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Down in the South: Week Eight

Down in the South: Week Eight

Alistair Manliguez, Senior Sports Reporter October 16, 2025

No. 4 Texas A&M @ Arkansas – Saturday at 2:30 PM on ESPN Since 2009, Texas A&M and Arkansas have had a neutral-site agreement for their rivalry games, playing 13 of 16 games at AT&T Stadium...

Oklahoma defensive-back Robert Spears-Jennings attemps to tackle Texas runningback Quintrevion Wisner during the Red River Rivalry game on Oct. 11, 2025.

Keys to the game: Kentucky

Liv Elizondo, General Sports Reporter October 16, 2025

Texas regained its momentum Saturday afternoon with its first conference victory of the season against rivals, the Oklahoma Sooners, in a smashing, 23-6 victory.  The Longhorns looked to have a progressive...

Kentucky players to watch this week against Texas Longhorns

Kentucky players to watch this week against Texas Longhorns

Tyler Firtel, General Sports Reporter October 16, 2025

After picking up its first Southeastern Conference win in the 2025 campaign, Texas will head to Kroger Field to face the Kentucky Wildcats for a night game.  The Wildcats enter Saturday’s matchup...

Another year, same ole’ Kentucky Wildcats

Another year, same ole’ Kentucky Wildcats

Charlie Partheymuller, Double Coverage Photo Editor October 16, 2025

Some say lightning doesn’t strike twice. With one win in the Southeastern Conference in 2024, over the then-No. 6 Ole Miss Rebels, the Kentucky Wildcats found themselves in a near identical position...

Freshman Graceson Littleton forces a fumble during the Longhorns game against Florida on Oct. 4, 2025.

English: Maybe being the overrated underdog is Texas’ brand of football

Meaghan English, Associate Sports Editor October 16, 2025

Since the season-opening loss, the biggest question circulating Texas football has gone, for the most part, unanswered: What is this team’s identity? Head coach Steve Sarkisian perpetually says...

Freshman middle blocker Taylor Harvey spikes the ball during Texas' game against TCU on Sept. 17, 2025.

Texas volleyball Taylor Harvey competes against her sister, finds herself through sport

Olivia Torres, General Sports Reporter October 15, 2025

When asked about her mindset going into the Texas volleyball game against Stanford on Sept. 7, freshman middle blocker Taylor Harvey simply stated, “to win.” This competitive mindset came as no...

Faking it until she makes it, Erin Gemmell continues her growth at Texas

Faking it until she makes it, Erin Gemmell continues her growth at Texas

Liv Elizondo, General Sports Reporter October 15, 2025

Olympic swimmer and Texas junior Erin Gemmell learned how to swim before she learned how to walk. When she was growing up, Gemmell followed her father, longtime swim coach Bruce Gemmell, around on the...

Guard Chendall Weaver runs down court during Texas' game against OU on March 9, 2024.

Surrounded by excellence, head coach Sean Miller embraces the winning tradition

Alistair Manliguez, Senior Sports Reporter October 15, 2025

Sean Miller, the Texas men’s basketball head coach, did what most people from Austin did on Saturday — watch the Red River Rivalry game. Miller has watched every home football game so far this season...

Senior Christiaan Maas putts during the third round of the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sept. 30, 2025.

Texas golfers lead South Africa to historic win at World Amateur Team Championship

Chase Herbert, General Sports Reporter October 15, 2025

After carding four straight rounds in the 60s, Texas senior golfer Christiaan Maas was crowned the individual champion this past weekend at the 2025 World Amateur Team Championship in Singapore.  No....

Senior Jack Munro embraces flourishing professional pickleball career

Senior Jack Munro embraces flourishing professional pickleball career

Payton Blalock, General Sports Reporter October 15, 2025

Economics senior Jack Munro did not think a shoulder injury he sustained while playing baseball at 10 years old would launch a career in professional pickleball. In fact, he didn’t even know that...

Junior Malik Muhammad runs out through of the tunnel through smoke before the game against Sam Houston on Sept. 20, 2025.

What Malik Muhammad’s return meant for Texas last week, what it means going forward

Meaghan English, Associate Sports Editor October 14, 2025

When Malik Muhammad went down during regular practice with a lower leg injury before the Florida game, the outside narrative was “next man up.” “Malik’s a really good player, one of my really...

Match play made in heaven: How Vivian Lu became a Longhorn

Match play made in heaven: How Vivian Lu became a Longhorn

Carter Long, General Sports Reporter October 14, 2025

Vivian Lu did not take long to make up her mind. The junior golfer was coming off two great seasons at the University of Washington when the coach who recruited her, Mary Lou Mulflur, announced that...

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