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Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers smiles after the Longhorns' win against Alabama on September 9, 2023. Alabama fans in the back did the common "Horns Down" gesture.

Reactions across the Big 12 and SEC to Texas’ CFP berth

Christina Huang, Sports Editor December 7, 2023

In the wake of Texas’ impending move from the Big 12 to the SEC, The Daily Texan spoke to sports editors at student newspapers across both conferences to get their thoughts on the Longhorns’ recent...

Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. passes the football during UW's game against Michigan State on September 16, 2023, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.

Players to watch: Washington Huskies

Evan Vieth, Associate Sports Editor December 7, 2023

Michael Penix Jr., Quarterback  The sixth-year senior has been tearing it up since transferring to Washington in 2022. Penix has a pair of 4,000-yard seasons as a Huskie, amassing 4,218 yards and...

Zion Tupuola-Fetui celebrates after a tackle during the Washington football game at the 2022 Alamo Bowl at the Alamodome on December 28.

Notes from the opponent: Washington

Lindsey Plotkin, Sports Desk Editor December 7, 2023

The Daily Texan chatted with the sports editor of The Daily UW, Ethan Kilbreath, about the familiar matchup of No. 2 Washington and No. 3 Texas going into the College Football Playoff semifinal at the...

Wide receiver Jordan Whittington runs the ball during the game against Texas Tech on Nov. 24.

Texas players to watch in the Sugar Bowl

Lindsey Plotkin, Sports Desk Editor December 7, 2023

Quinn Ewers - Quarterback Sophomore quarterback Quinn Ewers started playing his best football at the end of the season, and it has paid off. He led Texas to its first Big 12 Championship in 14 years...

Texas football has the chance to rewrite history, recover a 2009 national title dream cut short

Texas football has the chance to rewrite history, recover a 2009 national title dream cut short

Emma Hutchinson, Double Coverage Editor December 7, 2023

The College Football Playoff committee announced on Sunday that the Longhorns were the No. 3 seed in the Playoff and would play in the Sugar Bowl for a spot in the national title game. For the Longhorns,...

The next national champion is still unknown, but Steve Sarkisian is the right man for the Texas job

The next national champion is still unknown, but Steve Sarkisian is the right man for the Texas job

Christina Huang, Sports Editor December 7, 2023

“It’s been a long time coming.” 13 years, 11 months and 27 days, to be exact. 5,110 days total. That’s how long the gap is between Texas’ second-most recent Big 12 title and the one it won...

Senior forward Taylor Jones catches a pass during the game against Oral Roberts University on Nov. 29, 2023. Jones scored 27 points for the Longhorns during this game.

DeYona Gaston returns from injury in win over Long Beach State

Isa Almeida, General Sports Reporter December 7, 2023

Senior forward DeYona Gaston made her comeback to the No. 5 Texas women’s basketball team after suffering an injury in the Orange-White scrimmage on Oct. 24 with a nine-point, five-rebound performance....

Longhorns still looking for ranked win after ice cold offense sinks No. 12 Texas at No. 8 Marquette

Longhorns still looking for ranked win after ice cold offense sinks No. 12 Texas at No. 8 Marquette

JT Bowen, Senior Sports Reporter December 7, 2023

Despite a 25-point night from Max Abmas, No. 12 Texas couldn’t handle No. 8 Marquette’s explosive offense, dropping its second game of the year on the road to the Golden Eagles. Simply put, the...

Guard Rori Harmon during Texas' game against Oral Roberts University on Nov. 29. Texas won 112-74.

No. 10 Texas women’s basketball downs No. 11 UConn, 80-68

Emmanuel Ramirez, Senior Sports Reporter December 3, 2023

The Texas Longhorns faced their biggest test of the season so far against the UConn Huskies in front of over 10,763 spectators at the Moody Center on Sunday.  The Longhorns defeated the Huskies, 80-68,...

Quarterback Quinn Ewers throws the ball during Texas' game against OSU during the Big 12 Championship on Dec. 2. Ewers broke the record for most passing yards in the Big 12 Championship game.

No. 3 Texas earns first College Football Playoff berth, will face No. 2 Washington in Sugar Bowl

Evan Vieth, Associate Sports Editor December 3, 2023

After trouncing Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Championship game on Saturday, the College Football Playoff Committee granted Texas its first appearance in the four-team playoff. Texas is ranked as the No....

Adonai Mitchell and Ja'Tavion Sanders celebrate after Mitchell's touchdown during the Big 12 Championship game on Dec. 2, 2023.

How No. 3 Texas got to its first ever College Football Playoff

Lindsey Plotkin, Sports Desk Editor December 3, 2023

For the first time ever, Texas football is going to the College Football Playoff. As the No. 3 team, Texas will face No. 2 Washington in the Allstate Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day, a rematch of last year’s...

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