The Daily Texan has managed to steer clear from one of the biggest debates and controversies in college football all season, mostly because Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian has made it clear what the starting...

When I decided to attend the University of Texas, I had one aspiration in mind: to be the Sports Editor of The Daily Texan.  I worked in the same position in high school and was just cocky enough to...

Those who didn’t grow up in Texas may not know just how much the Texas vs. Texas A&M rivalry means. It might just be the one thing Longhorns and Aggies can agree on: their rivalry is the best in...

Leaders in the newsroom wrote about the significance of the Texan’s 125th year of publication.   News editor thinks back on 125-year department history, looks forward to the future The...

Over 18 years ago, two powerhouses in football faced each other for the first time on the biggest stage possible.  The Rose Bowl, the monument of west-coast college football, was the host of No. 6...

No. 4 Texas vs Colorado State Saturday, August 31 at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN Any Longhorn fan should have their eyes strictly on Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium as the Longhorns kick off their 2024...

It’s nearly impossible to mention the history of Oklahoma athletics without bringing up their cross-state opponent Texas. The rivalry has been fierce for over a century, so strong that it was given a...

Located in Norman, Oklahoma, the University of Oklahoma is home to over 30,000 students. Three years after the university elected its first president, David Ross Boyd, in 1892, 100 students and four faculty...

Three long years of college sports ago, in July 2021, the WFAA revealed shocking news about the future of college football and two of the most notable schools involved. Jason Whitely broke that Texas and...

On Aug. 7, the Texas Longhorns received their best news in months.  Five-star wide receiver Kaliq Lockett, ranked as the No. 2 player in the position by 247Sports, announced his commitment to the Longhorns...

Though it may be easy to forget with the likes of Arkansas and Texas A&M, two former rivals of the Texas Longhorns, in the newly anointed SEC conference, Texas has yet to build a history with many...

Two days ago, Jim Schlossnagle was sitting in the dugout of Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, with the weight of Aggie Nation placed on his back. The school had never won an NCAA championship in any of the...

Despite the first kick of the 2024 football season still being over 70 days away, head coach Steve Sarkisian and the rest of Texas football are in the busiest, and most important, stages of the year. Elite...

Nota del editor: Este artículo fue publicado originalmente el 4 de marzo del 2024 por Evan Vieth y Lindsey Plotkin y fue traducido al español por Sofia Estrada Ferrufino. “Toma tu tiempo, hombre,...

“Take your time, man, you’re chasing a record,” said Daniel Jeremiah, NFL media analyst. Jeremiah was on the main NFL Combine broadcast, locked in on former Texas Longhorn receiver Xavier Worthy’s...

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...

Three years ago, football reporters around Austin were already dreading the worst. Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian’s inaugural year had gone as poorly as possible, with the Horns failing to...

Junior defensive lineman Byron Murphy II has officially declared for the 2024 NFL Draft, leaving behind a legacy as one of the premier defensive tackles in Texas history. Murphy officially declared...

Entering Monday’s Sugar Bowl matchup against the No. 2 ranked Washington Huskies, the Texas Longhorn pass defense was a known weakness. The Longhorns ranked 93rd in the nation in passing yards allowed...

Over the last four months, head coach Steve Sarkisian has emphasized one word more than the rest. “Culture” is the word of the season for the Texas Longhorns, who were a 5-7 team just two seasons...

After two seasons on the Forty Acres, redshirt freshman quarterback Maalik Murphy has transferred to Duke. Murphy originally committed to the Longhorns in December of 2021 as a four-star recruit, ranked...

Michael Penix Jr., Quarterback  The sixth-year senior has been tearing it up since transferring to Washington in 2022. Penix has a pair of 4,000-yard seasons as a Huskie, amassing 4,218 yards and...

After trouncing Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Championship game on Saturday, the College Football Playoff Committee granted Texas its first appearance in the four-team playoff. Texas is ranked as the No....

406 days ago, Quinn Ewers had hit the lowest point of his young football career. The redshirt freshman quarterback had thrown three interceptions, and the Texas Longhorns lost a heartbreaker in Stillwater,...

A game head coach Steve Sarkisian has been searching for since landing in Austin back in 2021, Texas has had five years to prepare for its next conference championship game, this time facing the Oklahoma...

For the first time in five years, Texas football has a chance to be the Big 12 champion. After a 50-point thrashing of Texas Tech on Friday, the Longhorns secured a spot in the coveted Big 12 Championship...

Senior running back Keilan Robinson kicked off the second half with a boom, and six points.  On the ensuing kickoff of Texas’ final regular season game, the Texas Tech Red Raiders booted the ball...

The Daily Texan spoke with Ty Kaplan of The Daily Toreador to get his insights on Friday's matchup against the Texas Tech Red Raiders.   Daily Texan: What are the strengths of this Texas Tech...

Blood, tears, and most importantly Sweat, created the magic formula for Texas’ 26-16 victory over Iowa State. The standout player of the game was indubitably senior defensive lineman T’Vondre Sweat....

Head coach Steve Sarkisian has led his program from a five win team to two wins away from an 11–1 regular season record and a Big 12 championship.  Sitting at 9–1 on the season with a road game...

With a close win against TCU in the books, the Texas Longhorns sit at 9–1 atop the Big 12 with just two games to go. Head coach Steve Sarkisian and the rest of the Longhorns will have to prepare for...

Redshirt sophomore running back Jonathon Brooks sustained a torn ACL in the fourth quarter of Texas’s win against Texas Christian University on Saturday. The star rusher will undergo surgery and miss...

Late heroics from the Longhorns secured a 29-26 win against the TCU Horned Frogs, but domination in the second quarter kept Texas ahead when the offense fell short in the second half.  The second quarter...

Many things were different when Jaylan Ford arrived in Austin to play for the Texas Longhorns in 2020. Ford was just a three-star recruit, an afterthought behind the names of then-head coach Tom Herman’s...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 4 de noviembre del 2023 por Evan Vieth y fue traducido al español por Nicolas Siman. Cuando Kansas State completó un pase de 19 yardas...

When Kansas State completed a 19-yard pass in overtime to place the ball at the Texas six-yard line, every heart in Darrell K Royal stadium was pounding. The stadium was rocking with nervous energy with...

In a defense that is overshadowed by star seniors like defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat, linebacker Jaylan Ford and defensive back Jahdae Barron, it’s easy to forget about the impact of a player like...

With the dangerous Kansas State matchup looming, head coach Steve Sarkisian stayed positive about his redshirt freshman quarterback Maalik Murphy and team following a commanding win over BYU. “I think...

Words cannot express the pressure redshirt sophomore quarterback Maalik Murphy faced when he first stepped — and danced — onto the field for the first time as a starting quarterback. Murphy entered...

No. 6 Oklahoma @ Kansas Saturday, Oct. 28, 11 a.m. CT on Fox If the events of the start of Halloween weekend haven’t taken too much out of you, the early slate features a critical game for the...

When the red zone offense was at its worst, Texas turned to a new face to get over their woes. After a loss against Oklahoma plagued by red zone failure, in stepped sophomore running back Savion Red, lined...

For Texas fans, the last thing they wanted to hear on that Saturday afternoon was how Texas is okay. Losing to Oklahoma, both teams undefeated for the first time in over a decade, it felt like the end...

After a bye week break to reflect on the Red River Rivalry, head coach Steve Sarkisian is ready to go for Texas football’s matchup at Houston on Saturday. “I think, inevitably for us, we're back...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 7 de octubre del 2023 por Evan Vieth y fue traducido al español por Nicolas Siman. El destino de dos universidades estaba en juego con...

The fate of two universities was on the line with 1:17 left on the clock. No timeouts, just football, and the eyes of 92,000 fans decked out in Texas burnt orange and Oklahoma maroon red. A three-point...

Dillon Gabriel, Quarterback  The big decider of this game likely comes down to the play of senior quarterback Dillon Gabriel. Gabriel spent his first three seasons at now-Big 12 school UCF but has...

For the first time since 2011, both Texas and Oklahoma enter the Red River Showdown as two undefeated teams. While the Longhorns, sitting at No. 3 in the nation as of the most recent AP poll, lost that...

After an enormous first half performance a week prior, Texas’ offense struggled to convert in a lackluster second quarter against No. 24 Kansas. Despite a resounding victory, it’s back to the drawing...

The word underrated is among the most popular — and somewhat overused — in sports media, but it’s hard to find a term to describe the impact of junior tight end Gunnar Helm.  You won’t find...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 24 de septiembre del 2023 por Evan Vieth y fue traducido al español por Nicolas Siman. El entrenador en jefe, Steve Sarkisian, enfatizó...

Head coach Steve Sarkisian emphasized in the week leading up to Saturday’s Baylor matchup, that in the Big 12, Texas is 0–0, and conference play is all that matters from here on out. After 60 minutes...

With a background rooted in defense and a vast history of coaching knowledge, Baylor head coach Dave Aranda enters Saturday ready to defeat Texas one more time. Though Aranda grew up in Kern County,...

In his Monday press conference with Texas media, head coach Steve Sarkisian acknowledged the task ahead: facing Baylor, the Longhorns’ first Big 12 opponent of the season. “The Big 12 doesn't care...

Seven days after a statement win in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the Longhorns fell back into old habits. It’s no secret that Texas has played down to opponents in the Sarkisian era, especially after big...

When Texas took down the mighty Alabama Crimson Tide, the Longhorns got their well-deserved love on social media. Whether it be an ESPN post or hundreds of tweets circulating on X, it can be argued that...

Few players are fortunate to start their football career as national champions. Very few are important enough to be selected as a member of their school's Hall of Honor.  For former Longhorn wide receiver...

La diferencia entre “Dixieland Delight” y “Texas Fight”. La diferencia entre una derrota y una victoria de 34-24 sobre el Crimson Tide de Alabama. Al final del tercer cuarto, los Texas Longhorns...

Seventy seconds. The difference between “Dixieland Delight” and “Texas Fight.” The difference between defeat and a 34-24 victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide. At the end of the third quarter,...

Just four Longhorns remain from the final two recruiting classes of the 2010s, but none of them have been part of a Texas team that’s eclipsed nine wins. With one more season left in the Big 12, and...

With the countdown to the much anticipated Alabama versus Texas football game drawing closer, Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian reflected on returning back to his former employers. “I’ve been fortunate;...

Despite a comfortable victory over Rice in the scorching Austin heat, Texas’ third-down struggles were, again, apparent. With one week separating kickoff between No.11 Texas and No. 4 Alabama, imperfections...

In his introductory press conference two and a half years ago, Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian made it clear that his purpose in coming to the Forty Acres was simple: “I came here to win championships....

For five-star transfer Adonai Mitchell, the decision to depart from two-time national champion Georgia to join Texas was simple. He came back to his home state for two reasons: family and the chance to...

With Texas football just nine days away from kickoff, head coach Steve Sarkisian will be forced to make some tough decisions about his team. Sarkisian addressed the media on Monday and said his depth chart...

Duncanville’s Colin Simmons became the first No. 1 in-state recruit to commit to the Longhorns since safety B.J. Foster in 2018.  He’s also Texas’ first top 10 recruit to come from the Lone Star...

In his introductory press conference two and a half years ago, Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian made it clear that his purpose in coming to the Forty Acres was simple: “I came here to win championships....

As many Texas basketball fans tuned into Thursday night’s NBA Draft, the suspense of hearing a familiar name turned into disappointment as 60 athletes were called to the stage, none of them bearing a...

A two-out pop-up to the outfield, the Longhorns were out of the inning. Texas was one out away from another chance at Omaha, yet after a series filled with home runs and spectacular plays, Stanford won...

With Texas on the brink of defeat on Saturday afternoon, Porter Brown’s heroics won the Longhorns yet another game. Texas took the first game of the Super Regionals with a 7-5 victory, spurred by...

After a successful showing in the Miami regional, the Longhorns head out to California to take on the powerhouse that is the Stanford Cardinal. Texas won all three of their games in Miami, taking two...

“Hook ‘Em Horns, Texas to the Supers,” rang from the voice of commentator Roy Philpott on ESPN after Zane Morehouse’s electric strikeout to end the ninth inning, giving Texas the 10-6 win over...

After just two hits and a six-run loss, Texas has been eliminated from Big 12 postseason play and may have just kissed their chance at a regional goodbye. The state of Kansas got their revenge on the...

Four days after a title-winning sweep against No. 6 West Virginia, the Longhorns’ hot streak quickly came to an end as they were outmatched against the No. 8 Kansas Jayhawks on Wednesday. Despite...

Three days after securing a Big 12 regular season title, the Longhorns brought home a collection of eight awards, headlined by junior Lucas Gordon’s Pitcher of the Year honor. Gordon’s campaign...

After climbing itself out of a 4–7 start to the 2023 season, Texas baseball proved themselves worthy of the Big 12 title on Saturday night, defeating No. 6 West Virginia in a full sweep series. Key...

Texas Baseball is one win away from earning the Big 12 regular season title. A sentence many fans might’ve thought impossible just under a month ago after being unsuccessful at home with a sweep to...

The Longhorns needed to play their best baseball of the season if they wanted a chance at a Big 12 championship title. Thankfully for Texas, Porter Brown helped the Longhorns secure a much-needed win on...

Former Texas defensive lineman More Ojomo is headed to Philadelphia to play for the Eagles after five seasons with the Longhorns. Ojomo played in 42 games over his Texas career, notching five sacks...

Former Texas defensive lineman Keondre Coburn is headed to Kansas City to play for the Chiefs after five seasons with the Longhorns. Coburn played in 41 games over his Texas career, notching six and...

Baseball is filled with honorable brother duos, from the Molinas in the 2010s to the current-day Rogers twins, but few get to have an opportunity as special as playing collegiate baseball together. For...

Despite a successful series win, the Longhorn bullpen robbed Texas of an enormous away sweep at Baylor. The Longhorns short trek to Waco ended with a success, but it would be hard to argue head coach...

For many that grow up playing baseball, getting the chance to start for your favorite childhood team is a dream that many never get to achieve. For Texas freshman pitcher Kobe Minchey, dreams turned into...

Despite a stadium filled with pups of all shapes and sizes, the Longhorns failed to have that dog in them late in the game. Texas fell to unranked Kansas State 6-5 on Saturday just 20 hours after a...

For the first time in 16 games, the Texas Longhorns lost a baseball game. And, for the first time in three weekends, the Longhorns lost a series — this time in an intense away matchup against the No....

Garret Guillemette said that Sunday was the coolest moment he’s ever had in his baseball career. Guillemette hasn’t been in Austin for very long, but he’s already solidifying himself as a fan...

It was a home run party in Austin on Tuesday, with the Texas Longhorns registering a season-high five home runs and seventeen runs in a 17-11 win over the Incarnate Word Cardinals. The Longhorns’...

This week Evan and JC talk all about the Big 12 Men's Basketball tournament, including a breakdown of Thursday's game and a preview heading into this weekend. Edited by Jacob Campos. Music by BlueDot...

Coming into 2023, Peyton Powell had just nine hits in three seasons for the Texas Longhorns. Since last Friday, the redshirt junior has doubled his career hit totals, including three in Tuesday night’s...

Evan and JC sit down and chat about the end of this basketball season, what Texas needs to do, and their March Madness outlook. Hosted by Evan Vieth and Jacob Campos. Edited by Jacob Campos. Music by...

Evan and JC sit down and chat about everything to do with Baseball's first weekend and its future. They also discuss the Longhorns' difficulties in this season's schedule. Hosted by Evan Vieth and Jacob...

Despite fantastic pitching through eight innings, Texas’ bats fell short in a 3-0 loss to No. 1 LSU on Tuesday night at Disch-Falk field.  “We’re still a long ways away,” head coach David Pierce...

Texas Baseball fans were spoiled by Porter Brown’s power on Friday night, but small ball was the real star of the Longhorns’ Saturday victory over Indiana. Texas secured the series victory and third-straight...

Porter Brown has been playing in front of the home crowd in Austin for just one week, but he’s already made his power evident with the Horns. The TCU transfer hit the team’s go ahead three-run home...

Lebarron Johnson Jr. has been on the Forty Acres since 2021, but Tuesday’s game has been his most memorable performance as a Longhorn. Johnson pitched the best game of his Longhorn career, striking...

In the first episode of Overtime for the semester, new hosts Jacob Campos, audio producer, and Evan Vieth, Texan Baseball Reporter, chat about UT's early move to the SEC and what this will mean for many...

Despite quality pitching from junior Lucas Gordon and impactful hitting from transfers, Texas fell 3-2 to No. 8 Arkansas to kick off the 2023 season. Texas and Arkansas, alongside TCU, Vanderbilt, Missouri...

Familiar faces and Longhorn traditions highlighted the annual Texas baseball alumni game on Saturday. The game ended in a 4-4 tie headlined by good pitching and baserunning. “It’s so important,”...

Five Longhorns made the decision to declare for the NFL Draft. Though no Longhorns were drafted last year, Texas has many promising prospects in 2023, including a first-round pick for the first time since...

Bowl game matchups start to take shape as the 2022 college football season wraps up. Although conference championships will play a big role in finalizing matchups, the Daily Texan put together some bowl...

1) TCU Horned Frogs As the undisputed top team in the Big 12, TCU boasts an undefeated record and a direct pathway into the college football playoff. The conference's best offense is locked into the...