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Defensive back Jahdae Barron celebrates an interception during Texas' game at Arkansas on Nov. 16, 2024.

Week 13: SEC stat leaders

Isa Almeida, Senior Sports Reporter November 22, 2024

From week 12 to week 13, not much has changed on the Southeastern Conference statistics leaderboard. Here’s who’s leading the league on offense and defense. Passing yards: Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss Rebels...

Tramon Mark gets his Texas debut in close win over Syracuse

Tramon Mark gets his Texas debut in close win over Syracuse

Isa Almeida, Senior Sports Reporter November 22, 2024

The moment finally came for graduate guard Tramon Mark to make his Texas debut. Mark transferred to Texas after three seasons with Houston and one with Arkansas as the No. 22 prospect out of the transfer...

Golfer Tommy Morrison holds up the 2023-2024 Learfield Directors Cup trophy during halftime of the football game against Colorado State on Saturday.

Morrison’s fiery opening round cruises United States to podium finish

Nicholas Kingman, General Sports Reporter November 22, 2024

Texas junior Tommy Morrison and North Carolina senior David Ford, dawning the stars and stripes, finished fourth in the ​​2024 Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship with a 22-under-par and...

Keys to the game: Kentucky

Keys to the game: Kentucky

Katie Borchetta, Associate Sports Editor November 22, 2024

Entering week 13 of college football, No. 3 Texas will take on Kentucky for the final home game of the season. Kentucky currently sits at the bottom of the SEC standings holding a 1–6 conference record,...

Quarterback Quinn Ewers during Texas' game at Arkansas on Nov. 16, 2024.

Following Heisman Trophy, NFL Draft stock plummet, Quinn Ewers could play another season with Texas

Emma Hutchinson, Sports Desk Editor November 22, 2024

During the preseason hype, football fans and experts placed bets on starting quarterback Quinn Ewers to take home the Heisman Trophy. ESPN also predicted Ewers as a first-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft,...

Notes on the coach

Notes on the coach

Zach Davis, General Sports Reporter November 22, 2024

In his 12 years as the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats, Mark Stoops has seen a lot of success.  During the past eight seasons, Stoops has helped his football program advance to eight straight bowl...

Junior forward Kyla Oldacre shoots the ball at Texas Women’s Basketball’s first game of the season, against Southeast Missouri State on Nov. 10, 2024.

Former Texas women’s basketball player bids for Austin WNBA team

Isa Almeida, Senior Sports Reporter November 21, 2024

Fran Harris walked onto the Houston Comets court in the team’s inaugural season in 1997, and the feelings of playing in front of thousands of fans in the Frank Erwin Center in Austin came back to mind. Harris...

Former wide reciever Xavier Worthy motions for the crowd to cheer at the 2023 Big 12 Championship game on Dec. 1, 2023.

Longhorns in the NFL 

Henry Hipschman, General Sports Reporter November 21, 2024

It was a hectic week in the NFL: the Bengals lost again, the Chiefs are no longer perfect and the Cowboys’ stadium is falling apart. As the league enters week 12, here is a status update on Longhorns...

Quarterback Dillon Gabriel during Oklahoma's game against Cincinnati on Sept. 23, 2023. Gabriel has since transferred to Oregon.

Heisman watch

Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter November 21, 2024

With the end of the college football season in sight, voting for the Heisman Trophy ends Dec. 9. Two players have emerged as leaders, furthering the margin after their performances last week: Colorado...

Senior defensive back Jahdae Barron ahead of Texas' game against Florida on Nov. 9, 2024.

Jahdae Barron’s versatility is why Texas defense is as elite as it is

Lindsey Plotkin, Double Coverage Editor November 21, 2024

Before the 2024 season, senior Jahdae Barron made the switch from the more internal position of “star” to full-time cornerback. His switch improved not only his performance but the Texas defense overall.   Barron...

Texas swimmer Coby Carrozza shares his words of advice amidst his fifth year with the Longhorns

Texas swimmer Coby Carrozza shares his words of advice amidst his fifth year with the Longhorns

Liv Elizondo, General Sports Reporter November 21, 2024

Early success shaped Austin native and Texas graduate student Coby Carrozza’s journey with the Longhorns.  In just his first year at Texas, Carrozza placed first in the 500-meter freestyle at the...

Graduate student Isaac Alonzo leads the Texas Cross Country team down the first 100-meters of the Stormy Seas Opener course on Aug. 30, 2024.

Texas men’s cross country comes in third at regionals, fails to qualify for the NCAA National Championships

Tyler Firtel, General Sports Reporter November 21, 2024

Spots in the 2024 NCAA National Championships were on the line when Texas men’s cross country traveled to College Station last Friday for the NCAA South Central Regionals. Amongst a field of 32 teams,...

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