Editor’s note: A 30 column is a chance for departing senior staffers to say farewell and reflect on their time spent in The Daily Texan’s basement office. The term comes from the old typesetting...
Editor’s Note: This is part two of a two-part series about the racial integration of Texas’ men’s basketball team. Part one, which was published Wednesday, told the story of the first...
Editor’s Note: This is part one in a two-part series about the racial integration of Texas’ men’s basketball team. Part two, which will be published Thursday, will tell the story of Larry...
Shaka Smart’s to-do list got a little shorter Saturday night.
After weeks of speculation surrounding sophomore guard Isaiah Taylor’s future plans, Taylor announced late Saturday that...
Texas freshman forward Myles Turner announced via Twitter early Monday that he will be declaring for the 2015 NBA Draft.
Turner tweeted his farewell along with a link to a YouTube video that gave a...
Update: Head basketball coach Rick Barnes and Texas agreed to "part ways", according to a press release issued Sunday morning.
"I leave this job with no regrets," Barnes...
Over the past 11 months, much has changed within the Texas football program.
After the departure of Mack Brown, Charlie Strong came into Austin with his own staff and has worked to change the...
Texas athletics sent out a full-blast email to students Wednesday asking them for a favor.
The email, with the subject line of “Burnt Orange Blowout,” asked students and faculty to...
When Charlie Strong upset West Virginia at the helm of Louisville in 2011, his players hoisted him up and sent him crowd surfing in the locker room to celebrate the win.
It was one of his first signature...
With three games left in the season, Texas is facing the same fate it did at this point four years ago.
With a 4-5 record, the Longhorns must win two of their next three games to become bowl eligible...
With less than 15 minutes remaining in the Red River Rivalry, Texas found itself down 31-13 to the Sooners.
Although they would come up short in the end, the Longhorns staged a fourth quarter comeback...
Outside of the 15th Street Church of Christ in Temple, there is an old bush with a small hole in the middle.
Every Sunday, before church, a young David Ash started his morning by hiding his football...
Given all the changes new head coach Charlie Strong has made since arriving in Austin, not much remains from the Mack Brown-era at Texas.
However, one thing that has remained constant despite all the...
If Texas was looking for an opportunity to flip its season’s momentum, it had one Saturday night.
After last week’s loss to BYU left a damp, dark mood around the program, the Longhorns found...
Going into the season, many believed Texas’ strong suit would be its running backs.
Last year, senior Malcolm Brown and junior Johnathan Gray amassed a combined 1,612 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns....
Three weeks ago, many people thought Charlie Strong had changed Texas football.
But Saturday’s devastating 41-7 loss against BYU proved Strong hasn’t changed much at all.
Before...
It has been all bad news for the Longhorns since they routed North Texas, 38-7, last Saturday.
Senior center Dominic Espinosa is most likely out for the season after breaking his ankle against the Mean...
A fire ravaged the North Carolina home of former Texas football coach Mack Brown last week, according to multiple reports.
David Vance, Avery County, North Carolina Fire Marshall, told the...
Seven years ago, Bill Little, special assistant to the head football coach for communication, made a promise to then-athletic director DeLoss Dodds and head football coach Mack Brown.
The longtime sports...
In the past 12 months, Texas has been buzzing with changes.
Longtime Athletic Director DeLoss Dodds retired while Steve Patterson came in to fill his large shoes. On the football field, Texas hired...
It’s no secret that Texas is considered more of a football school than a basketball school.
But, while the Longhorns have produced many NFL stars, they have also started the careers of multiple NBA...
Last spring break, in a last-minute decision, mechanical engineering senior Steve Guillen packed a backpack, grabbed his helmet and biked 738 miles east to Destin, Fla. He had no plans and no set accommodations,...
A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board ruled Wednesday that scholarship players of the Northwestern University football team are employees of the University and have the ability to form...
Even with effort and aggressiveness on the offensive board, Texas wasn’t able to secure a date in the Sweet 16 despite winning its opening game in the NCAA Tournament.
The Longhorns took on Michigan...
After missing the NCAA tournament last season for the first time under head coach Rick Barnes, No. 7-seeded Texas is set to face No. 10-seeded Arizona State in the Midwest region of the tournament Thursday...
Tarale Murry thought he gave up a dream to come to Texas.
Murry, a junior guard walk-on on the Longhorns’ basketball team, was a four-time varsity letter winner at Lehman High School in Kyle....
Before they make their return in the NCAA Tournament, the Longhorns will make one stop in Kansas City, Mo., over the weekend for the Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament.
Three-seed Texas (22-9, 11-7 Big 12)...
For the fourth time in his career, Texas head coach Rick Barnes has been named the Big 12 Coach of the Year.
Barnes, who also earned the award in 1999, 2003, and 2008, now ties Kansas coach Bill Self...
No matter what it did, the road woes kept appearing for Texas all season. And on Saturday, they appeared one more time for the Longhorns’ season finale.
Texas (22-9, 11-7 Big 12) took on Texas...
Almost five months ago, Texas entered its season selected to finish eighth in the Big 12. Now, with one week to go in the regular season, the Longhorns have a chance to finish tied for second in the...
Not even beer could bring excitement to a lethargic matchup at the Frank Erwin Center on Wednesday night.
In the first game at which alcoholic beverages were served at a home Texas basketball showcase,...
With three games left in the regular season, No. 24 Texas looks to hold on to its spot near the top of the Big 12.
That goal starts Saturday, when the Longhorns (21-7, 10-5 Big 12) travel north...
A left-handed layup high off the glass by freshman point guard Isaiah Taylor put Texas ahead by 3 points with 43 seconds left in Wednesday’s game. But it was a one-handed block by sophomore center...
After two impressive wins against conference opponents, Texas fell victim to the strength of the Big 12 on Tuesday night.
At the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, No. 19 Texas (20-6, 9-4 Big 12) had trouble...
The Frank Erwin Center will play host Saturday to a matchup that has turned into one of Texas’ biggest Big 12 contests in the last half of the season.
West Virginia (15-10, 7-5 Big 12), which...
After the seven-game winning streak that put it in the rankings, Texas rolls back into action Tuesday, looking to prevent the start of a losing streak.
The Longhorns face a determined Oklahoma...
After seven straight wins, Texas has moved from the hunter to the hunted.
The Longhorns (18-4, 7-2 Big 12) sit in second place in the Big 12, despite starting 0-2 in conference play. Texas produced...
FORT WORTH — Three days after shocking reigning Big 12 champion Kansas, Texas had trouble pulling away from lowly TCU.
The Longhorns (18-4, 7-2 Big 12) played down to the Horned Frogs (9-12, 0-12...
Texas fans witnessed a sight they haven’t seen in quite some time Saturday at the Frank Erwin Center.
In front of an electrifying, sold-out crowd, the No. 25 Longhorns overpowered No. 6 Kansas,...
UT’s first football team in 1893 didn’t have a coach.
Some aspects of the game were different then: Field goals were worth more points than touchdowns, and it was played almost exclusively...
Texas ranked 18th in Baseball America preseason top 25
Although the Longhorns have struggled in the past couple of years, Baseball America doesn’t believe it will remain that way. Baseball ranked...
There are not many similarities between Mack Brown and Charlie Strong. They’ve both won football games — a total of 281 between the two as head coaches — and they’ve both won national...
Since leaving Texas for a career in the NFL, Vince Young has had trouble both on and off the field. Now, nine years after winning a national championship for Texas, Young has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Attorney...
The Longhorns produced their third consecutive sweep Sunday as they defeated Arkansas 7-0.
Highlighted by junior Jacoby Lewis and senior Sudanwa Sitaram at the No. 3 spot, Texas clinched the doubles...
Texas’ newest football coaching staff became official Wednesday evening when head coach Charlie Strong formally announced the assistants who will work alongside him during his first year with the...
It hasn’t been long since Charlie Strong arrived in Austin, but he has yet to waste any time making his own mark on the Texas coaching staff.
Strong, who was officially announced as Texas’...
At a specially called meeting Monday morning, the UT System Board of Regents unanimously approved new football head coach Charlie Strong’s five-year contract and authorized President William Powers...
Charlie Strong has many important tasks now that he is the head football coach at Texas, but one of his largest will be recruiting.
Texas has always been a popular destination for high school...
Coaching Experience
Strong has 31 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level. The former Central Arkansas safety started his coaching career at Florida as a graduate assistant and has since...
Texas made its second consecutive appearance in the Valero Alamo Bowl on Monday night to close head coach Mack Brown’s storied tenure with the Longhorns. But this time Texas was on the losing...
Mack Brown’s last stand at the Alamodome started shaky for Texas after a Case McCoy pick six but the Longhorns were able to keep it close against No. 10 Oregon for most of the first half. At the...
For the second straight year, Texas will make an appearance in San Antonio for the Valero Alamo Bowl. But this time the focus is fixed on head coach Mack Brown.
After announcing earlier this...
When Mack Brown began his tenure in Austin 16 years ago he inherited a divided fan base. Now, after rejuvenating the Longhorns and getting Texas back to national prestige, he cited a similar situation...
Mack Brown officially stepped down as Texas’ head coach Saturday evening. While his high-standard program has struggled in recent years, there is no question that Brown's tenure featured...
It was quite the anti-climatic ending to an eventful week for Texas fans.
After a Tuesday report expecting Mack Brown to retire as head coach of the Longhorns gained national interest, many thought...
After 16 seasons as the Longhorns’ head coach, Mack Brown’s tenure is officially over.
Brown announced his decision to step down Saturday, one week after Texas’ 30-10 loss to Baylor...
Texas will face Oregon in the Valero Alamo Bowl, the school announced Sunday night
The Alamo Bowl selected the Longhorns (8-4) and No. 10 Ducks (10-2) to match-up in San Antonio. This will be Oregon's...
On a cold, frigid afternoon, Texas suddenly had a chance to control its own destiny on Saturday. But it was unable to capitalize, as it fell to Baylor 30-10 in what turned out to be the de facto Big...
Years ago the walk into Floyd Casey Stadium meant one sure thing — a win.
Today, however, that guarantee is far from present. While in the past, Texas’ game against Baylor was played without...
It’s no secret that Mack Brown has come under fire this season for a less than impressive performance by his Longhorns.
However, while fans are calling for Brown’s head, it is also no secret...
After sitting out a one-game suspension, sophomore wide receiver Daje Johnson is ready to return to the field. Johnson, along with fullback Chet Moss, sat out against Texas Tech for an unspecified violation...
In its second game without the Aggies on Thanksgiving, Texas was able to run past Texas Tech 41-16 in the final home game of the season. With a game against conference-leading Baylor remaining, here are...
In its second game without the Aggies on Thanksgiving, Texas is off to a promising start against Texas Tech. On Senior Night, the Longhorns lead the Red Raiders 20-10 at halftime.
Jackson Jeffcoat highlighted...
In the past two years, Anthony Fera has gone through transition. Probably more transition than the average person goes through in a decade.
The senior place-kicker and punter started his college career...
If you were to look into the crystal ball of Texas’ future right now, there would be a lot of uncertainty.
No area of that uncertainty is larger than the problem the Longhorns have already had...
Texas officially announced Monday what most fans have been expecting for quite a while now — David Ash is out for the remainder of the season.
Kenny Boyd, head athletic trainer for football, released...
What I’m about to say might be considered sacrilegious in the college football world, at least in the southeastern part.
For the past decade, the Southeastern Conference has been considered the...
If there was one thing Texas wanted to forget about this season, it was its defensive woes against BYU and its quarterback Taysom Hill.
The Longhorns gave up 550 rushing yards against the Cougars...
Overwhelmed by mental mistakes and poor execution, Texas became its own enemy Saturday afternoon.
After winning six straight conference games, the Longhorns had flashbacks to the beginning of their...
Without question, there are many games on Texas’ schedule each year that are must-see events.
While Oklahoma and the Red River Rivalry come in at the top of that list, many ignore the other team...
Junior defensive tackle Desmond Jackson hasn’t had quite the season he wanted.
After starting 11 games as a sophomore last year, the Houston native played the first nine games this season as a...
For quite some time now, Texas has been a Longhorn state.
In 2011, a Public Policy Pollings poll showed that 23 percent of the state identified as Longhorn fans compared to just 15 percent identifying...
For most of his football career, sophomore fullback Alex De La Torre was in the forefront.
In high school, De La Torre played linebacker and was often in the spotlight for the 385 tackles, 20 sacks...
It has been more than two months since Texas has seen a number placed in front of its name. The Longhorns haven’t been ranked since they played Brigham Young University, where they sat comfortably...
After thrilling overtime play, Texas was able to escape from Morgantown, W.VA., with its sixth Big 12 victory of the season in as many tries. Here are four key aspects of Texas’ 47-40 win Saturday...
After inconsistent offensive play and numerous turnovers, the Mountaineers lead Texas 19-13 at halftime.
The Longhorns started their first four drives with a safety, fumble, interception and a punt,...
Texas walked into this season ranked a comfortable No. 15 in the nation and the Big 12 championship looked almost like an easy task.
But after an awful start to their hyped-up season, the Longhorns...
Texas has been struck with a variety of adversities this year, from starting 1-2 to the reassignment of its defensive coordinator Manny Diaz to numerous injuries on both sides of the ball.
No other...
Texas will start its 2014 Big 12 schedule with an away game at Kansas, the conference announced Tuesday morning.
The Big 12 on Tuesday released its 2014 conference schedule, which gives the Longhorns...
Three years ago, defensive back Mykkele Thompson came to Texas with a set of skills opposite of those he uses now.
Thompson was a quarterback in high school, regarded as one of the best athletes...
After weeks of speculation on who would replace longtime athletic director DeLoss Dodds, the school has announced that current Arizona State University athletic director Steve Patterson will take the position...
One year ago, junior running back Joe Bergeron was considered one of Texas’ main offensive forces. Today, it’s rare to hear his name at all.
Although he was hyped up as being one of three...
Among empty seats and a lethargic crowd the Longhorns returned home Saturday afternoon for their first home game in 44 days.
After coming out to a sluggish start, Texas was able to grab its fifth Big...
Welcome to small-town Texas.
Whitewright, population 1,607, is a 2.1 square mile town. There’s a main street, a few restaurants and its biggest attraction is the Odeum Theater, which sits in the...
Almost two months ago, the Texas football program was flipped upside down. The Longhorns lost two straight in embarrassing fashion, Manny Diaz was relieved of his duties as defensive coordinator, and shirts...
Four years ago, defensive end Jackson Jeffcoat came to Texas with a goal. That goal was to win a BCS game.
However, now his class is the only class in a decade at Texas to not be part of a BCS team....
While Andre the Giant stood at 7-foot-4-inches. “Quandre the Giant” — as junior defensive back Quandre Diggs likes to be known — stands at just 5-foot-10-inches.
Size difference...
After Texas’ longest game of the season, the Longhorns left Fort Worth with a 30-7 victory against TCU. The Longhorns stay undefeated in conference play at 4-0, sitting atop the Big 12 alongside...
Case McCoy has always been in the background.
He grew up as the little brother of former Texas star Colt McCoy and has spent most of his Longhorns career as the backup quarterback. For Case, however,...
Motivation is simply defined as the force that compels us to action.
For Texas, that force this season has varied from game to game but one of the biggest motivational techniques used has been the negative...
The state of Texas is quite popular for writing up petitions and referendums for secession from the United States, but for the sake of the Longhorns, it might just want to hope for more government shutdowns...
In high school, Adrian Phillips was an offensive powerhouse.
He recorded 949 passing yards and five touchdowns as a quarterback while tallying 72 catches for 1,307 yards and 14 touchdowns as a wide...
Before Saturday, the last time Texas beat Oklahoma no one knew what an iPad was and flip phones were still going strong. But most Longhorn fans remember Texas being one Colt McCoy injury away from their...
Check out photos from the game by The Daily Texan staff.
DALLAS — Four years and a different McCoy ago, the Longhorns last beat the Sooners in the Red River Rivalry.
But unlike the past three...
Defensive coordinator Greg Robinson has stood on the field of the Cotton Bowl once before. It was 2004 and three months before he helped lead Texas to a Rose Bowl Championship.
“I don’t...
Media mogul Ted Turner described sports as “a war without the killing.”
The cement-clad, oval-shaped building at 1300 Robert B. Cullum Blvd. in Dallas demonstrates this perfectly....
Texas was once a powerhouse of offensive playmakers. Players like Ricky Williams and Vince Young used to roam the 40 Acres and, on Saturday nights, rack up hundreds and thousands of yards. Recently, however,...
For senior offensive tackle Donald Hawkins, one word describes how this season is different from previous ones — confidence.
“Confidence [has clicked for me],” Hawkins said. “Everybody...
Texas fans have can continue breathing regularly as the Longhorns barely escaped an upset bid from Iowa State on Thursday night, narrowly improving to 2-0 in the Big 12. After a thrilling — if that’s...
