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The Daily Texan

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Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian during UT's game against TCU on Nov. 13, 2023.

Keys to the Game – Texas Tech

Bo Espey, General Sports Reporter November 21, 2023

Here we are, the final regular season game for the No. 7 Texas Longhorns. It seems like yesterday when we were all sweltering inside Darrell K Royal-Texas in the opener against Rice. A lot has happened...

Beau Freyler studies the Iowa offensive line before the snap at Jack Trice Stadium on Sept. 9, 2023.

Opponents to Watch

Bo Espey, General Sports Reporter November 16, 2023

Rocco Becht, Quarterback In his first full year as a starter, Rocco Becht has emerged as one of the key pieces in the Iowa State offense. The redshirt freshman from Wesley Chapel, Florida has thrown...

Coach Steve Sarkisian watches unranked Texas host No. 1 Alabama.

Games to Watch: TCU

Bo Espey, General Sports Reporter November 9, 2023

No. 3 Michigan at No. 10 Penn State Nov. 11, 11:00 a.m. CT, FOX Even with all of the off-field distractions, Michigan is chugging along as they set their focus on a third-straight Big Ten Championship...

Notes from the Opponent: Kansas State

Notes from the Opponent: Kansas State

Bo Espey, General Sports Reporter November 2, 2023

Currently riding a three-game win streak, No. 23 Kansas State is cruising as they look for another berth in the Big 12 Championship Game. The Daily Texan sat down with Luke Lazarczyk, the sports editor...

Former UT golfer Scottie Scheffler swings on  on Hole 7 at the Dell Match Play PGA tournament on March 25, 2023.

Former Longhorns shine on the PGA Tour

Bo Espey, General Sports Reporter October 31, 2023

With the 2022-23 PGA Tour season wrapping up in a couple of weeks, here's how former Texas Longhorn men’s golfers fared on the course this year.   Scottie Scheffler The Official World Golf...

Running back Jonathon Brooks during Texas' game against Oklahoma on Oct. 7, 2023.

Big 12 Power Rankings: Week 9

Bo Espey, General Sports Reporter October 27, 2023

1. Oklahoma Sooners No. 6-ranked Oklahoma is the only remaining undefeated Big 12 team left this year after holding off UCF 31-29 this past weekend. Quarterback Dillon Gabriel’s play has been a big...

Running back Jonathon Brooks dodges a tackle during Texas' game against Oklahoma on Oct. 7, 2023.

Keys to the Game: Houston

Bo Espey, General Sports Reporter October 19, 2023

No. 8 Texas will travel to Houston on Saturday to kick off the second half of their season. The Longhorns had an open week to rest up and correct their mistakes after collapsing late against Oklahoma in...

Longhorn Lookback

Longhorn Lookback

Bo Espey, General Sports Reporter October 5, 2023

No. 3 Texas and No. 12 Oklahoma will face off on Saturday at the Cotton Bowl for the last time as Big 12 members before departing for the SEC in 2024. The matchup will be the first since 2008 where both...

Junior Running Back (No.4) Devin Neal, runs the ball into the endzone for a 48-yard touchdown against the Missouri State offense at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on Sept. 1, 2023.

Opponents to Watch: Kansas

Bo Espey, General Sports Reporter September 29, 2023

Jalon Daniels  Texas fans are all too familiar with junior quarterback Jalon Daniels. Two years ago, Daniels helped lead the Jayhawks to a thrilling 57-56 win in Austin despite being 31-point underdogs....

Two former Longhorns set to compete at the Ryder Cup

Two former Longhorns set to compete at the Ryder Cup

Bo Espey, General Sports Reporter September 27, 2023

Texas men’s golf alumni Scottie Scheffler and Jordan Spieth will represent Team USA this weekend at the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, Italy for the 44th Ryder Cup. Spieth, who is making...

Head to Head History: Baylor

Head to Head History: Baylor

Bo Espey, General Sports Reporter September 21, 2023

No. 3 and undefeated Texas will square off against unranked Baylor at McLane Stadium on Saturday night for the 113th and last time — at least for the foreseeable future. With Texas moving into the SEC...

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers throws the ball at the UT vs. OU game on Oct. 8, 2022.

Heisman Watch

Bo Espey, General Sports Reporter September 14, 2023

While December marks the end of the regular collegiate football season before post-season bowl games, it also marks the time that one dedicated student athlete will receive the Heisman Trophy, an award...

Notes on the Coach

Notes on the Coach

Bo Espey, General Sports Reporter September 7, 2023

In a head coaching career that has spanned over three decades across four different teams, Alabama’s Nick Saban has claimed seven national championships, won 286 games and coached 44 All-American athletes....

Games to Watch: Week 1

Games to Watch: Week 1

Bo Espey, General Sports Reporter August 31, 2023

Colorado at No. 17 TCU Sept. 2, 11 a.m. CT, FOX TCU is back in action after making the College Football Playoff national championship game last year. The Horned Frogs must replace playmakers on both...

Looking ahead to Texas football’s 2023 Big 12 conference schedule

Looking ahead to Texas football’s 2023 Big 12 conference schedule

Bo Espey, General Sports Reporter April 19, 2023

Texas football concluded spring practice this past Saturday with its annual Orange-White spring game. The game offered Longhorn fans a glimpse of the new roster as third-year head coach Steve Sarkisian...

Maas and Stark lead No. 11 Texas men’s golf to sixth place finish at the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational

Maas and Stark lead No. 11 Texas men’s golf to sixth place finish at the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational

Bo Espey, General Sports Reporter April 2, 2023

The No. 11 ranked Texas Longhorns ended in sixth place at the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational this weekend after the team shot 13-under-par 851 through three rounds. No. 12 Florida ran away with the...

Sam Burns torches Cameron Young in the final round, wins WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play

Sam Burns torches Cameron Young in the final round, wins WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play

Bo Espey, General Sports Reporter March 26, 2023

The final World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club did not disappoint, just ask No. 15 World Golf Championship-ranked and 2023 winner Sam Burns. At the beginning...

Longhorns take first at Southwestern Invitational, freshman Jacob Sosa makes history

Longhorns take first at Southwestern Invitational, freshman Jacob Sosa makes history

Bo Espey, General Sports Reporter February 2, 2023

Freshman Jacob Sosa made Texas men’s golf history this week at the Southwestern Invitational at the North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village, California. The Westlake graduate shot a school-record...

Texas men’s golf fights for second straight national title

Texas men’s golf fights for second straight national title

Bo Espey, General News Reporter January 30, 2023

The Texas men’s golf team is setting its sights on another national championship as it starts the spring season. The No. 18 Longhorns had their ups and downs in the fall, but a lineup consisting of veteran...

Travis Vick swings at the ball during a 2019 game.

No. 19 Texas men’s golf finishes 4th at the East Lake Cup

Bo Espey, General Sports Reporter October 27, 2022

Following a disappointing seventh-place finish last week at the Big 12 Men’s Match Play Championship, No. 19 Texas men’s golf finished fourth this week at the East Lake Cup in Atlanta, its last tournament...

Travis Vick swings at the ball during a 2019 game.

No. 19 Texas men’s golf places 4th at Stephens Cup in Florida

Bo Espey, Sports Reporter October 14, 2022

The No.19 Texas men’s golf team finished fourth at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup at Seminole Golf Club this week in Juno Beach, Florida. The tournament consisted of 14 teams, with seven comprising the...

Travis Vick swings at the ball during a 2019 game.

No. 9 Texas men’s golf opens season at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational

Bo Espey, Sports Reporter September 19, 2022

The defending national champion No. 9 Texas men’s golf team finished in 10th place to start off the 2022-23 season this weekend at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational at Olympia Fields Country Club...

Alpine-X aims to bring year-round snowsports to Austin

Alpine-X aims to bring year-round snowsports to Austin

Bo Espey, Sports Reporter April 26, 2022

Austin’s hot climate is far from ideal for snowsports, making skiing and snowboarding an uncommon pastime for locals. However, new company Alpine-X is aiming to create new hobbies for one of Texas’...

Moody Center makes debut

Moody Center makes debut

Christina Huang, Bo Espey, and Leila Saidane April 26, 2022

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 22, 2022 flipbook. After seven years in development, including about two years of construction, UT’s $375 million Moody Center made its debut...

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Looking Back: Top moments at The Drum

Bo Espey, Sports Reporter February 28, 2022
Here is a list of the top moments to occur at the Frank Erwin Center, often referred to as The Drum:
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