Emma is a journalism sophomore from Prosper, Texas and is probably watching Dallas Mavericks highlights as you read this. She currently works on the women’s basketball beat as a senior reporter, but has previously reported on men’s swim and dive and softball. In addition to watching the Mavericks, she enjoys spending her free time with the people she loves most, usually by grabbing some coffee or boba with them.
Following a potential victory in the first round of the College Football Playoffs against the Clemson Tigers, the No. 3 Texas Longhorns will meet their Big-12 Conference title successor, the No. 12 Arizona...
When Texas junior kicker Bert Auburn sealed the game-tying field goal to send the Southeastern Conference Championship into overtime, the Longhorns were given another chance to clean up four...
This Thanksgiving, my grandma sent me into an early life crisis without even knowing it. “I would have never guessed you would go into sports,” she said to me. I sat there and thought to myself, how...
The Texas Longhorns and Georgia Bulldogs have unfinished business.
Taking its only loss of the regular season at the hands of Georgia, not to mention inside Darrell K Royal Memorial Stadium, Texas...
The Georgia Bulldogs have officially made their second appearance in this season’s Double Coverage issue ahead of a stunning rematch for the SEC Championship title. The Daily Texan talked with The Red...
Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 1 de diciembre por Emma Hutchinson y fue traducido al español por Mariana Flores-Sosa.
Los himnos de guerra. Los altavoces adicionales....
“Texas isn’t SEC ready” is a narrative that welcomed the Texas Longhorns football team into their new conference this season and one that they would successfully prove wrong.
Saturday’s final...
The war hymns. The extra speakers. The 13 years of pent-up hatred for the University of Texas. It was all on full display in College Station on Saturday, but it wasn’t enough to halt the Longhorns...
During the preseason hype, football fans and experts placed bets on starting quarterback Quinn Ewers to take home the Heisman Trophy. ESPN also predicted Ewers as a first-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft,...
The Texas Longhorns’ defense has maintained a high level of play and consistency to bring the team to victory week in and week out this season. This past Saturday’s game against Arkansas was just another...
Texas football’s 20-10 win over Arkansas on Saturday marked a historic feat for the Longhorns. Head coach Steve Sarkisian lifted the veil of clouds looming over the program ever since the Razorbacks...
Hitting the road for the fourth time this season, Texas football hasn't lost an away game since October of 2022, and the Arkansas Razorbacks will be all too eager to end that streak on Saturday in Fayetteville.
Walking...
Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 9 de noviembre de 2024 por Emma Hutchinson y fue traducido al español por Priscilla Durling.
La Universidad de Texas es el hogar de...
The University of Texas is home to the highest-rated defense in all of college football for a reason.
For the first time since its season opener, the Texas secondary kept its opponent out of...
Surpassing the halfway mark on the regular season, Texas football has yet to be satisfied with a consistent lineup, but that’s not a bad thing.
Head coach Steve Sarkisian continues to capitalize...
Fifth-year senior Jahdae Barron claims he’s the best defensive back in the world.
While he may still have a long way to go before that comes true, Barron is one step closer after being named a semi-finalist...
Lost in the anticipation of its third ranked matchup of the season and its second on the road, Texas football announced the four captains who would represent the Longhorns against Vanderbilt.
Head...
Despite junior quarterback Quinn Ewers having arguably one of the best first-half performances of his Texas career, penalties in the second half nearly erased all efforts to make Saturday a close 27-24...
This year’s regular season of college football is fully underway, with half of the schedule done and dusted as teams head into week nine. Just two teams from the SEC remain within the top five of the...
Texas offense finally met its match in the Georgia defense.
In their first loss of the 2024 season, the Longhorns were sacked seven times and gave up 10 tackles for loss for a combined 122 yards and...
As Texas faced a 15-point deficit with just over three minutes left in the third quarter, a stroke of luck needed to happen.
On a 3rd-and-10, redshirt senior Georgia quarterback Carson Beck spun a...
There’s no debate that the Texas defense will have its work cut out for it against an unforgiving Georgia offense this weekend.
The biggest threat that stands before the Longhorns is the fact...
This year’s Red River Rivalry may not have dazzled with explosive plays and a high-stakes score, but the final result proved another statement win for Texas.
The Longhorns stunned the Oklahoma Sooners...
In a game where the anticipation surrounding the return of Quinn Ewers added to the fuel of pregame expectations, the junior quarterback was overshadowed by the talents of his right-hand men.
No. 1...
Similar to how Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian made his third year at the helm his best so far, Oklahoma’s Brent Venables looks to make his third time a charm with the Sooners.
Venables took...
The annual Texas Fight Rally returns this evening ahead of the 120th rendition of the Red River Rivalry game against the No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday.
Held every year before the historic...
This year’s Red River Shootout game will be the 120th rendition of the historic rivalry between Texas and Oklahoma. That’s over a century of Sooners throwing a ‘Horns down’ on national television,...
Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 28 de septiembre del 2024 por Emma Hutchinson y fue traducido al español por Desiree Marquez.
Aquellos que recién sintonizan al...
Those just now tuning into Texas football might not believe that the Longhorns had a defense capable of holding its previous four opponents to an average of 5.5 points per game after a lackluster showing...
For years it’s been echoed throughout college football that the Southeastern Conference boasts the most challenging competition a team can face. Nine out of the now-16 schools in the conference have...
The Texas offense has seen 12 different players find their way into the endzone this season.
That includes seven wide receivers, three running backs, one tight end and one quarterback.
Having this...
Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 22 de septiembre por Emma Hutchinson y fue traducido al español por Daniela Capistran.
Tener nervios en el primer cuarto podría ser...
Having the first-quarter jitters might just be the key to Texas’ dominant wins.
In each of the three home games the Longhorns have played so far this season, they’ve thrown an interception...
The Texas Longhorns are the No. 1 college football team in the nation for the first time in over 15 years.
Less than 24 hours after Texas’ 56-7 beatdown over the UTSA Roadrunners on Saturday, the...
One second, Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium was drowning in the sound of Longhorn fans cheering on senior tight end Gunnar Helm as he caught a pass for a 49-yard gain and hurdled over the UTSA...
This Saturday’s football game versus the University of Texas at San Antonio will mark the second time that the two programs have faced each other.
For junior edge Trey Moore, it’ll also be his...
The Longhorns left the Michigan Wolverines, last season’s national champions, stunned on Saturday as they dominated inside The Big House.
Both sides of the ball showed off their physicality and silenced...
Texas students can now guarantee their seat inside Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on football game days because of to a new ticket claiming option provided by Texas Athletics.
Going into effect...
Coming into the largest college football stadium in the nation and beating the former national champions isn’t an easy feat.
But the Texas Longhorns made it clear that no amount of pressure could...
Texas women’s swimmer and Olympian Lydia Jacoby has decided to forgo her last two years of eligibility and pursue professional swimming, she announced on Instagram on Wednesday.
The rising junior...
Ahead of one of the most anticipated games in college football this season, The Daily Texan sat down with Noah Kingsley, one of the managing sports editors for The Michigan Daily, to discuss Saturday’s...
For any of the incoming players on the Texas roster who didn’t get to experience the hostility of Tuscaloosa last season, this weekend’s matchup in Ann Arbor is going to be a wake-up call.
The...
Plan A for the Colorado State Rams: Come in and display the chemistry between quarterback Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi and wide receiver Tory Horton that could spare them some points against a fresh Texas squad.
Plan...
Quinn Ewers has the potential to be the first Texas quarterback to receive the Heisman Trophy.
Last year, he led the Longhorns to their best season since former quarterback Colt McCoy took the field,...
The Texas Longhorns begin a promising first season in the SEC with a few non-conference regular season games, starting with the Colorado State Rams in Austin. While the Rams enter the year after going...
Ahead of the football team’s first matchup of the season against Colorado State, one key issue that surfaced during the first media availability this week was the fact that the Rams are bringing in a...
The Texas Longhorns’ running back room is going to look very different this season.
After word of starter CJ Baxter’s injury surfaced following practice on Aug. 7, panic set in. With torn lateral...
Taking to Globe Life Field two hours past their scheduled first pitch, No. 24 Texas baseball and Texas Tech had energy to spend on Tuesday night in their first matchup of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship....
In a total flip from its last two performances against Oklahoma State, Texas baseball gave a lackluster effort on Sunday, resulting in a 7-2 loss to close out the series without a sweep.
The Longhorns...
Tied 3-3 at the bottom of the eighth inning with senior third baseman Peyton Powell sitting at first, Texas was inching its way closer to confirming its fourth consecutive Big 12 series win.
And who...
Texas and Oklahoma State had themselves a cat-and-mouse chase Friday night, showing no signs of backing down from one another across six identical-scoring innings. The Longhorns finally broke the tension...
Hot off its weekend series win against No. 18 Oklahoma in Norman, Texas baseball returned to Austin for its final midweek and non-conference game of the regular season. The Longhorns rose past Sam Houston...
Texas baseball picked up its fifth Big 12 conference series win on Sunday afternoon after scraping by TCU 2-1, finishing the game on a high note despite watching head coach David Pierce getting ejected...
Completely flipping the narrative from last night’s contest against TCU, Texas baseball came away with a 7-0 shutout victory over the Horned Frogs thanks to an offensive surge in the second inning.
Despite...
Dropping the first game of a series for the sixth weekend in a row, Texas baseball was shut out for the first time all season in its game against TCU on Friday night, falling 5-0.
For both teams,...
Grasping for any kind of traction on the mound, Texas baseball saw its wheels fall off in a 17-9 blowout ignited by a fourth-inning scoring run from UT-Rio Grande Valley on Tuesday night. Unlike the energy...
Replicating its struggle to create enough offensive and defensive security on Thursday against BYU, Texas baseball ultimately dropped its Big 12 series to the Cougars following a 7-5 loss on Saturday....
With Texas baseball leading 4-3 heading into the ninth inning, it needed to shut out BYU to secure the win. With all eyes set on redshirt sophomore pitcher Gage Boehm, he left the Cougars without a chance,...
Despite putting in a thrilling effort to make a last-minute comeback, Texas baseball couldn’t generate enough momentum on Thursday night against BYU, falling 7-5 in its first game of the series.
Following...
Following up on its ranked series win last weekend, Texas baseball continued its success streak on Tuesday night against Abilene Christian, finding a sweet spot at the bottom of the fifth to put an 11-1...
With the bases loaded and two home runs under his belt already, sophomore outfielder Max Belyeu stood in the box with two strikes taunting him and a chance to bring his teammates home.
And he answered...
In the wake of an extra-innings upset, Texas baseball dominated Baylor in its second game of the series on Saturday with a 10-2 win over the Bears.
Hitting the ground running, sophomore first...
Reaching an 11th inning after leaving the ninth and tenth tied at 3-3, Texas baseball had one final chance to keep Baylor at bay and come away with a series-opening victory on Friday night.
Despite...
In a closed-dome Minute Maid Park on Sunday, fans found themselves in need of an umbrella, because No. 15 Texas and No. 9 Vanderbilt showered them with home runs. The opponents combined for a total of...
In what is likely to be the beginning of the end for two teams standing only 30 miles from each other, No. 15 Texas baseball faced unranked Texas State in its first game of three to be had in the season...
Facing off against the reigning College World Series champions on Friday night, No. 15 Texas baseball couldn’t seem to find home base against an aggressive No. 3 LSU, falling 6-3 in its first game of...
Entering the spring season, Texas baseball was pleasantly surprised to find its star pitcher Lebarron Johnson Jr. back on the roster after he gained eligibility for the 2023 MLB draft at the end of last...
In its final weekend game of February, Texas baseball celebrated Black History Month alongside a shutout series sweep for the first time since 2002, after shutting out Cal Poly 7-0 on Sunday and outscoring...
Stepping up to the plate at the bottom of the fourth inning, sophomore outfielder Max Belyeu launched his first career home run and first hit of the season to left field, recording two RBI along the way...
With freshman Dee Kennedy set up on third base and a scoreboard full of nothing but Cheerios, sophomore Jared Thomas freed Texas baseball from a scoring drought that lasted until the bottom of the fifth...
In its first midweek game of the season, No. 16 Texas baseball put the Houston Christian Huskies in the dog pound after registering 24 total hits, including seven doubles, a triple and three home runs...
With Super Bowl Sunday just a few days away, the entire country has its eyes on the matchup between Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs against the elite San Francisco 49ers. Being the sports staff...
As the sun shone down on the freshly manicured UFCU Disch-Falk Field, Punxsutawney Phil wasn’t the only one to welcome an early spring as Texas baseball held its annual Alumni and Fan Appreciation Game...
As dreams of a College World Series celebration slipped through the fingers of the 2023 Texas baseball team that built its way up from a 3—6 start, fans and head coach David Pierce speculated a wave...
After each spending four years on the Forty Acres, safeties Jerrin Thompson and Kitan Crawford announced their departure for the NCAA transfer portal on Friday, according to multiple reports. The two both...
Junior wide receiver Xavier Worthy announced his declaration for the NFL Draft on Tuesday evening and will forego his remaining eligibility. Worthy will leave Texas behind with an impressive resume, accumulating...
For the Longhorns and the Huskies, their time spent together has been short-lived, with their Sugar Bowl appearance being the sixth time the two have faced each other since 1974. Texas historically has...
The College Football Playoff committee announced on Sunday that the Longhorns were the No. 3 seed in the Playoff and would play in the Sugar Bowl for a spot in the national title game.
For the Longhorns,...
As the concluding week of regular season college football has finally approached, here are some games that fans should consider watching during their Thanksgiving holiday:
No. 2 Ohio State...
This season has been nothing short of a roller coaster, on fire, in a hurricane — but Texas managed to rise from the flames every time. From questionable referee calls to scraping by opponents on a field...
After the return of starting quarterback Quinn Ewers came as a pleasant surprise and alleviated some of the stress felt by Texas fans going into its matchup against TCU, that relief was quickly squashed...
The Texas Longhorns have now reached first place in the Big 12 standings. A conference championship title is well within reach, seeing that rival and former first place contender Oklahoma suffered an upset...
So far this season, Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian has been fairly humble in terms of bragging about his team’s success. In his press conference on Monday, one day prior to the announcement...
Settling into his fifth year as head coach of the Wildcats, Chris Klieman has already tasted success in the Big 12 conference, taking his 2022 team to become Big 12 champions over then-No. 3 TCU in a thrilling...
Eight weeks into the season and Texas has finally succumbed to the physicality and pressure that comes with college football. Three crucial players exited the field on Saturday with injuries, including...
Well, I think it’s safe to say that all Longhorn fans enjoyed a week off from Texas football after its underwhelming performance against Oklahoma. I do have to pay my respects to the Sooners, they put...
Going into this historical rivalry game, there’s a lot to unpack on both sides of the situation. This year, both Texas and Oklahoma will be meeting as ranked teams, with the Longhorns sticking to the...
Emma Hutchinson, Double Coverage Editor
• September 28, 2023
Texas has played some clean football in its undefeated season so far. As a team that gets plenty of attention, receiving both compliments and criticism from the media, the Longhorns have kept their slate...
Emma Hutchinson, Double Coverage Editor
• September 21, 2023
Another week of Texas football, another week of Steve Sarkisian leading his team to victory. I think it’s safe to say that fans, including myself, are stunned by the fact that each game has been so unique...
Emma Hutchinson, Double Coverage Editor
• September 14, 2023
During Texas’ home opener against Rice last Saturday, it’s no surprise Quinn Ewers took charge as the starting quarterback, dropping his redshirt title as he enters his second year with the program.
It...
Emma Hutchinson, Double Coverage Editor
• September 14, 2023
Tony is passionate about football. If there’s one thing I learned this past weekend, it’s that. I don’t think I’ve ever heard someone yell out of excitement so loudly at a TV before than my boyfriend’s...
It’s hard to believe I was so skeptical of Texas’ offense on Saturday afternoon, that I didn’t want to leave at halftime — however, the heat made my decision for me and I left anyway. While the...
There’s no doubt that Texas football has gone through trials and tribulations under head coach Steve Sarkisian, who now enters his third year of attempting to lead the Longhorns to Big 12 victory. With...
While Longhorn football fans could experience Texas vs. Alabama at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium last season, this year boasts the trouble of having to travel to Tuscaloosa for the iconic matchup....
The Texas Longhorns have been named the projected Big 12 champions for the 2023 season, a nomination that hasn’t surfaced since 2009. While being selected to win the championship is a huge accomplishment,...
While many sports are in a stalemate during the summer season, Texas swim and dive was in full force Tuesday through Friday in Indianapolis, competing against some of the nation’s best in the Phillips...
