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Charlie Strong’s time at Texas is over after spending three seasons delivering a variety of big wins and head-scratching losses.
Here are some of the highs and lows of the Charlie Strong...
Texas didn’t waste any time in the search for former head coach Charlie Strong’s replacement.
The program announced the hiring of Houston’s Tom Herman as its new head coach Saturday...
Final update (6:31 p.m.): Quarterback Kenny Hill and the Horned Frogs went to work again to start the second half. Their first drive of the half went similarly to their first drive of the game. They...
Dozens of Texas football players lined up in the back of the Centennial Room in Darrell K Royal — Texas Memorial Stadium as head coach Charlie Strong addressed the media Monday.
The group, many...
Final update (6:28 p.m.): Texas forced a turnover of its own on the first possession of the second half. Linebacker Edwin Freeman picked off Kansas’ pass attempt on third down, giving the Longhorns...
The words “close” and “progress” have pervaded the Longhorns’ locker room this week.
Coming off a 24–20 loss to No. 14 West Virginia, head coach Charlie Strong’s...
Final update (2:55 p.m.): Howard notched 41 passing yards on his first two throws of the second half. He had the Mountaineers marching down the field. But his third pass attempt of the half didn’t...
D’Onta Foreman stood on the sideline.
The junior running back had gashed Texas Tech for 341 yards and three touchdowns Saturday in Lubbock — the second most yards in a game in...
Playing good defense takes on a completely different meaning in the Big 12.
In a conference that features six top-30 scoring offenses, the goal isn’t to shut teams down.
“The most...
Final update (3:25 p.m.): Texas didn’t take much time to score coming out of the locker room, finding the end zone on a 4-yard touchdown run from quarterback Tyrone Swoopes. The Longhorns went...
Final update (8:46 p.m.):
Texas came out firing in the second half. D’Onta Foreman rattled off a 40-yard carry on Texas’ first drive of the half, but the Longhorns settled for a field goal...
For two weeks in early September, there was a different air about the Longhorns’ locker room.
The team was coming off two-straight wins in early September, one against then-No. 10 Notre Dame and...
Not much has changed from last year in the Longhorns’ first six games.
Texas still struggles on the road. The defense still gives up too many big plays. And head coach Charlie Strong’s...
Final update (9:25 p.m.): It didn’t take long in the second half for Texas to get its first touchdown of the game. It appeared to have done so on a 37-yard score from freshman quarterback Shane...
Sophomore linebacker Malik Jefferson walked off the field at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa, to the sound of jeers from the costume-clad Cyclone fans last Halloween.
One small child particularly irked...
Second half update: It didn’t take long for Texas to get on the board in the second half, finding the endzone on a 63-yard strike from freshman quarterback Shane Buechele to freshman Devin Duvernay.
But...
Head coach Charlie Strong is running out of options.
The third-year head coach has gone through eight different assistants since he arrived on campus in 2013. And after taking over the defense from...
Second half update (2:42 p.m.): Oklahoma State widened its lead with a short rushing score after Buechele threw an interception deep in his own territory. Texas got in on the extra point block...
Junior running back D’Onta Foreman took a handoff in the fourth quarter of the Longhorns’ matchup against California in week three.
The 6-foot-1 and 249-pound back wiggled through a gap...
Redshirt junior infielder Bret Boswell took the plate with the score tied in the tenth inning of Texas’ exhibition against USA Baseball’s Under-18 National Team.
The contest marked...
Senior offensive lineman Kent Perkins was arrested and charged with a DWI early Friday morning, according to the Austin-American Statesman.
According to the report, police stopped Perkins near 18th...
Final update (1:40 a.m.): Following a first-half scoring barrage, neither team could get on the board in the first ten minutes of the third quarter. Aside from a missed field goal by kicker Trent...
It would be hard to blame Texas fans for forgetting what a productive offense looks like.
The Longhorns’ offense often made the program’s faithful cringe over the past two years, finishing...
Over 102,000 fans packed Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium for the Longhorns’ season opener against then-No. 10 Notre Dame on Sept. 4.
The record-breaking crowd had plenty to...
The No. 11 Longhorns have a long month ahead of them.
After starting their season with consecutive wins, the team is set to travel for their next three games, including Saturday’s matchup against...
The No. 11 Longhorns hope to continue their momentum at home against UTEP. The team picked up a signature win in week one against No. 18 Notre Dame.
Texas also looks to defend its No. 11 ranking...
Over 11 million people tuned in when Texas took on No. 18 Notre Dame last Sunday. And a good number of those viewers heard when ESPN’s Joe Tessitore exclaimed “Texas is back, folks” as...
The United States Olympic Committee and Team USA Swimming announced in a statement Thursday that senior swimmer Jack Conger and former Longhorn Jimmy Feigen will be suspended from team swimming competitions...
The Center for Sports Leadership and Innovation announced Tuesday that Longhorn legend and Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant will return to Texas on Friday to hold a panel for University students.
The...
Final update (11:25 p.m.): Texas opened the scoring in the second half with a 72-yard strike from Buechele to Burt – a play that Burt failed to complete in the first half. He hauled it in this...
Head coach Charlie Strong pumped his fist in the air as several players lifted him on top of their shoulders.
Texas was celebrating a shocking 24-17 victory over No. 10 Oklahoma on Oct. 10, 2015,...
Head coach Charlie Strong is set for a crucial season in 2016.
After going 11-14 over the past two years, the pressure is on for Strong to start showing results and turn the program around.
The quarterback...
The Longhorns earned a lot of hardware at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Current and former Texas athletes racked up 13 medals, with 10 gold, two bronze and one silver in 10 different events....
Senior middle blocker Chiaka Ogbogu will not play this season for academic reasons, according to Texas athletics.
According to the Austin-American Statesman, Ogbogu is eligible but working through some...
Senior thrower Ryan Crouser became the latest Longhorn to take home a gold medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Thursday.
He captured first place and shattered an Olympic record with a 22.52-meter...
Rio de Janeiro authorities recommend charging former Longhorn Jimmy Feigen and Team USA Swimmer Ryan Lochte of false reporting of a crime, ABC News reported.
Feigen and Lochte, along with...
One of the four United States swimmers who claimed to have been robbed late on Saturday was seen fighting with a gas station security guard on footage from the same night, according to ABC News.
“One...
Junior swimmer Jack Conger and Team USA swimmer Gunnar Bentz were pulled off their flights from Rio de Janeiro to the United States by Brazilian authorities Wednesday night, according to the Associated...
A Brazilian judge issued an order Wednesday to seize the passports of American swimmers Ryan Lochte and Jimmy Feigen, according to the New York Times. The warrant comes in response to the swimmers’...
Two Longhorn swimmers were held at gunpoint in an armed robbery in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Saturday night, according to NBC Sports.
Rising junior Jack Conger and Texas alumnus Jimmy Feigen, along...
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...
Texas’ football season is officially underway.
The Longhorns took the field for an open practice on their first day of training camp Saturday morning. Head coach Charlie Strong and several players...
Sophomore running back Chris Warren
No matter who is playing quarterback for Texas this season, the offense will rely heavily on its run game. Enter Chris Warren, the 6-foot-2, 235-pound power back...
It’s been an eventful few months for sports in Austin. Stories like new baseball coach David Pierce’s hiring and an influx of top football recruits stole headlines throughout the summer....
Head coach Shaka Smart met with the media on Tuesday to discuss his experience coaching Team USA and the offseason. Here are some takeaways from his availability.
Strong first impressions of Banks and...
DALLAS – Head coach Charlie Strong and several players met with the national media Tuesday at Big 12 Media Days. Here are some of the top takeaways from the appearance.
High praise for Shane...
Texas is now under a month away from starting training camp in August. While all eyes are on the quarterback battle – head coach Charlie Strong hasn’t tipped his hand yet – the...
Texas junior golfer Beau Hossler announced via Instagram Thursday that he has elected to forgo his last season of NCAA eligibility and turn pro.
“I have been preparing to become a professional...
Jonathan Holmes poked the ball loose from Portland guard Allen Crabbe and dove on the floor after it. It’s a play he’s made countless times.
But this time, he stayed down on the hardwood....
