The last piece I write for the Texan has none of the razor-sharp sports analysis that you’ve all come to know and love.
Humor me, for the language is different. Sappier, certainly. But entirely...
Texas has fallen flat in two seasons now, propelled by freshman big men. After eight months with the burnt orange, the time has already come for the most recent of the two, freshman Mo Bamba, to move on.
The...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A season of highs and lows came to an end on Friday night.
And when it did — boy, was Texas low.
After surrendering a 14-point second half lead, the Longhorns found...
The single-best individual offensive performance of the season and the long-awaited return of freshman forward Mo Bamba wasn’t enough.
An abysmal start proved too much to overcome against No....
Nine short days ago, the Longhorns were on the NCAA Tournament bubble fighting for their lives.
Texas needed two wins in its final three regular season games, and a late-season toe injury to freshman...
Junior forward Dylan Osetkowski ran down the sideline, arm straight down and three fingers extended.
His celebration came after one of his five made 3-pointers. Texas — the worst 3-point shooting...
Saturday’s regular-season finale is the end of the line for the Longhorns.
After Kansas clinched sole possession of its 14th straight Big 12 regular-season title with Monday’s win over Texas...
The Longhorns’ thrilling, last-second victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon was largely overshadowed by the fallout from documents from a federal investigation published Friday in an...
The importance of a win on Saturday for Texas cannot be overstated.
On Wednesday night against Kansas State, Texas head coach Shaka Smart watched from the sideline as his team botched good offensive...
Just two weeks ago, Kansas State marched into the Frank Erwin Center and stole a win on Texas’ home court. On Wednesday night in Manhattan, Kansas, the Longhorns were unable to return the favor.
Kansas...
The Longhorns are once more in familiar territory.
This time last season, Texas was a fringe NCAA Tournament team. The program had collected some respectable upsets in conference play, but a seven-game...
With eight seconds left on the clock in double overtime and a one-point deficit for Texas, junior guard Kerwin Roach II drove right and threw up a long runner in a desperate, final look.
But like so...
Wednesday’s contest with Kansas State marked one of the few favorable remaining conference games on the Longhorns’ schedule. A home game against a skidding Wildcat program offered a chance...
Freshman guard Matt Coleman turned the corner near the baseline with his eyes on the rim.
With Texas trailing by two, the Longhorn point guard had an opportunity to tie or win the game against Kansas...
Freshman guard Matt Coleman stood near half court and raised his arms to the sold-out crowd. The Frank Erwin Center, as electric as it has been all season, erupted in response.
The display came on the...
The Longhorns found themselves just three seconds away from a crucial road win over No. 10 Texas Tech on Wednesday night.
The victory would have marked the Red Raiders’ first defeat at home this...
Freshman guard Jase Febres moved with purpose in a mostly empty gym, putting up extra shots before a recent practice.
He caught and fired each shot in a single, fluid motion before sliding around the...
With 10 games remaining in an up-and-down season, Saturday’s bout was about setting the tone for the final stretch.
And the message was clear.
Looking as dominant as the conference they represented,...
After nearly a month of grueling Big 12 matchups, this weekend offers much-needed respite for a worn-down Longhorn roster.
Texas turns its attention to an SEC opponent for the second time this...
Texas excelled in its return to the Frank Erwin Center on Monday night.
A surging Iowa State team that had just beaten Texas Tech by 18 was dispatched rather easily as the Longhorns never trailed in...
For the second straight week, it was a tale of two games for Texas. A gritty home victory over a ranked opponent led to a bad loss on the road.
A week prior, after defeating then-No. 16 TCU at home,...
Texas managed its second home upset over a ranked opponent in a week on Wednesday night, handling No. 8 Texas Tech, 67-58, at the Frank Erwin Center. Here are five takeaways from the commanding performance:
Roach’s...
Exactly one week ago at the Frank Erwin Center, the Longhorns upset then-No. 16 TCU in double overtime in what proved to be one of the more thrilling games in program history.
Three days later, the...
With Texas fans and players still reeling from Wednesday morning’s announcement, the Longhorns hit the hardwood for their second Big 12 home game of the season.
It was a day bigger than basketball.
Nine...
Fifteen games into the season, and three into conference play, Texas is still searching for an offensive identity.
A late-game road collapse at the hands of Baylor exposed the team's lack of playmaking...
Freshman Mo Bamba hoisted a three with five minutes left in Waco. Down by as much as nine in the second half to Baylor, the Longhorn forward buried the triple, silencing the crowd and cutting the lead...
Junior forward Dylan Osetkowski set his feet and buried a 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining in overtime, helping Texas rally past Iowa State at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, on Monday night, 74-70,...
Freshman forward Mo Bamba delivered a series of dunks and alley-oops in front of a frenzied home crowd on Friday night at the Frank Erwin Center, each seemingly more difficult than the last.
But every...
Six years ago, Texas head coach Shaka Smart led VCU to its first-ever Final Four appearance. On Tuesday night, Smart notched another milestone in the place where his coaching career took off. With a 71-67...
After a Thanksgiving weekend on the road in Portland, Texas looks to right the ship with a home stop against Florida A&M on Wednesday evening. With just six games remaining before the start of conference...
For a second consecutive game, Texas put itself in a position to upset a nationally ranked opponent in overtime. But after erasing a 21-point deficit on Sunday afternoon, the Longhorns again failed to...
Quarterback
Advantage: Texas
Whether or not West Virginia quarterback Will Grier’s injury is the only reason Texas is eligible for a bowl game, the team is ready to close out the season with...
After Texas clinched a win over Clemson in penalty kicks in the second round of the NCAA Championships on Friday, Duke wasn’t prepared to give Texas any chance of an upset on Sunday.
The No. 1...
Texas freshman Mo Bamba returned to action for the Longhorns on Saturday, signaling that the paint was, once again, closed for business.
Texas’ prized forward set the tone early in the first half,...
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Reporting Texas.
Freshman Haley Berg sat under the cool evening sky, taking in the last game of her freshman season at Texas.
She...
The first round of the NCAA tournament provided Texas with some much-needed momentum. The second round is where the team will be tested.
The No. 4 Longhorns head to Duke on Friday evening...
Quarterback
Advantage: West Virginia
Even against lowly Kansas, the Longhorns underwhelmed. Sophomore quarterback Shane Buechele threw for a respectable 249 yards and a touchdown, but...
The Longhorns punched their ticket to North Carolina on Friday in style.
Sophomore forward Cyera Hintzen scored two goals and freshman forward Haley Berg added one of her own as the team’s top...
Quarterback
Advantage: Texas
The Longhorns’ offensive line struggles to protect whichever quarterback happens to be healthy that game. Sophomore Shane Buechele appears to have reclaimed...
Friday can’t come quickly enough for the Longhorns.
Fresh off of a disappointing first-round loss at the hands of Baylor in the Big 12 Championship, the Longhorns are eager for redemption heading...
Quarterback
Advantage: TCU
Sophomore Shane Buechele elbowed his way back into the quarterback conversation with a dominant performance on Saturday against Baylor. With both Buechele and freshman...
One hundred scoreless minutes into the last match of Texas’ regular season on Friday night, the crowd of over 2,000 sat holding its breath, waiting for the Longhorns to work their overtime magic.
The...
Quarterback Advantage: Texas
Despite a costly fourth quarter turnover against Oklahoma State, freshman Sam Ehlinger’s progress has been encouraging for Texas fans. The young quarterback threw...
No. 10 Texas prepares for the only Big 12 team more suffocating defensively than itself as the team heads to Waco on Friday for the final stretch of the regular season. The Longhorns will hit the turf...
Quarterback
Advantage: Oklahoma State
Freshman Sam Ehlinger solidified himself as a dual-threat option at Saturday’s Red River Showdown. His ability to run the ball — rushing...
When the clock hits zero at the end of regulation, Texas fans know they are in for something special.
Six times this season, the No. 9 Longhorns have forced overtime. Four of those have come at...
Texas is back on track, and the timing couldn’t be better. Undefeated through six overtimes this season, the team snapped a three-game slide with a 1-0 road win over Kansas State on Sunday.
It...
Quarterback
Advantage: Oklahoma
Sam Ehlinger has earned that starting spot. The freshman quarterback dazzled the home crowd in Texas’ win over Kansas State last Saturday, throwing for 380...
Matching the longest undefeated streak in program history is usually cause for celebration. But the No. 7 Longhorns stayed solemn after another lackluster performance earned the team its second-straight...
Quarterback Advantage: Kansas State
Shane Buechele can’t seem to stay healthy. Ever since Week Two, the quarterback position has been up in the air for Texas, and this week is no exception....
