the National Anthem in 2016, he thought it was distasteful. However,...

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‘Ball don’t lie’: Jaylan Ford poses diamond in the rough potential as linebacker

Carter Yates August 14, 2020

From an outsider’s perspective, Jaylan Ford’s commitment to The University of Texas seemed predictable: a high school standout choosing a team he has adored since childhood. “Growing...

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Boyce steps away from football to prioritize mental health

Myah Taylor August 14, 2020

Bogged down by football, school and his own thoughts, Kobe Boyce decided he couldn’t push his emotions to the side anymore.  The former Texas cornerback announced July 18 that he’d...

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Big 12 to move forward with fall season, releases revised schedule

Stephen Wagner August 12, 2020

Update as of 8/12 at 2:58 p.m.:  The Big 12 is still on course to play the 2020 fall football season after meetings with the conference’s Board of Directors and athletic directors Tuesday,...

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Big 12 shifts to 10-game schedule, details of Longhorns’ football season remain hazy

Donnavan Smoot August 9, 2020

With less than five weeks until Texas’ football season is scheduled to kick off against South Florida on Sept. 5, the Big 12 conference answered one of the upcoming season’s biggest questions...

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Masks on: Texas football returns to practice

Stephen Wagner August 7, 2020

Although practicing in 100-degree August heat is a long-standing norm for the Longhorns, the 2020 football season appears to be anything but normal. Friday’s practice marked Texas’ first...

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NCAA Board of Governors releases new fall sports guidelines

Myah Taylor August 5, 2020

Participating schools and conferences must meet specific requirements set by the NCAA Board of Governors if they plan to conduct fall sports, the NCAA announced Wednesday morning.  Each division...

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Texas to require masks, mobile ticketing at 2020 football games

Stephen Wagner August 3, 2020

Texas Athletics is incorporating new safety measures at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium for football game days this fall, a spokesperson announced in a statement on Monday. “The safety...

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A trailblazer memorialized: Friends, family react to Julius Whittier statue

Carter Yates August 2, 2020

Nearly 50 years after Julius Whittier’s last game as a Longhorn, the University announced July 13 he would be memorialized with a statue honoring his legacy as Texas’ first Black football letterman. “It...

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