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Transfer players’ impact on Texas women’s soccer

Transfer players’ impact on Texas women’s soccer

Jake Hernandez, General Sports Reporter October 18, 2023

In just over five years, the NCAA transfer portal has had one of the largest impacts on collegiate sports, with hundreds of players across several sports and divisions choosing to seek out new opportunities...

Early observations from Texas men’s basketball’s Orange-White Scrimmage

Early observations from Texas men’s basketball’s Orange-White Scrimmage

JT Bowen, Senior Sports Reporter October 17, 2023

After a long and eventful offseason, Texas men’s basketball finally gave us a first glimpse of its reshaped roster in Tuesday’s Orange-White Scrimmage held at Gregory Gymnasium. The Orange team,...

Meet the inaugural Texas beach volleyball team

Meet the inaugural Texas beach volleyball team

Bianca Ramirez Vale, General Sports Reporter October 17, 2023

After adding beach volleyball as its 21st varsity sport, here is what to expect from the newest Longhorn sport in its first season here at Texas.  In 2022, the University and women's volleyball head...

How former Longhorn Melanie Parra is faring as a TCU Horned Frog

How former Longhorn Melanie Parra is faring as a TCU Horned Frog

Victoria Fulton, General Sports Reporter October 17, 2023

This Wednesday, the No. 6 Texas volleyball team will face the TCU Horned Frogs in Fort Worth. Following the 2022 NCAA championship-winning season, outside hitter Melanie Parra entered the transfer portal...

Virginia transfer Kadin Shedrick hopeful to show off his skills on the court in his first Texas season

Virginia transfer Kadin Shedrick hopeful to show off his skills on the court in his first Texas season

Katie Borchetta, Sports Desk Editor October 16, 2023

Forward graduate student and transfer from University of Virginia, Kadin Shedrick, is searching for a new beginning playing for Texas in the quickly approaching season. “I just want a new style of...

Madisen Skinner and Asjia O'Neal attempt to block a spike by Toyosi Onabanjo during a game against the University of Kansas on October 6th, 2023

Madisen Skinner has her eyes set on winning

Joseph Mireles, General Sports Reporter October 16, 2023

Junior outside hitter Madisen Skinner has solidified herself as an impact player and leader for Texas volleyball, currently one of the best teams in the nation. Skinner’s journey to the Forty Acres...

Tight end Ja'Tavion Sanders is tackled during Texas' game against OU on Oct. 7, 2023.

Sarkisian reflects on bye week, looks towards Houston

Evan Vieth, Associate Sports Editor October 16, 2023

After a bye week break to reflect on the Red River Rivalry, head coach Steve Sarkisian is ready to go for Texas football’s matchup at Houston on Saturday. “I think, inevitably for us, we're back...

Texas women’s swim and dive freshmen class shows a promising future

Texas women’s swim and dive freshmen class shows a promising future

Ariel Doss, General Sports Reporter October 16, 2023

With great success comes high expectations, and the new freshman class of Texas women’s swim and dive is filled with promising talent who fell in love with the team during recruiting visits. This...

Head Swimming Coach Eddie Reese points as the team swims on Oct. 12, 2023.

Texas men’s swim head coach Eddie Reese to retire after the 2024 Olympic trials

Meaghan English, General Sports Reporter October 15, 2023

While his swimmers go about their usual practice, at the side of the water overseeing it all stands renowned head coach Eddie Reese, arms folded and glasses perched at the tip of his nose. Reese is...

Asjia O’Neal spikes the ball towards the Kansas volleyball team on Oct. 5, 2023 in Gregory Gym. Texas won in four sets against the Jayhawks.

No. 7 Texas volleyball sweeps No. 21 Houston in weekend series

Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter October 15, 2023

Traveling to Houston for the first time since 2007, the Longhorns played their games in an arena filled with over 7,000 people and drove back home to Austin with two back-to-back wins, remaining undefeated...

Failing makes greatness: How setbacks made Texas men’s golf coach John Fields great

Failing makes greatness: How setbacks made Texas men’s golf coach John Fields great

Zach Davis, General Sports Reporter October 13, 2023

He decided he wanted to go pro. Take the leap. Be one of the greats. A small town kid from Las Cruces, New Mexico, having just graduated from the University of New Mexico, John Fields set out to go across...

Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar named women’s tennis assistant coach

Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar named women’s tennis assistant coach

Lia Hoang, General Sports Reporter October 12, 2023

Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar, former head coach at Arkansas, joined the Texas women’s tennis program staff as a new assistant coach, head coach Howard Joffe announced Friday, Sept. 22.  Sanchez-Quintanar...

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