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Faking it until she makes it, Erin Gemmell continues her growth at Texas

Faking it until she makes it, Erin Gemmell continues her growth at Texas

Liv Elizondo, General Sports Reporter October 15, 2025

Olympic swimmer and Texas junior Erin Gemmell learned how to swim before she learned how to walk. When she was growing up, Gemmell followed her father, longtime swim coach Bruce Gemmell, around on the...

Guard Chendall Weaver runs down court during Texas' game against OU on March 9, 2024.

Surrounded by excellence, head coach Sean Miller embraces the winning tradition

Alistair Manliguez, Senior Sports Reporter October 15, 2025

Sean Miller, the Texas men’s basketball head coach, did what most people from Austin did on Saturday — watch the Red River Rivalry game. Miller has watched every home football game so far this season...

Senior Christiaan Maas putts during the third round of the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sept. 30, 2025.

Texas golfers lead South Africa to historic win at World Amateur Team Championship

Chase Herbert, General Sports Reporter October 15, 2025

After carding four straight rounds in the 60s, Texas senior golfer Christiaan Maas was crowned the individual champion this past weekend at the 2025 World Amateur Team Championship in Singapore.  No....

Senior Jack Munro embraces flourishing professional pickleball career

Senior Jack Munro embraces flourishing professional pickleball career

Payton Blalock, General Sports Reporter October 15, 2025

Economics senior Jack Munro did not think a shoulder injury he sustained while playing baseball at 10 years old would launch a career in professional pickleball. In fact, he didn’t even know that...

Junior Malik Muhammad runs out through of the tunnel through smoke before the game against Sam Houston on Sept. 20, 2025.

What Malik Muhammad’s return meant for Texas last week, what it means going forward

Meaghan English, Associate Sports Editor October 14, 2025

When Malik Muhammad went down during regular practice with a lower leg injury before the Florida game, the outside narrative was “next man up.” “Malik’s a really good player, one of my really...

Match play made in heaven: How Vivian Lu became a Longhorn

Match play made in heaven: How Vivian Lu became a Longhorn

Carter Long, General Sports Reporter October 14, 2025

Vivian Lu did not take long to make up her mind. The junior golfer was coming off two great seasons at the University of Washington when the coach who recruited her, Mary Lou Mulflur, announced that...

Freshman running back Jerrick Gibson runs towards the end zone during Texas' game against CSU on Aug. 31, 2024.

Texas running back Jerrick Gibson, kicker Will Stone leave Texas football

Nicholas Kingman, Double Coverage Editor October 14, 2025

Texas sophomore running back Jerrick Gibson and junior kicker Will Stone have departed from the football program, Texas Athletics confirmed as of Tuesday morning.  The move came to preserve playing...

Junior Sarah Graves flexes in celebration from the bench against LSU on March 8, 2025.

Sarah Graves’ student-athlete excellence features in inaugural BOSI advisory board

Tyler Firtel, Senior Sports Reporter October 13, 2025

When Sarah Graves arrived on the Forty Acres in 2022 as a finance freshman, she thought she’d be leaving her basketball days in the past. But her assumption of a fading love for the sport quickly...

The Austin FC supporter section celebrates a goal by throwing water into the air in Q2 Stadium on Sunday Oct. 12.

Owen Wolff scores last-minute goal, Austin FC secures sixth seed after 1-0 win

Alistair Manliguez, Senior Sports Reporter October 13, 2025

Midfielder Owen Wolff has been the go-to corner kick taker for Austin FC all season, taking 91 corners on the year before Sunday’s game against LAFC. However, while drawing 0-0 against LAFC in the...

The Texas soccer team huddles ahead of their game against A&M on Sept. 29, 2024.

Texas soccer continues to struggle as it gets thumped by No. 10 South Carolina

Nolan Clay, General Sports Reporter October 13, 2025

The disaster season for Texas soccer continues after its 5-1 loss against No. 10 South Carolina. Just over two weeks ago, the Longhorns shocked then-ranked No. 13 Vanderbilt in a 2-1 victory for their...

Junior outside hitter Torrey Stafford lines up a hit during the game against Vanderbilt at Gregory Gym on Sept. 24, 2025.

No. 2 Texas volleyball overcomes 13 first-set errors to defeat Alabama

Karthik Nemmani, General Sports Reporter October 12, 2025

It was tough sledding at first, but for the second time in four years, No. 2 Texas volleyball has started the season undefeated through fourteen games, defeating Alabama 3-1 on Sunday. Junior outside...

Quarterback Arch Manning evades a tackle during Texas' game against Oklahoma on Oct. 11, 2025.

The golden boy got his golden hat. How strange.

Zach Davis, Sports Desk Editor October 12, 2025

The cameras had stopped shuttering, and half the stadium was empty. Most fans in Oklahoma crimson were already outside the nearly century-old venue, either eating corndogs and going on rides or heading...

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