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Former Mississippi State teammates reunite on women’s basketball coaching staff

By Nathan Han - Updated on July 19, 2020 at 4:06 pm

Former Mississippi State women’s basketball forward Ketara Chapel didn’t know she’d become close friends and teammates with her high school basketball rival, Blair Schaefer.
Name, image and likeness: What will new NCAA rules look like for student-athletes?

By Myah Taylor - Updated on July 19, 2020 at 4:04 pm

College athletes have long gone without pay for their talents, but new NCAA rules will give student-athletes opportunities to profit from their names, images and likenesses.
The games can wait, but sports still matter

By Myah Taylor - Updated on July 16, 2020 at 8:37 am

The narrative surrounding sports at the University of Texas — and America at large — is changing.
Aston’s departure increases Texas’ gender disparity in coaching

By Donnavan Smoot - Updated on July 13, 2020 at 9:22 pm

Although women's backetball coach Vic Schaefer’s hiring isn't out of left field, it leaves Texas with just two female head coaches throughout its athletic department: Angela Kelly in soccer and Carol Capitani in women’s swimming and diving.
Texas athletes, coaches react to University changes combating racial injustice

By Myah Taylor, Stephen Wagner - Updated on July 13, 2020 at 3:17 pm

“The Eyes of Texas” will remain the University’s alma mater, the statement said, but the Robert L. Moore Building will be renamed as the Physics, Math and Astronomy Building. A statue for Julius Whittier, Texas’ first Black football letterman, will be erected at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
Texas-sized brand: Why are the Longhorns so valuable?

By Myah Taylor - Updated on July 5, 2020 at 11:50 am

Texas posted just one 10-win season in the last decade, unlike juggernauts Alabama, Clemson and rival Oklahoma. Still, the Longhorns, valued at a nation-high $1.1 billion in 2018, are among college football’s top earners.
Coaching while Black: Looking into lack of Black Division I coaches

By Stephen Wagner - Updated on July 4, 2020 at 11:16 am

Black student-athletes comprise a majority of Division I football and basketball players, but a discrepancy between the number of white and Black head coaches still exists throughout the college ranks.
Shipleys’ careers become intertwined again

By Donnavan Smoot - Updated on June 28, 2020 at 9:32 pm

For years, it seemed as if Jaxon Shipley was just following his big brother Jordan’s lead. Jaxon played wide receiver on the Texas football team just as Jordan did several years earlier. He even wore the same number. Then, following their stints in the NFL, the brothers have gotten back on the same path — this time in real estate.
Like father, like daughter: Vic and Blair Schaefer share basketball bond

By Myah Taylor - Updated on June 26, 2020 at 2:45 pm

Although Texas’ new women’s basketball head coach picked up numerous individual accolades during his eight seasons at Mississippi State, Schaefer said he attributes much of his championship success to his tight-knit staff, which now includes his daughter, Blair.
What will Saturdays at DKR look like this fall? Die-hard fans don’t know.

By Myah Taylor - Updated on June 19, 2020 at 2:33 pm

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.

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