Editor’s note: A 30 column is a chance for departing permanent staff to say farewell and reflect on their time spent in The Daily Texan basement office. The term comes from the typesetting mark (—30—)...
Longhorn athletes continued to be a fixture on the podium in the 2016 Olympics with junior swimmer Joseph Schooling taking gold for Singapore in the 100-meter butterfly.
The 21-year-old marked his second...
Sept. 4 vs. Notre Dame
The Fighting Irish pummeled the Longhorns 38-3 in the first game of the 2015 season in South Bend, Indiana. It turned out to be a pretty accurate first look at Texas’...
“Baseball is a cruel mistress.”
Now former Longhorn head coach Augie Garrido uttered that phrase more than a few times over the course of the 2016 season and that adage proved true on opening...
Game 1: Texas wins on walk-off
All it took was one swing. With a ninth-inning solo moonshot over the center-field fence at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, freshman Kody Clemens kept Texas...
Texas’ season looked like it was on its final legs. The Longhorn bullpen surrendered seven runs, and squandered an early 3-1 lead against Oklahoma State Friday night.
Down 8-3, it was time for...
Texas got kicked in the teeth in its 2016 Big 12 Tournament debut against Oklahoma State on Wednesday, losing 10-4 despite jumping out to a 4-0 lead through four and a half innings. But on Thursday, the...
The 2016 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship will take place from May 25-29 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City. The double elimination tournament will feature the top eight...
The Longhorns continued their descent on the slow downward spiral that's defined the final month of their 2016 season.
The familiar culprits of fielding gaffes and stagnant offense made their...
On a balmy Tuesday night, Texas Baseball’s non-conference schedule mercifully drew to a close.
The Longhorns’ 3–2 loss to Texas State was a fitting conclusion to a non-conference...
From the perspective of raw numbers, Texas’ 7-0 win over Prairie View A&M inched the Longhorns (21–24) one game closer to .500.
But a closer examination of what ended up being...
Longtime Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds’ career achievements were recognized with an induction into the 2016 National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame class.
Dodds,...
No. 6 TCU and No. 10 Texas Tech, the two top-ranked teams in the Big 12, faced off against each other in Fort Worth in a preview of what could be the conference
tournament final.
The two teams split...
Earlier in the season, Sunday’s 8-4 loss to the No. 21 Oklahoma State Cowboys might have made a nice teaching moment in the locker room for Texas head coach Augie Garrido.
The Longhorns stampeded...
Texas’ offense came into Saturday’s doubleheader against Oklahoma State white hot, averaging nine runs per game in its last seven outings.
But that same offense was shut down at UFCU Disch-Falk...
The situation looked like a total disaster.
Texas State had bases loaded with one out and the score tied at 4 in the bottom of the ninth inning in its March 1 matchup against Texas. To make matters...
The TCU Horned Frogs traveled to Stillwater, Oklahoma, hoping to climb in the Big 12 rankings and get one step closer to knocking off the conference-leading Texas Tech Red Raiders.
The Oklahoma...
According to Texas head coach Augie Garrido, the sacrifice bunt is a key element in his NCAA record 1,969 career victories.
According to major league baseball statistics, however, the sacrifice...
This year has been a tale of two seasons for the Longhorns.
Texas non-conference resume includes a rather unflattering 10-15 record and some eyebrow raising mid-week losses. But in conference...
Texas’ preseason plan to turn into an offensive juggernaut that avoids strikeouts, gets on base often, and lights up the scoreboard has failed to meet expectations.
Prior to last weekend’s...
It was not hard to find the silver lining despite the sporadic rain during Saturday’s game.
A second-straight offensive outburst as well as a complete game by senior Ty Culbreth gave Texas...
The Texas Tech Red Raiders torrid streak continued last weekend against then-No. 16 Oklahoma State.
The Red Raiders traveled to Stillwater having just split a two-game midweek road series against then-No....
The Longhorns entered Sunday’s matchup with Kansas State looking for a series sweep to begin the slow climb back to postseason relevance.
But a great start by Texas sophomore starter Kyle...
There’s nothing quite like a little sibling rivalry to ignite a baseball team.
Kody and Kacy Clemens each crushed two run homers to fuel a strong offensive performance in the Longhorns 6-3 series...
College baseball’s winningest coach finally earned the sport’s highest honor for a head coach.
Texas skipper Augie Garrido was announced as a 2016 inductee into the National College...
In his last start, Texas A&M Corpus Christi starter Aaron Hernandez lasted just two-thirds of an inning against the NAIA University of Houston Victoria Jaguars.
He was practically un-hittable...
Texas ace Ty Culbreth had one of his shakiest starts of the season, but an offensive awakening rendered the senior’s struggles irrelevant.
After shutting down in Friday night’s series opening...
Three pitches were all it took to make Friday an unpleasant night for right-handed pitcher Morgan Cooper and the rest of the Longhorns.
Oklahoma cruised to a 6-1 victory over Texas in Norman, with all...
Texas third baseman Tres Barrera’s strong showing at the plate earned the junior his first career Conference Player of the Week honors. Barrera hit at a .400 clip over four games and crushed...
Six great innings by the Texas bullpen and freshman catcher Michael Cantu’s continued resurgence at the plate balanced struggles by the rest of the offense to hold the Lamar Cardinals to a 2-2 stalemate...
Thursday’s matchup between Texas and No. 6 TCU marks the start of conference play for the defending Big 12 tournament champions.
The reigning tournament champions though, are not the 13–3...
TCU has shown no signs of ceding its position atop the Big 12.
The Horned Frogs, ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 preseason rankings, got a head start on the run to a conference title with a dominating...
The Longhorns entered Tuesday’s game with a gloomy demeanor and their worst record through 20 games in over a decade.
But a springtime revival by the Texas offense drove away the grey skies...
Success, in show business and baseball, is hard to come by in Los Angeles.
The Longhorns proved that adage true on Sunday, dropping a 6-3 contest to No. 19 UCLA and losing the three-game series.
Texas...
Clutch hitting by the bottom of the order allowed the Longhorns to overcome a one-run deficit in the ninth inning, but it was not enough to down the No. 19 UCLA Bruins, who had the final say in a 5-4 walk-off...
The Longhorns began the 2016 season with the motto “Do simple better.”
Thirteen games into the season and riding a four-game losing streak, the Longhorns finally did simple better.
Power...
Punchless offense and porous defense don’t breed success against Power Five baseball teams.
In eight games against Pac 12 opponents Stanford and Cal, the Longhorns sport a 2–6 record...
Great starting pitching, poor fielding and no offense.
The formula has become common for Texas, and was enough to drop the Longhorns below .500 in a 6-0 home loss at the hands of the California Golden...
Texas was down 4-3 with two on and one out on in the bottom of the ninth. The Longhorns were riding a late inning offensive renaissance en route to a signature comeback win.
Or so it seemed.
With...
Prior to Tuesday night’s game, an early inning deficit was enough to drain the energy out of the Texas bats.
With two outs in the bottom of the eighth, Texas State catcher Ryan Newman hammered...
Senior Ty Culbreth was named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week on Monday for his eight-inning gem against the Stanford Cardinal over the weekend.
The award is the first such accolade in Culbreth’s...
The Longhorn offense has been a bit of an anomaly in this young season.
Head coach Augie Garrido proudly touted his plan to emulate the 2015 Kansas City Royals by making contact, taking smart...
For three games, the Longhorns looked like a resurgent squad, ready to use elite pitching and clutch hitting to snatch a four-game series win against Stanford.
But on Sunday afternoon, Texas was unable...
Two infield singles and a batter reached base on a strikeout.
Those were the only flaws in senior Ty Culbreth’s eight innings of work.
The stellar line was good enough for the lefty to earn...
Tres Barrera called the 2016 Texas pitching staff the most talented in his three years at the 40 Acres.
“We’ve got some guys that can throw the baseball,” the junior catcher...
The Longhorns managed to play themselves out of a season opening win on Friday night.
But Saturday, Texas took advantage of a change of heart on the part of lady luck to pull out an 11-2 win over UNLV...
The Longhorns spent all offseason talking about how they wanted to erase the memory of a 2015 campaign marred by wasted potential and missed opportunities.
One smooth swing of the bat in the 12th inning...
The 2015 Longhorns needed some advice on how to score runs.
The Texas offense did little to strike fear in the hearts of opposing pitchers last season. The Longhorns hit a collective .259 last season,...
Tres Barrera can’t get Omaha out of his head.
Barrera, a designated hitter, catcher and first baseman, got a taste of the College World Series his freshman year when the Longhorns exceeded expectations...
Junior pitcher Josh Sawyer threw four innings of no-hit ball. “Augie Ball” made a return to Disch-Falk Field to the tune of four runs.
In the end, the Longhorns walked off the field as 4-0...
Head Coach Augie Garrido announced on Friday that senior pitcher Chad Hollingsworth has retired from baseball due to complications with recovery from surgery following a 2015 season marred by a shoulder...
The spring sports season features a busy schedule with key matchups for basketball, baseball and track and field. Here are some of the top events you’ll need to mark on your calendar.
Baseball...
Texas students have, until today, been freed from the bonds of schoolwork for almost a month. Texas athletics, however, continued to make headlines while the rest of the student body was catching up on...
When Sam Acho graduated from McCombs School of Business Honors Program in 2010, he had a long list of accolades on his résumé.
But Acho, now a pass rusher for the Chicago Bears,...
The 2006 Rose Bowl game typically conjures up images of Vince Young tearing apart the USC defense and sneaking across the goal line with 20 seconds left on 4th-and-5. But few fans remember the team-leading...
Brooks Kieschnick may have been the most versatile player to play baseball on the 40 Acres, and now he’s moving his varied skill set to new enterprises.
Kieschnick’s 34–8...
Leo Manzano had never even run eight miles before the Texas track and field team recruited him in 2004.
“He hadn’t had the conditioning program that he was going to have at the University,...
Few people are good enough and devoted enough to become consensus All-Americans while pursuing a petroleum engineering degree.
Doug Dawson, a former Texas offensive lineman, managed to succeed in...
T.J. Ford spent only two seasons in Austin.
In that short span of time, the young point guard managed to lead Texas to a Final Four appearance while earning himself the Naismith Trophy for college player...
After transferring to Texas from Penn State and suffering a groin injury that delayed his Longhorn debut, Anthony Fera took to the field his senior year to become one of the most consistent kickers Texas...
Editor’s Note: This is part of a weekly series looking back at past Texas athletes and examining where they are now. This week features former softball pitcher Cat Osterman, who played for Texas...
Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones kick-started his college career by lighting up the scoreboard against some of the best competition in the nation and winning a national championship in his first three...
QB
Advantage: TCU
TCU junior quarterback Trevone Boykin is the key to the second-best scoring offense in the country. Boykin may be the quickest running quarterback that the Longhorns have faced...
MAKE BOYKIN THROW
Since Taysom Hill romped his way to a blowout win for BYU, the Texas defense has done a great job containing mobile quarterbacks, but TCU junior Trevone Boykin may pose an even bigger...
The women’s soccer season came to a close Friday with a 2-1 loss to No. 12 Notre Dame in College Station.
Texas fought hard against one of the best teams in the country, but an 85th-minute score...
Texas soccer’s first NCAA tournament game since 2011 ended with a comfortable 3-0 win over the Conference USA champion, Rice Owls. But now the Longhorns will travel to College Station for their next...
Texas soccer overcame frigid conditions Friday to knock off the Rice Owls, 3-0, in Austin and win its first NCAA tournament contest since 2011.
The two teams traded possessions throughout the first...
After losing a heartbreaking penalty shoot-out against No. 9 West Virginia in the second round of last weekend’s Big 12 tournament, all the Texas women’s soccer team could do was cross its...
HOT REED
The Texas secondary showed exponential growth against West Virginia last week. Part of that may be because senior Quandre Diggs finally lined up as a cornerback, rather than a run-stopping...
QB
Advantage: OSU
Junior Daxx Garman has been fairly mediocre this season. The pocket passer has completed just over 50 percent of his passes and has thrown eleven touchdowns and as many interceptions.
Texas’...
Men's tennis
The men’s tennis team concluded fall individual competition with nine singles wins and four doubles wins at the Florida Invitational.
The Longhorns started off hot, finishing...
Softball
Texas softball will finish off its fall season Friday when it travels to San Marcos to take on Texas State. The Longhorns will look to continue their dominant play, as they have outscored opponents...
QB
Advantage: West Virginia
West Virginia senior Clint Trickett has piloted the Mountaineer offense to an unexpectedly successful season. The pocket passer is a semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien...
WHITE-OUT
West Virginia Senior Kevin White may be the most dynamic receiver in the country. The transfer from Lackawanna College has raked in 1,075 receiving yards, third-highest total in the nation,...
Texas soccer entered Wednesday’s game against No. 10 Texas Tech needing a win to keep their waning Big 12 and NCAA tournament hopes alive. The game will go down as a 1-1 draw, but the Longhorns advanced...
Texas women’s soccer sailed through the first six games of the season without making an appearance in the loser’s column.
However, the Longhorns’ remaining 13 games were a turbulent...
Cross country
At the Big 12 Championship in Lawrence, Kansas, over the weekend, the men’s and women’s cross country teams finished fourth and seventh, respectively.
All-American...
Last Friday, Texas was clinging on to the last spot in the Big 12 tournament. The Longhorns had dropped three of their last four conference games and were travelling to battle tough conference foes Oklahoma...
QB
Advantage: Texas
Sophomore Tyrone Swoopes did not even reach 150 total yards, and he tried too often to use his cannon of an arm to squeeze passes into nonexistent windows. An atrocious Red Raider...
CONTROL THE CLOCK
Texas has an immensely talented defense, including a couple of players who will continue to hone their craft in the NFL. However, when the defense is forced to stay on the field for...
Men's swimming and diving
In a quad meet characterized by electric times and tight finishes — including one touch separated by one one-hundredth of a second — the men’s swimming...
Women’s swimming and diving preview
This weekend, the women’s swimming and diving team will fly to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to swim at the Canham Natatorium in its first intercollegiate competition...
QB
Advantage: Kansas State
Wildcat signal-caller Jake Waters is the engine behind one of the most balanced option attacks in the country. The senior leads the team in rushing and has notched two...
Improved Linebacker Play
The Texas three-man linebacking corps will have to play disciplined football and win its one-on-one matchups in order to contain Kansas State’s diverse collection of offensive...
Cross country
Texas cross country showed minor signs of rust after its first competition in three weeks at the Pre-National Invitational in Terre Haute, Indiana, on Saturday.
The men’s team...
The Texas athletic program has seen some great athletes switch to coaching after calling it quits on their playing careers. Football defensive coordinator Vance Bedford, track and field head coach Mario...
QB
Advantage: Iowa State
Signal-caller Sam Richardson brings some much needed stability to a Cyclone program that has had its fair share of quarterback issues. The redshirt junior is a strong pocket...
A BETTER THIRD QUARTER
For one reason or another, the Longhorns have struggled on all sides of the ball in third quarters this season.
The Longhorn defense held Baylor’s electric offense scoreless...
Women's golf
Shooting a 3-over-par 291 Sunday, the Longhorns secured a three-way tie for fourth to finish the first round of the 41st annual Betsy Rawls Invitational on Sunday.
Fifteen...
The best teams in the nation will continue their barrage on the women’s soccer team’s schedule this weekend when the No. 11 Kansas Jayhawks (13-1-0) take on Texas (7-4-2) on Friday at 7 p.m....
The Longhorns were lucky to stumble through the first 90 minutes of last month’s conference opener against No. 10 Texas Tech without conceding a goal. But Texas was unable to maintain a consistent...
EFFECTIVE SWOOPES
For better or for worse — mostly worse so far — the Texas offense runs through sophomore quarterback Tyrone Swoopes. Teams like Georgia can work around a mediocre quarterback...
QB
Advantage: Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s Trevor Knight played poorly against TCU, but the redshirt sophomore still possesses the arm strength and awareness to zip down-field passes into tight coverage....
Soccer downs Iowa State 1-0 in Ames
The women’s soccer team (7-4-2) traded in the 80-degree confines of the 40 Acres for the 45-degree, 30-mph-wind pitch in Ames, Iowa, to play Iowa State (6-8-0).
Despite...
Men's Tennis
Seniors All-Americans Søren Hess-Olesen and Lloyd Glasspool easily advanced to the next round of the main singles draw at the Saint Francis Health System ITA Men’s All-American...
QB
Advantage: Baylor
Redshirt senior Bryce Petty sat out one game with back issues, but he rebounded with two rushing touchdowns and 336 passing yards last week. If he can keep up the strong numbers...
STOP THE RUN
Baylor’s ground game is the most potent and balanced attack that Texas will see this season. BYU and UCLA generate most of their offense through their athletic quarterbacks, but Baylor’s...
Cross country
Texas cross country faced its longest race so far at the Roy Griak Invitational in Minnesota this weekend, where the 8K and 6K races showed both the men and women, respectively, that there...
Men's Tennis
The men’s tennis team will compete in the Saint Francis Health System ITA Men’s All-American Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this Saturday in a tournament that
goes until...
QB
Advantage: Texas
Sophomore Tyrone Swoopes has done nothing to justify last season’s murmurs of a potential “Vince Young 2.0,” but he has avoided the head-scratching mistakes...
