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Big 12 Report Card

Nick Cremona September 2, 2011

Oklahoma — A Strength — Senior leaders The Sooners’ offense is anchored by two seniors in quarterback Landry Jones and wide receiver Ryan Broyles. Broyles is Jones’ favorite...

Top caliber teams OK to feast on cupcake squads

Trey Scott September 2, 2011

Besides Heisman hopefuls and No. 1 NFL draft picks, there’s something else the past six national champions have in common. Call it a guilty pleasure, but the best in the country can’t help...

Scott Solomon honors teammates by wearing Bradshaw’s old numbers

Chris Hummer September 2, 2011

Rice will be missing a big part of its defense after senior safety Travis Bradshaw suffered a career-ending neck injury during the first week of preseason camp. This is a huge blow for Rice’s secondary,...

Longhorns need to make good first impression

Christian Corona September 2, 2011

Texas beat Rice handily, 34-17, in their season opener a year ago. The Longhorns scored 24 second-quarter points, Tre Newton found the end zone three times and Texas won the turnover battle. But even in...

Sports editors discuss season opener, depth chart surprises

Austin Laymance, Christian Corona, and Sameer Bhuchar September 2, 2011

As a primer for tomorrow’s game against Rice, our beat writers Austin Laymance and Christian Corona as well as Double Coverage editor Sameer Bhuchar participated in a live chat Wednesday to discuss...

Horns heading to Minnesota

Chris Hummer September 2, 2011

The Longhorns are feeling pretty good about themselves going into their first road trip of the season to Minnesota. They are the fourth-ranked team in the country, carry a perfect record in NCAA thus far...

Texas needs Gilbert to step up

Christian Corona September 2, 2011

Editor’s Note: The Daily Texan’s series of the 10 most important Longhorn football players wraps up with No. 1, Garrett Gilbert. Garrett Gilbert wasn’t the most impressive quarterback...

A&M’s departure from conference ends historic rivalry

Trey Scott September 1, 2011

Just days before the 2011 season officially begins, the Longhorns have already suffered a tremendous loss. Texas A&M is officially leaving, having sent a letter of withdrawal to Big 12 Commissioner...

Rivalry in jeopardy as Aggies exit Big 12

Adrian O'Hanlon III September 1, 2011

Editor’s Note: With the Wednesday announcement that Texas A&M had officially sent in a letter of withdrawal from the Big 12 Conference, there would be no better opinion to gauge than that of...

Gideon looking to close college career on good note

Christian Corona September 1, 2011

Editor’s Note: The Daily Texan will introduce one more important Longhorn in our next issue. Here is No. 2 of the Texan’s 10 Most Important Longhorns. When it comes to experience, Texas...

The top linebackers in the state sound off

Nick Cremona September 1, 2011

Every year, college football coaches pursue the nation’s top players and try to convince them to play for their team. For some players, the choice on where to play is simple, and they don’t...

Blaine Irby starting Saturday against Rice

Sara Beth Purdy September 1, 2011

With the release of head coach Mack Brown’s fluid depth chart for the game against Rice on Saturday, most people in college football were buzzing about his decision to start junior Garrett Gilbert...

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