As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout Texas, Longhorn superfans likely won’t get the UT football experience this year that they’ve relished in the past.
Sam Acho has never thought of himself as just a football player. As the sports world remains paused amid the coronavirus crisis, Acho knows that life without football is just a glimpse of the future.
Last week, Texas football players and coaches marched from Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium to the Texas Capitol in honor of George Floyd and other Black victims of police brutality.
The NCAA decided today that it will allow Division I football and basketball student-athletes to participate in athletics activities on campus beginning June 1. The statement comes hours after the University of Texas announced its plans for a shortened semester in the fall and its plans for a Phase One trial with “an essential group of football coaches and support staff” that will run until the end of May.
Nothing in sports gives teams a home-field advantage quite like a raucous crowd, but it’s not a luxury every Big 12 school has. Here’s a look at which schools have the best home-field advantage, taking into account attendance, atmosphere, tradition and student section.
Wide receiver Collin Johnson became the third Longhorn to be drafted in the 2020 NFL Draft, coming off the board as the 20th pick in the fifth round to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Duvernay was selected by the Baltimore Ravens with the 28th pick in the third round, becoming the second Longhorn to be selected in the 2020 NFL Draft.
