The Longhorns overcame an up-and-down day to finish the first round of the NCAA Bryan Regional in a tie for eighth at five-over par.
Texas’ round puts them three shots back of Miami, who...
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’s basement office. The term comes from the old typesetting...
Leo Manzano took his place at the starting blocks before the 800-meter race at the Texas Relays.
The 2012 Olympic silver medalist dominated the event the past three years, setting the Texas Relays...
Hassan Ridgeway left Texas a year early for the draft because the NFL College Advisory Committee gave him a second-round grade.
But the former Longhorn defensive lineman didn’t hear his name called...
The Longhorns’ time in the Big 12 tournament was over before it had a chance to start.
Texas tallied just one match win in a 4-1 defeat to Oklahoma in the first round of the Big 12 tournament...
Despite cold and rainy weather, the Texas women’s relay team came out on top at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, this weekend.
The Longhorns totaled 26 points during the relays, tying...
So far this season, the Longhorns have a 9–6 record in the Big 12, sit in a tie for third in the conference and are 4–2 against TCU and Texas Tech, the top two teams in the Big 12.
But as...
The NCAA Championships are still over a month away, but senior Courtney Okolo showed why she’ll be one of the favorites to win the 400-meter title
this weekend.
Okolo destroyed the field and...
The Longhorns slipped up a bit in the second round of the Big 12 Championship in San Antonio, finishing the day three-over par and five strokes back of leader Oklahoma State with 18 holes to go.
Texas...
A pair of wins by senior Michael Riechmann and redshirt freshman Julian Zlobinksy weren’t nearly enough for Texas against No. 9 Texas Tech. The Red Raiders dominated from the first serve to hand...
The Longhorns’ quest for their first conference championship since 2011 got off to a strong start Friday, finishing the day at 2-under par and in a tie for second place in the Big 12 Championship...
Editor's note: This story has been updated since its original publication.
What appeared to be a game-winning shot in the NCAA tournament turned out to be the last bucket of a three-year career...
It might have been easy to miss on Saturday, but through the intermittent rain and freshman quarterback Shane Buechele’s flashy performance, another part of the Longhorns’ offense emerged as...
Fans got their first look at what the 2016 season could hold with the annual spring game on Saturday. The “Texas” team took the 21-7 rain-shortened contest, but the intrigue was more about...
Fans got their first look at what the 2016 season could hold with the annual spring game on Saturday. The “Texas” team took the 21-7 rain-shortened contest, but the intrigue was more about...
The Red River Rivalry once again commences this weekend, but no, we’re not talking about the annual football showdown in Dallas.
Texas softball makes the 372-mile trek across the state...
The Longhorns had the opportunity they wanted, despite trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the seventh against Texas Tech on Friday.
Sophomore catcher Randel Leahy stepped to the plate with two outs and runners...
Sophomore Sophia Schubert carded a three-under par score, helping the Longhorns finish the first round of the PING/ASU Invitational on Friday afternoon.
Schubert, who is five shots back of UCLA’s...
The Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays have been around for 89 years, but the 21,006 fans that filled Mike A. Myers Stadium on Saturday afternoon saw something that’s never happened in the event’s...
The Longhorns will head into the final day of the NCAA Championships with a comfortable 95-point lead over California after record-setting performances by sophomore Joseph Schooling and freshman Townley...
The subdued and desolate Texas locker room in the wee hours of Saturday after the last-second loss to Northern Iowa was a long way away from the loud and positive practices.
A long way away from...
The Longhorns will look to continue their string of three straight top-five finishes this week at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Texas is coming off of a 5-1 defeat...
OKLAHOMA CITY — Just like that, the Longhorns’ time in the NCAA tournament was over.
Junior guard Isaiah Taylor tied the game at 72 with 2.7 seconds left to play and with Northern Iowa...
The Longhorns experienced the entire range of emotions in the final inning against Texas A&M on Tuesday night.
Texas entered the ninth inning down 4-0, but two RBI hits by freshman third baseman...
Texas and Texas A&M might not compete regularly anymore, but the NCAA selection committee did their best to set up a potential showdown between the two in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
The...
After a washout of Friday’s games because of rain, the Longhorns split their two games in the Maverick Classic on Saturday, defeating Samford 10-8 before falling 3-2 to Arizona in eight innings.
The...
The Longhorns’ Big 12 tournament run was over before it had a chance to start.
Texas opened its quarterfinal match up against Baylor hitting just five of its first 23 shots, allowing the Bears...
The Longhorns set themselves up in prime position for their first win of the spring season in the first two rounds of the UNF Collegiate on Monday, but all hope of a team win fell by the wayside in Tuesday’s...
Kansas might have won the Big 12, but Oklahoma senior guard Buddy Hield took the Conference’s Player of the Year award, the Big 12 announced on Sunday.
Hield, who won the award for the second-straight...
After lifting the Longhorns from a bubble team to a solid No. 5 or 6 seed in the NCAA, senior center Prince Ibeh and junior point guard Isaiah Taylor received recognition for their efforts from the Big...
Kerwin Roach Jr. and the Longhorns struggled through the first 35 minutes Friday night.
Texas was shooting 37 percent from the field, buried neck deep in foul trouble and tied with an Oklahoma State...
Before they stomped all over the Longhorns on Monday night, the Jayhawks had a little bit of celebrating to do.
Kansas wrapped up a share of its 12th-straight Big 12 title with a 67-58 win over...
Texas came out flat against Kansas Monday night, and it showed. The Jayhawks jumped out to a 15-0 lead and never looked back, handing the Longhorns a 86-56 loss on Senior Night.
Here are five...
The Erwin Center will have a much different atmosphere Monday night compared to when the team’s seniors stepped into the arena for the first time four years ago.
When Demarcus Holland, Javan Felix,...
Junior guard Isaiah Taylor and the Longhorns walked off the court having no idea what had just happened. Neither did Buddy Hield and the Sooners.
Roughly 20 minutes earlier, Texas found itself down...
Despite all the turmoil in college basketball this season, one thing looks like it will remain the same — the Kansas Jayhawks winning the Big 12 title.
The Jayhawks took a big step toward...
The Longhorns shot nine over par to finish the first round of the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate in ninth place on Sunday afternoon.
Junior Haley Mills led Texas with an even score of 72 strokes,...
Shaka Smart walked into a dejected Longhorns locker room after a 78-64 loss to Baylor on Saturday.
But the head coach didn’t yell at his players. Instead, he simply talked to them.
“These...
The first three possessions said it all.
The 24th-ranked Longhorns opened Saturday’s game against No. 25 Baylor with three-straight turnovers. The Bears pounced immediately, turning the extra...
Shaka Smart came up with a creative analogy for his trio of talented freshmen.
“They’re on a roller coaster ride right now,” the head coach said on Monday. “They don’t...
The Longhorns struggled last week on the road against ranked teams, but there’s no time to lick their wounds.
Texas faces four more ranked opponents over the next two weeks, including No. 10 West...
Before leaving for Ames, junior guard Kendal Yancy said the Longhorns weren’t going to let themselves get “punked.”
The team did just that for the first 35 minutes of Saturday...
Runners stood at second and third with no outs for Texas in the bottom of the sixth.
The Longhorns had this same exact situation in the second inning, but couldn’t score. This time,...
Texas led for almost 35 minutes; Oklahoma led for just 49 seconds. But the Sooners led at the right time, grabbing a 63-60 win on Big Monday.
Here are five thoughts from the loss.
Missed opportunity
Texas...
The Cyclones will be without senior forward Jameel McKay for a second-straight game because of a suspension.
Head coach Steve Prohm suspended McKay indefinitely Thursday, and McKay did not travel...
The last four games have gone as well as the Longhorns could have hoped.
Texas has won each of those four games — including a road win at No. 15 Baylor — and most bracketologists have them...
Connor Lammert struggled in Fort Worth on Jan. 9.
The senior forward missed all seven shots he took in a loss TCU, scoring a season-low one point and leading head coach Shaka Smart to say Lammert...
WACO — Texas and No. 15 Baylor spent Monday night slugging it out, both with baskets and fouls.
Both teams, who had a scuffle in overtime in their last meeting, combined for 30 fouls while shooting...
The wake-up call came early for the Longhorns Saturday morning.
The team woke up at 7:30 a.m. for a rare 11 a.m. tipoff against Vanderbilt.
But Texas showed no signs of grogginess against the Commodores,...
Prince Ibeh left the Erwin Center court to a standing ovation on Tuesday night; his double-double performance earned him the well-deserved honor.
It was a long time coming for the senior center.
Ibeh...
Hilton Magic claimed yet another victim Monday night.
No. 14 Iowa State reprised its role as spoiler, beating No. 4 Kansas 85-72.
The Jayhawks led for a little over three-fourths of the game, but...
The Longhorns had No. 3 Kansas right where they wanted it — Texas started off hot, sank eight of its first 12 shots and took a 35-30 lead into the half.
The Jayhawks, who had dropped two of their...
Head coach Shaka Smart, junior guard Isaiah Taylor and senior guard Javan Felix sat slumped at the podium following a loss at TCU on Jan. 9.
Neither Smart nor the two veteran guards had much to say...
Junior guard Isaiah Taylor stepped to the free-throw line with Texas holding just a three-point lead.
The Longhorns had led by as many as 23 points 15 minutes prior, but cold shooting allowed Oklahoma...
The dejected Longhorns shuffled off the court in Fort Worth after a tough one-point loss to TCU on Saturday
Days later, those same players had much different expressions leaving the Frank...
UT athletics will not face further inquiry by the NCAA, according to a report by NCAA Compliance expert Gene Marsh released on Wednesday.
The Chronicle of Higher Education published a story back on...
Closing out a game
Tuesday night, however, the Longhorns were clutch when they needed to be. Texas had an answer for just about every Iowa State run. The Longhorns shot 3-of-6 in overtime, jumping...
Two years after stepping down as Texas head coach, Mack Brown will receive the lifetime achievement award at the Paul “Bear” Bryant Awards on Wednesday.
Brown is one of only a handful of...
FORT WORTH — Isaiah Taylor and the Longhorns are going to want to have this one back.
Down by one with seven seconds left, the junior guard tried a fadeaway shot over two defenders, but the ball...
The first two games for the Longhorns without senior center Cameron Ridley were a nightmare in the paint.
Texas gave up an average of 34 points in the paint and were out-rebounded in losses to UConn...
After trailing for the entire second half, the Longhorns came out of a timeout trailing 48-46 with 4:48 remaining in the game and needing a basket to gain momentum.
Javan Felix turned out to be their...
During a timeout in Tuesday’s loss to UConn, the Frank Erwin Center jumbotron rolled a video of players listing their New Year’s resolutions.
Several players, including junior guard Isaiah...
The Longhorns’ life without senior center Cameron Ridley got off to a rocky start Tuesday night at the Frank Erwin Center.
Texas shot just 39 percent from the field while four UConn players scored...
Oklahoma State settled a lawsuit with former Texas offensive line coach Joe Wickline, the Associated Press reported Tuesday afternoon.
The school had previously filed a suit against Wickline,...
Tuesday, 8 p.m., Frank Erwin Center, ESPN2, 104.9 FM
No Ridley for a while
The Longhorns will have to find a way to win without senior center Cameron Ridley, who’s out indefinitely with...
Texas lawyer and longtime University benefactor Joe Jamail passed away in Houston on Wednesday morning after complications from pneumonia, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
Jamail graduated...
The Longhorns notched head coach Shaka Smart’s first signature win as head coach on a buzzer-beater by senior guard Javan Felix.
Here are five thoughts from the victory:
These Longhorns got...
Last year, the Longhorns entered their marquee non-conference game against No. 1 Kentucky riding high with momentum.
They were undefeated and less than a week removed from beating UConn on the road...
Junior forward Ryan McClurg received the ball in the low post.
As he backed his man into the basket, the Frank Erwin Center crowd rose in anticipation — even though Texas carried a 98-37 lead...
Finding Demarcus Holland on the floor this season has been difficult. Between freshman guard Kerwin Roach, Jr., junior guard Isaiah Taylor and senior center Cameron Ridley, eyes have been far away from...
Against UT-Arlington on Tuesday, the Longhorns looked like the team ousted in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last season.
They struggled shooting, couldn’t control the ball and looked...
No. 5 Michigan State vs. No. 4 Iowa
Saturday — 7:17 p.m. — FOX
The only play-and-you’re-in conference title game comes from the Big Ten. Michigan State faces an Iowa team that...
Matt Campbell named Iowa State head coach
Just days after the final whistle blew on the Iowa State season, the Cyclones found their next head coach. The school announced Sunday its hiring of Toledo...
A simple look at Texas’ scores from the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament might paint a sour picture.
The Longhorns suffered losses to Texas A&M and Michigan, finishing sixth of eight teams,...
No. 5 Oklahoma at No. 9 Oklahoma State
Saturday — 7 p.m. — ABC
The annual Bedlam game holds a special kind of magnitude this year. Oklahoma comes into its annual rivalry game with...
The Longhorns’ trip to the Bahamas this week will be just another trip to a foreign country to play basketball for most.
But for junior forward Shaquille Cleare, the Battle 4 Atlantis offers a...
A week ago, senior guard Javan Felix had two open looks from beyond the arc with time running down to take the lead against Washington. Both shots, however, clanked off the rim, earning the Longhorns a...
The Longhorns had the situation they wanted down by two with time running down in the season opener against Washington.
After a defensive stop, junior guard Isaiah Taylor led a two-on-one down court...
At 3:30 a.m. last Saturday, the Longhorns loaded onto buses following an exhibition win over Tarleton State. The team trekked three hours north to Dallas-Fort Worth Airport and embarked on a 15-hour, 35-minute...
No. 12 Oklahoma at No. 4 Baylor
Saturday — 7 p.m. — ABC
The Big 12 sees time in the spotlight with ESPN and College GameDay in Waco. Playoff implications are on the line in...
OSU’s Washington added to Biletnikoff Award watch list
With back-to-back stellar performances, Oklahoma State receiver James Washington has found his way onto the Biletnikoff Award watch list,...
No. 4 LSU at No. 7 Alabama
Saturday — 7 p.m. — CBS
Once again, the SEC gives us the must-see game of the week. Since Nick Saban arrived in Tuscaloosa in 2007, this game has been a...
No. 9 Notre Dame at No. 21 Temple
Saturday — 7 p.m. — ABC
If you had this game as Week 9’s only matchup between ranked opponents, you’re lying. The Fighting...
Baylor QB Seth Russell out for season
The Bears’ road to their third-straight Big 12 title and a potential playoff berth got even tougher Monday when the team announced that quarterback Seth Russell...
No. 15 Texas A&M at No. 24 Ole Miss
Saturday — 6 p.m. — ESPN
This match up doesn’t have the same luster it had a few weeks ago, but it’s just as vital for the two teams...
Four Big 12 coaches named to award watch list
The Big 12 has been lost in the craziness of college football this season, but four coaches in the conference are on the radar for one postseason award....
A little bit of Kansas' Allen Fieldhouse in Austin.
That’s how senior guard Demarcus Holland described Wednesday night. A near capacity crowd of 3,129 huddled into Gregory Gym for...
Head coach Shaka Smart stood at the center of the practice gym at Cooley Pavilion.
In front of and behind him, the guards worked on quick passing and outside shooting. On a side court, the centers worked...
Big 12 acknowledges error in Kansas State vs. Oklahoma State
The Big 12 acknowledged Sunday that the officiating crew and chain crew made an error during the game between Kansas State and Oklahoma State...
No. 6 Notre Dame at No. 12 Clemson
Saturday — 7 p.m. — ABC
The game of the week features two teams on the outside looking in when it comes to the four-team playoff. Notre Dame has managed...
Big 12 head of officials clears OSU-Texas crew
Just days after Big 12 referees were at the center of Oklahoma State’s 30-27 loss over Texas, the conference’s head of officiating failed to...
When Eddie Hall showed up to Cooley Pavilion early Tuesday morning, he expected an intense workout. He watched some film of head coach Shaka Smart’s defense — which is similar to what Hall...
No. 9 UCLA at No. 16 Arizona
Saturday — 7 p.m. — ABC
The Pac-12 gets its chance to shine Saturday with two marquee matchups. The first comes out in the desert with UCLA heading to Arizona....
Kickoff times for Oct. 3
The Big 12 will get a lot of national television exposure next Saturday as conference play begins its second week.
The league announced Monday the start times for all ten...
The UT System Board of Regents unanimously approved Thursday a settlement for former athletic director Steve Patterson’s resignation.
The details of the resignation are not yet available, but...
No. 15 Ole Miss at No. 2 Alabama
ESPN — 8:15 p.m. — Saturday
Alabama will host the game of the week Saturday as the SEC sees its first top-15 matchup this season. Ole Miss crosses...
Joe Hubener leads K-State to win over UTSA
Quarterback Joe Hubener went into Kansas State’s road game against UTSA with no prior experience at the position at any level. But the junior still managed...
New interim athletic director Mike Perrin remembers the very reason he came to Texas in the first place.
In 1964, Perrin attended a football practice. The electricity of the team, then led by legendary...
