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Senior midfielder Lexi Missimo runs towards the ball on Sept. 28, 2023 during Texas' game against West Virginia. The Longhorns and Mountaineers ended the game with a 0-0 tie.

Seniors Lexi Missimo, Trinity Byars have unfinished business with Texas soccer

Isa Almeida, Senior Sports Reporter August 23, 2024

National Women’s Soccer League experts and fans predicted Texas duo Lexi Missimo and Trinity Byars would be top prospects in the 2024 draft, had they declared for it. But the two stars weren’t done...

Goodbye to Texas University: The in-state rivalry is back

Goodbye to Texas University: The in-state rivalry is back

Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter August 23, 2024

“Goodbye to Texas University” was the original title of the “Aggie War Hymn” and the first words sung in the second verse of the song.  Even though Texas A&M University and the University...

The 12th Man: The student body

The 12th Man: The student body

Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter August 23, 2024

At Texas A&M University football games, fans twirl around white towels while shouting to distract the opposing team. A closer look will show that printed on the towel, in maroon letters, are the words...

What makes an Alabama fan: History of Tuscaloosa’s Traditions

What makes an Alabama fan: History of Tuscaloosa’s Traditions

Katie Borchetta, Associate Sports Editor August 23, 2024

Both the successful athletic history of the University of Alabama and its intimidating Crimson Tide fan base have created a rich and historic culture full of many Alabama traditions dating back to the...

Waving Hello to the Crimson Wave: University of Alabama

Waving Hello to the Crimson Wave: University of Alabama

Katie Borchetta, Associate Sports Editor August 23, 2024

The University of Alabama is one of the most esteemed names in college sports.  Down in Tuscaloosa, the school is home to roughly 40,000 students and, in terms of sports, is a dominant force in the...

Junior running back Jaydon Blue runs a play down the field during the Allstate Sugar Bowl game against Washington on Jan. 1, 2024.

As injury sweeps Texas’ running back ahead of 2024 season, Steve Sarkisian weighs his options

Emma Hutchinson, Sports Desk Editor August 23, 2024

The Texas Longhorns’ running back room is going to look very different this season.  After word of starter CJ Baxter’s injury surfaced following practice on Aug. 7, panic set in. With torn lateral...

LSU’s rivalries go across state lines

LSU’s rivalries go across state lines

Isa Almeida, Senior Sports Reporter August 23, 2024

Alabama has Auburn, Mississippi has Mississippi State, Texas has Texas A&M, LSU has… Unlike most Southeastern Conference teams, LSU has no in-state rivals in any of the Five conferences. That’s...

A live tiger and 52 national championships: Get to know the LSU tigers

A live tiger and 52 national championships: Get to know the LSU tigers

Isa Almeida, Senior Sports Reporter August 23, 2024

Louisiana State University is the flagship university of Louisiana. Located in the state capital of Baton Rouge, LSU is home to over 30,000 students and a very special live mascot. Like Texas has Bevo,...

Across states, across conferences: The Missouri-Kansas border war

Across states, across conferences: The Missouri-Kansas border war

Isa Almeida, Senior Sports Reporter August 22, 2024

Kansas and Missouri know each other like the backs of their hands. The two teams were in the same athletic conference from 1907 to 2012, facing each other every year until Missouri left for the Southeastern...

Missouri athletics: 134 years of history and traditions

Missouri athletics: 134 years of history and traditions

Isa Almeida, Senior Sports Reporter August 22, 2024

Until Texas and Oklahoma joined the SEC, Missouri was one of the two programs that was a part of the last conference expansion in 2012, alongside Texas A&M.  Located in the fourth most populous...

Ole Miss’ Track and Field prestige, Collegiate and Olympic

Ole Miss’ Track and Field prestige, Collegiate and Olympic

Ylver Deleon-Rios, General Sports Reporter August 22, 2024

A bit of an unknown program to the wider world of college athletics is the sheer dominance and powerhouse that is Ole Miss track and field. The team has churned out multiple Olympians and several Southeastern...

Ole Miss football vs LSU on Friday, Sept. 30, 2023, at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, MS.
Photo by HG Biggs/ Ole Miss Athletics
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Ole Miss Unveiled: Traditions and the Heartbeats of Rebel Pride

Ylver Deleon-Rios, General Sports Reporter August 22, 2024

Two and a half hours north of Jackson, Mississippi, sits the University of Mississippi. Known better as Ole Miss, the school is located in the heavily forested hills of the city of Oxford. Founded in 1844...

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