I used to hate that my mom never taught me how to speak Spanish.
She’s fluent, as is most of her side of the family. But my dad isn’t, so it was more convenient for her to talk to both of...
The rebuilding process was supposed to be over. Texas was supposed to be in reloading mode again.
The Longhorns were recruiting well despite going 5-7 three short years ago. They won eight games the...
Texas has needed a late second-half comeback to secure the majority of its wins this year. Five times in seven contests the Longhorns have trailed in the final seven minutes of a game – winning four...
Texas’ six-game winning streak was impressive. Even if, with the exception of Oklahoma, the Longhorns feasted on the weakest of the Big 12 teams to put that streak together.
Were the Longhorns...
The Longhorns no longer control their own destiny in the conference title race and really hurt their chances in what was the worst home loss of the Mack Brown era this past Saturday. But they’re...
Like Joe Bergeron last season, Malcolm Brown has been the thunder to Johnathan Gray’s lightning.
But with Gray sidelined for the rest of the year with a ruptured Achilles tendon, Brown and...
QB David Ash (Jr.)
For the first time in his career, Ash came into this season as the unquestioned starting quarterback. It took a concussion in the fourth quarter of Texas’ loss to BYU to knock...
Just like it did last year, Texas, like it usually does, walked off the field a winner over Kansas.
Unlike last year, the Longhorns didn’t need a last-minute touchdown pass from Case McCoy...
The way the game was played, it was hard to believe each team had a blue-chip prospect starting at quarterback.
Garrett Gilbert, the nation’s third-best quarterback prospect coming out of high...
Think back to the situation Texas was in going into its game against TCU last year.
The Longhorns had won four in a row since being demolished by Oklahoma for the second straight season. At 8-2, Texas...
Think back to the situation Texas was in going into its game against TCU last year.
The Longhorns had won four in a row since being demolished by Oklahoma for the second straight season. At 8-2, Texas...
Major Applewhite is no stranger to the Red River Rivalry.
He beat the Sooners twice as a quarterback and has helped Texas triumph over Oklahoma twice as an assistant coach. So when the Longhorns...
New Mexico State - W, 56-7
Twenty-eight minutes into the season, Texas was trailing, 7-0, against a New Mexico State team that had not beaten an FBS team since 2011 and gave up the fifth-most points...
Ten years ago, a freshman dual-threat quarterback with game-changing ability and little experience battled a senior with little game-changing experience and a ton of experience.
Texas head coach Mack...
As is the case with Mack Brown and Rick Barnes, the fact that certain standards have not been met recently should not overshadow the fact that athletic director DeLoss Dodds was responsible for those standards...
When asked if he thought there is a Big 12 team out there that can run the table in conference play, Chris Whaley hesitated.
Hesitated like so many of his fellow Longhorns defenders have done on the...
The last time Texas played Texas A&M, the Longhorns came out on top. The Aggies have since gone to the SEC and taken the college football world by storm, elevating their program to a place where they...
There shouldn’t be a lot to complain about after a team racks up a school-record 715 yards and scores 56 points.
But when you consider that none of those points came in the first 28 minutes,...
By its standard, Texas’ secondary struggled mightily last year. Longhorns defensive backs occasionally looked like they had cement in their cleats trying to make tackles. Texas, accustomed to fielding...
By its standard, Texas’ secondary struggled mightily last year. Longhorns defensive backs occasionally looked like they had cement in their cleats trying to make tackles. Texas, accustomed to fielding...
The Longhorns’ last two mottos have been “Brick by Brick” and “R.I.S.E.”, both signifying a rebuilding process that began after a disugstingly disappointing 5-7 campaign in...
As controversial as his offseason was, once the college football season kicks off, Johnny Manziel promises to be just
as exciting.
And those on the 40 Acres should learn to appreciate him for...
The day after a national champion was crowned in Omaha, Longhorns right-hander Nathan Thornhill talks about hoping that he’s a part of the dogpile there this time next year.
Thornhill was selected...
Did you feel that?
That kidney shot, that dagger to the heart, that excruciating experience that was watching the Spurs fall to the Heat in this year’s NBA Finals?
When Tony Parker hit that...
It seems like everyone knows him here.
Tarell Brown shakes dozens of hands and signs hundreds of autographs after running his sixth football and cheerleading camp in Mesquite since beginning his NFL...
Like the last couple squads before them, Texas was expected to go to the Women’s College World Series. Unlike those previous teams, they did.
Once the Longhorns arrived in Oklahoma City, the expectations...
As hard a pill as it will be to swallow, the Longhorns won’t reach the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row.
Despite boasting a Big 12-best 2.56 team ERA, Texas is 5-12 in conference...
Rick Barnes has made a habit of losing players before they graduate. It’s a habit that, with a change to his recruiting philosophy, he’s hoping to break.
Sophomore point guard Myck Kabongo...
For a Texas team whose NCAA Tournament chances are hanging by a thread, its sense of urgency should be increasing with every loss.
But despite their baffling inability to win a series in Big 12 play...
1. Kansas City - Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M
Before signing Alex Smith, the Chiefs were in desperate need of a quarterback. Now that they’ve got one, they’re going to need someone to...
1) William Powers, Jr., UT President
While the top pick here is obvious, it is easy to forget the breadth of responsibility and influence of the man at the top. Since stepping into office in February...
Guards Demarcus Croaker, Isaiah Taylor and Kendal Yancy signed letters of intent on Thursday to play at Texas next season. Yancy and Croaker are four-star prospects, according to rivals.com, with Taylor...
Someone wins the NBA scoring title every year. Each of the last three seasons, that someone was Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant.
But former Longhorn Kevin Durant did something this year accomplished...
It had been more than six months since Texas had lined up with Jordan Hicks in the middle of its defense during a game when he suited up for last month’s Orange-White Scrimmage.
“Not...
Former Longhorns pitcher Cat Osterman announced her retirement from competitive softball Tuesday.
The four-time All-American is the only player in college softball history to win national college...
You couldn’t tell Augie Garrido was leading a team in danger of missing the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row by his demeanor after Texas’ 6-1 sleep-inducing win over The University...
Texas won eight games two years ago, then nine the year after that. No team in the country has more returning starters than the 19 the Longhorns have.
Everything is perfectly set up for Texas...
Myck Kabongo played 45 games, averaged 10.8 points and 5.3 assists per game while shooting 40 percent from the floor during his Texas career.
But there’s one number that people will remember...
If Texas took one step back with its 15-member recruiting class this year, it’s taking two steps forward with the progress it’s making with the Class of 2014.
The Longhorns already have...
For a team that had lost four of its last five games, had yet to win a series in conference play this season and was in danger of missing the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, this was exactly...
He went 1-9 as a starting quarterback last year. He completed less than half of his passes against 2A defenses as a senior. And he may not even play this year.
But Tyrone Swoopes is the future of Texas...
They were known as great defensive coordinators at Texas, but now Will Muschamp and Gene Chizik have both been accused of being involved in a wide-ranging scandal at Auburn.
Chizik, who served as the...
Texas rising sophomore wide receiver Kendall Sanders was arrested and charged for DWI on Saturday morning in Brazos County and released on $3,000 bond.
He was confined at 5:10 a.m. and released at 7:43...
It seems to happen every year.
A handful of skill position players impress at Texas’ annual spring game and are practically never heard from again.
Last year, tight end D.J. Grant...
Like many things Texas has done this offseason to get with the times, the Longhorns have installed a new, up-tempo offense.
It’s not anything like Oregon’s quick-strike, high-flying attack...
Texas sophomore guard Sheldon McClellan plans to transfer, a Texas spokesman confirmed to The Daily Texan on Wednesday.
McClellan led the Longhorns with 13.5 points per game last season and becomes...
How could a quarterback who’s won 62 percent of his starts, played twice in the Pro Bowl and been named Rookie of the Year not earn a place in the NFL?
Since leading the Longhorns to a national...
After one of Texas’ media availabilities two Novembers ago, I rode down a Belmont Hall elevator with one of the fastest men on campus — Marquise Goodwin.
When I asked him how fast he was,...
For the state of Florida in this year's NCAA Tournament, good things are coming in 3's.
Miami became the third team from the Sunshine State to advance to the Sweet 16 when the second-seeded Hurricanes...
No upset here.
No. 3 seed Florida earned the chance to play more basketball in the Lone Star State after pounding No. 11 seed Minnesota, 78-64, in the Round of 32 at the Erwin Center on Sunday. The...
