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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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Longhorns overcome poor half, take down ‘Pokes

Austin Laymance January 8, 2012

It wasn't pretty, but Texas held off Oklahoma State, 58-49, Saturday in the Longhorns' Big 12 home opener. Both teams struggled from the field in the first half, including a five-minute drought...

Malcolm Brown

Texas tailbacks good enough to make up for lack of great quarterback

Christian Corona January 3, 2012

It’s hard not obsess over a team’s quarterback, especially at Texas. The guy behind center for the Longhorns will always be under a microscope. That’s about the only certainty surrounding...

Offensive coordinator calls best game of season in Holiday Bowl

Sameer Bhuchar December 30, 2011

For the first half of the Holiday Bowl, it seemed like we would see much of the same Texas team we had all year: an all-world defense carrying a stalled offense. By the second half, that all changed. David...

Longhorns defense comes through one last time

Christian Corona December 29, 2011

Just like it had all season long, the Texas defense bailed out the offense. As the Longhorns offense struggled to get into a rhythm, going three-and-out on four consecutive first-half possessions, the...

Longhorns trample Bears in Holiday Bowl victory

Austin Laymance December 29, 2011

SAN DIEGO--The opportunities kept coming for the Texas Longhorns, and when they finally capitalized on a takeaway, UT ended its season in dominating fashion. Texas forced five California turnovers, including...

Horns looking to end season on right note

Christian Corona December 26, 2011

Texas and Cal both bring 7-5 records into this year’s Holiday Bowl. But what separates the Longhorns and Golden Bears is how they got there. After lopsided wins over Kansas and Texas Tech, Texas...

Teams with testy history to meet in Holiday Bowl

Austin Laymance December 26, 2011

Texas isn't on California's nice list. Cal hasn't forgotten its painful Bowl Championship Series snub in 2004, which saw Texas accept a Rose Bowl bid after the Golden Bears slid from fourth...

Tarheels outmatch Longhorns, end seven-game win streak

Sameer Bhuchar December 22, 2011

It was revenge for No. 6 North Carolina and a sad dose of reality for the Longhorns who were undersized and outmatched in Wednesday night’s 82-63 loss. Led by Harrison Barnes’ 26 point 10...

Longhorns look to lengthen winning streak against Grambling State

Nick Cremona December 20, 2011

Texas enters tonight's game on a three game win streak with its last victory coming against a surprisingly resilient North Texas squad. The Longhorns (8-2) now face the Grambling State Tigers (4-4)...

Both McCoy and Ash to play in Holiday Bowl, no starting QB will be named

Christian Corona December 20, 2011

Ever since Garrett Gilbert was ousted as Texas’ starting quarterback, Case McCoy and David Ash have treated the job like a hot potato. So it’s only fitting that both will see significant playing...

Longhorn’s come back to beat North Texas

Stefan Scrafield December 19, 2011

The #24 Longhorn’s (8-2) danced to a 71-62 victory over the North Texas Mean Green (7-5) in the fourth annual Texas Two-Step on Saturday night. After trailing by as many as 11 points early in the...

Texas wins again with help from Kabongo

Sameer Bhuchar December 18, 2011

Myck Kabongo turned in a career-high 18 point performance and the Longhorns overcame a poor first half to topple Temple 77-65 for their seventh straight win. Down 34-31 at halftime, the Longhorns...

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