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Wide receiver DeAndre Moore Jr. celebrates a play with deep snapper Lance St. Louis and defensive back Warren Roberson during Texas' game atVanderbilt on Oct. 26, 2024.

Week 11: SEC power rankings

Henry Hipschman, General Sports Reporter November 7, 2024

College football is now well into the back half of the season and the College Football Playoff picture is starting to take form. With no clear favorite this season and a constantly changing top 10, uncertainty...

Notes on the coach: Billy Napier

Notes on the coach: Billy Napier

Isa Almeida, Senior Sports Reporter November 7, 2024

Billy Napier is a controversial name among Florida fans right now.  Since taking over the job in 2022, Napier has yet to lead the Gators into a winning season, with 6–7 and 5–7 records. Currently...

Opponents to Watch: Florida

Opponents to Watch: Florida

Meaghan English, Senior Sports Reporter November 7, 2024

With No. 5 Longhorns coming off of a close 27-24 win against Vanderbilt and a 30-15 loss to Georgia, they now prepare to host an early SEC battle with the Florida Gators at 11 a.m. this Saturday. Florida...

Ole Miss Football vs Arkansas on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at Vaught Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, MS.

Photo by Hannah Morgan White/Ole Miss Athletics

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Week 11: SEC stat leaders

Anna Ambrose, General Sports Reporter November 7, 2024

College football grinds on into week 11, with eight SEC schools sitting in the AP Poll Top 25. No. 2 Georgia and No. 5 Texas are the only two teams in the top five, each boasting a 7–1 record. Georgia...

Senior linebacker David Gbenda during Texas' game at Vanderbilt on Oct. 26, 2024.

Senior linebacker David Gbenda continues to make every snap count as underclassmen dominate as starters

Emma Hutchinson, Sports Desk Editor November 7, 2024

Surpassing the halfway mark on the regular season, Texas football has yet to be satisfied with a consistent lineup, but that’s not a bad thing.  Head coach Steve Sarkisian continues to capitalize...

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...

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