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Press Box Observations: Texas vs. Baylor

Christian Corona December 5, 2011

Here are three observations from Saturday’s loss to Baylor. Griffin made case to win Heisman, Vaccaro hopes he wins it With Alabama’s Trent Richardson and Stanford’s Andrew Luck not...

Bears maul Horns, take advantage of Texas miscues

Christian Corona December 5, 2011

Beating a team as good as Baylor is hard enough without beating yourself like Texas did Saturday. The Longhorns committed half a dozen turnovers and twice as many penalties. Justin Tucker, the reliable...

Texas loses to Baylor 48-24

Austin Laymance December 4, 2011

Editor's note: updated 12/04/11 at 11:00 p.m. WACO — It wasn’t the ending Texas envisioned. The Longhorns needed to limit their turnovers. They couldn’t. They wanted to contain...

Big 12 Quick Hits: Week 14

Nick Cremona December 2, 2011

Texas A&M The Aggies finally decided to part ways with head coach Mike Sherman. He was fired early this morning. The Aggies went just 25-25 in his four years at the helm. Some think current Houston...

Players to Watch: Week 14

Wes Maulsby December 2, 2011

Robert Griffin III, Junior quarterback: Robert Griffin III has gone from being a solid player on a fringe bowl team to a household name and one of the top candidates for the Heisman Trophy. He has passed...

Texas’ defensive leaders thrive in bend-don’t-break philosophy

Austin Laymance December 2, 2011

The Texas defense has made a habit of forcing field goals in the red zone this year, and the Longhorns will need that trend to continue. UT’s red zone defense was instrumental last week against...

Horns keeping premiere quarterbacks in check

Christian Corona December 2, 2011

It was an ugly day when Texas traveled to the Cotton Bowl this October. Landry Jones had 300 yards and three touchdowns before halftime as the Sooners put a 55-spot on the Longhorns. But since then, the...

Fans look back at season

Lauren Giudice December 2, 2011

As the season comes to a close on Saturday, fans can’t help but look back and compare this season to last year’s 5-7 debacle. Texas missed its first bowl game since 1997. Texas will be heading...

Matchups: Week 14

Wes Maulsby December 2, 2011

Quarterback: This one is obvious. Baylor has a Heisman candidate at quarterback with Robert Griffin III. He has passed for 3,678 yards with 72-percent completion. He has led Baylor to eight wins this season,...

Texas faces identity crisis

Christian Corona December 2, 2011

The 439 rushing yards Texas racked up against Kansas seemed impossible to top, but the Longhorns did so in their very next game by running for 441 on Texas Tech. But Texas hasn’t even rushed for...

Games to Watch: Week 14

Chris Hummer December 2, 2011

No. 24 Southern Miss at No. 6 Houston In the first big conference championship game of the day, Houston puts its undefeated season on the line against Southern Mississippi for the Conference USA championship....

Quotes to Note: On Robert Griffin

Nick Cremona December 2, 2011

“He’s got to be a strong Heisman candidate. I was walking by Manny’s office… he said, ‘I’ve never seen this many deep touchdown passes in my coaching career.”...

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