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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Texas' runout ahead of the SEC Championship game against Georgia in Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Dec. 7, 2024.

Venues of the College Football Playoffs

Henry Hipschman, General Sports Reporter December 16, 2024

The College Football Playoff has a new format this season and with 12 teams entering the competition, bowl game distribution will now differ. As Texas claims the No. 5 seed of the tournament, the team’s...

Texas football opponent preview: Ohio State

Texas football opponent preview: Ohio State

Lauren Hightower , Senior Sports Reporter December 16, 2024

There is a chance that Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers will play against his former team, No. 8 seed Ohio State, in the playoff semifinals.  But for that to happen, Texas needs to win and the Buckeyes...

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

Opponent preview: Oregon

Isa Almeida, Senior Sports Reporter December 16, 2024

Former members of the PAC-12, Oregon joined the Big Ten Conference making some noise. The Ducks started the season ranked No. 3 in the AP Poll, and for the first few weeks, continued to drop in the...

Texas football opponent preview: Arizona State

Texas football opponent preview: Arizona State

Emma Hutchinson, Sports Desk Editor December 16, 2024

Following a potential victory in the first round of the College Football Playoffs against the Clemson Tigers, the No. 3 Texas Longhorns will meet their Big-12 Conference title successor, the No. 12 Arizona...

Texas defensive back Michael Taaffe celebrates a tackle during the SEC Championship game against Georgia on Dec. 7, 2024.

Though the two teams have never played, Texas and Clemson are familiar opponents 

Lindsey Plotkin, Double Coverage Editor December 16, 2024

Though Texas and Clemson have never played against each other, their quarterbacks have. Now, Texas has one goal for the first round of the College Football Playoff: spoil Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik’s...

First impression: Texas football’s first-ever matchup against Clemson

First impression: Texas football’s first-ever matchup against Clemson

Katie Borchetta, Associate Sports Editor December 16, 2024

No. 5 seeded Texas prepares to take on No. 12 seed Clemson for the first round of the 12-team College Football Playoff Dec. 21 at home in Austin. This matchup holds a little more weight than others given...

The Texas football players gather in the end zone by their fans to sing 'The Eyes of Texas' after losing the SEC Championship game to Georgia on Dec. 7, 2024.

Texas in the playoffs

Anna Ambrose, General Sports Reporter December 16, 2024

For 10 years, the College Football Playoff followed a four-team formula. There were two semifinal games and one national championship matchup. But this year, that all changed. Now, twelve teams will...

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers passes the ball during the SEC Championship game against Georgia on Dec. 7, 2024.

Dissecting Ewers vs. Manning debate ahead of the College Football Playoff

Evan Vieth, Sports Editor December 16, 2024

The Daily Texan has managed to steer clear from one of the biggest debates and controversies in college football all season, mostly because Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian has made it clear what the starting...

The crowd cheers at the Texas volleyball game against Washington State on Sept. 15, 2023.

Texas volleyball pushed out of NCAA tournament by Creighton

Meaghan English, Senior Sports Reporter December 16, 2024

Head coach Jerritt Elliott, senior Madisen Skinner and redshirt sophomore Marianna Singletary took their seats solemnly at the press conference table Friday afternoon. Just some weeks before, the No....

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. The Longhorns won the game, 119-47.

No. 4 Texas bounces back, takes down James Madison 93-62

Zach Davis, General Sports Reporter December 10, 2024

If you met freshman forward Madison Booker, you probably would have described her as quiet, shy or introverted. Her responses to the media were short phrases that lacked eye contact. To put it simply,...

Guard Tre Johnson celebrates after making a 2-pointer during the men’s basketball game against UConn on Dec. 8, 2024.

Texas men’s basketball finds life in second half but still falls to UConn

Isa Almeida, Senior Sports Reporter December 8, 2024

UConn head coach Dan Hurley looked happy on the sidelines as his Huskies dominated against Texas in the first half at the Moody Center. Hurley recently went viral on social media for his temper losses,...

Sophomore wide receiver DeAndre Moore Jr. misses a pass in the endzone from quarterback Quinn Ewers during overtime of the SEC Champioonship game against Georgia on Dec. 7, 2024. The Longhorns lost 22-19.

Third-down conversion failures, penalties leaves Texas blaming themselves for SEC Championship loss

Emma Hutchinson, Sports Desk Editor December 8, 2024

  When Texas junior kicker Bert Auburn sealed the game-tying field goal to send the Southeastern Conference Championship into overtime, the Longhorns were given another chance to clean up four...

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