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Ashton Dorsey is quickly emerging as the team’s second defensive tackle

Austin Laymance September 14, 2011

Ashton Dorsey had to wait an extra week to make his 2011 debut, but when he finally got his shot, he made the most of it. The sophomore defensive tackle returned from a one-game suspension on Saturday...

Texas women’s golf wins season opener for first time in 10 years

Stefan Scrafield September 14, 2011

For the first time since 2001, the Texas women’s golf team was victorious in the season’s opening tournament. After going back and fourth with the Auburn Tigers all day long, the Longhorns...

Gaul holds it down for Longhorns

Sara Beth Purdy September 14, 2011

In just two years, junior goalkeeper Alexa Gaul has made a world of difference. Her confidence and skill in the net has contributed not only to the Longhorns’ success but to the success of the U.S....

Strauss, Pressell both shoot 74 as Texas takes nine-stroke lead

Stefan Scrafield September 13, 2011

Texas kicked off the “Mo” Morial Invitational on Sunday with an 11-over-par 299, good for second place, three strokes back of the Auburn Tigers’ opening round 296. The highlight of the...

Erwin Center hosts high-scoring contest

Nick Cremona September 13, 2011

There hasn’t been an NBA game since the Mavericks finished off the Heat this summer, but Sunday afternoon, fans at the Frank Erwin Center were treated to an exciting game of basketball that could...

McCoy, Ash unseat Gilbert as starting QB

Christian Corona September 13, 2011

No. 6 is now No. 1 on the depth chart. Two seasons after his older brother led the Longhorns to the national title game and two days after he led Texas to a come-from-behind win over BYU, Case McCoy finds...

Some benefit, some suffer from recent depth chart changes

Christian Corona September 13, 2011

Editor's note: Texas released its depth chart Monday morning and there was plenty of movement across the board. The Longhorns will take the field with six new starters, three on offense, two on defense,...

10 Texas football thoughts that have nothing to do with Garrett Gilbert

Trey Scott September 13, 2011

Here are 10 Texas football thoughts that have nothing to do with Garrett Gilbert: 1. I owe Jaxon Shipley an apology. Back in February, I covered the USA-World All-Star football game at Westlake High School,...

Texas defeats rival Penn State, falls to Florida in Big Four Classic

Chris Hummer September 12, 2011

The Longhorns took a giant step forward and a small step back over the weekend in the Nike Big Four Classic. On Saturday, No. 10 Texas (3-3) was finally able to clear a big hurdle against No. 2 Penn State,...

Texas finally had enough of Garrett Gilbert

Trey Scott September 12, 2011

The third-down pass sailed over the intended receiver, 10 yards too long and a bit wide, and fell to the turf. Not an unusual sequence of events in the Garrett Gilbert era, where just 57 percent of passes...

Three observations from Texas’ crazy comeback win over BYU

Christian Corona September 12, 2011

Tide turned after Gilbert was pulled Before junior quarterback Garrett Gilbert’s last play early in the second quarter, Texas was sluggish on offense, gaining just 59 yards in five possessions,...

McCoy makes case to be starting QB

Christian Corona September 12, 2011

Before Saturday, sophomore quarterback Case McCoy had not completed a pass in his college career, and Texas had never beaten BYU. After Saturday, that all changed. Junior quarterback Garrett Gilbert was...

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