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Quarterback Quinn Ewers during Texas' game at Vanderbilt on Oct. 26, 2024.

Week 11: Keys to the game

Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter November 7, 2024

Coming off a rough couple of games and bye week, No. 5 Texas looks to gain its confidence back and find its rhythm in this weekend’s game against Florida.  Florida is currently 4–4, but it hasn’t...

Longhorns in the NBA

Longhorns in the NBA

Luke Lawhorn, General Sports Reporter November 7, 2024

A school like the University will always be acknowledged as a football school, perhaps rightfully so. Not only is the current Steve Sarkisian-led program renowned as a perennial blue blood on the field,...

Madisen Skinner spikes the ball during a home game against Georgia on Oct. 20, 2024.

Texas volleyball bounces back from three losses with a dominant win against Mississippi

Meaghan English, Senior Sports Reporter November 7, 2024

After three straight conference losses, Texas volleyball returned to form with a dominant win against Mississippi State on the Bulldogs’ home turf. Finishing the game 3-1, the Longhorns held Mississippi...

Texas newcomers break pool records, set an early precedent for the 2024-25 season

Texas newcomers break pool records, set an early precedent for the 2024-25 season

General Sports Reporter, Ansley Denison November 6, 2024

Fresh faces on the Texas women's swim and dive team have set record-breaking performances in the first two meets of the 2024-25 season, showing early signs of a dominant young class.  Standout names...

Senior midfielder Lexi Missimo dribbles the ball down the field on Sept. 19, 2024. This was the first SEC game for Texas Women’s Soccer against Alabama, a final score 2-2.

The coaching family behind one of the greatest soccer players in Texas’ history 

Perla Paredes Hernandez, General Sports Reporter November 6, 2024

When Texas senior midfielder Lexi Missimo was four years old, she sat on the sidelines of a Solar Soccer Club game in a UNC-Chapel Hill cheerleader uniform to watch her seven-year-old sister, Gabriella,...

The Longhorn Hellraisers cheer at the Swim & Dive meet against Indiana on Nov. 1, 2024.

Texas swimming and diving harbors unprecedentedly large crowds

Payton Blalock, General Sports Reporter November 5, 2024

1,265 fans showed up to support the Texas Longhorns’ swimming and diving program at their meet on Friday — a meet in which they went on to defeat Indiana’s top 10-ranked women’s and men’s swimming...

Senior forward Holly Ward defends the ball during a game against the University of Missouri on October 24, 2024.

No. 21 Texas defeats LSU 3-0 in SEC Championship quarterfinals, Holly Ward, Amalia Villarreal both on scoresheet

Alistair Manliguez, General Sports Reporter November 5, 2024

Third-seeded Texas soccer faced 11th-seeded LSU in the quarterfinals of the SEC championships Tuesday, defeating the Tigers 3-0. Heading into the game, LSU had previously played Auburn in the first...

Daniel Bennett: Conquering adversity on and off the course

Daniel Bennett: Conquering adversity on and off the course

Ryan Hopper, General Sports Reporter November 5, 2024

Texas freshman golfer Daniel Bennett’s path to the Forty Acres was not easy.  He didn’t initially play golf or grow up with an expensive country club membership and while living in Victoria, British...

Number 20 Tre Johnson dunks a basketball.

Freshman Tre Johnson breaks Kevin Durant record in Power 5 matchup

Isa Almeida, Senior Sports Reporter November 5, 2024

Not many Power 5 programs choose to have a non-conference game against another Power 5 program, let alone on opening night. Oklahoma played Ohio Valley Conference’s Lindenwood Lions, Alabama tipped...

Elizabeth Stockman and Eva Jess lead the pack at the Stormy Seas Opener on Aug. 30, 2024.

Texas places fifth at NCAA SEC Cross Country Championships

Kendell Ungar, General Sports Reporter November 5, 2024

The NCAA Cross Country Conference Championships were held on Nov. 1 in College Station for the first time since Texas and Oklahoma joined the Southeastern Conference. Texas women’s cross country placed...

The Texas soccer team huddles ahead of their game against A&M on Sept. 29, 2024.

Longhorns set sight on historic SEC tournament debut against LSU

Ylver Deleon-Rios, General Sports Reporter November 5, 2024

  For the first time in program history, Texas will play in the Southeastern Conference tournament. The reigning Big 12 tournament champions are the third-seeded team in the conference and will...

Freshman forward Amalia Villarreal steals the ball from Arkansas defender Kelsey Oyler on Oct. 18, 2024.

Amalia Villarreal wins SEC Freshman of the Year, ready for postseason with Texas soccer 

Alistair Manliguez, General Sports Reporter November 5, 2024

On Sunday, the Southeastern Conference announced its soccer coaches’ postseason awards, and Texas soccer forward Amalia Villarreal claimed the title of SEC Freshman of the Year and a spot on the All-SEC...

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