It feels as if every time I’ve done something related to the basement, there’s always been an aura of uncertainty.
Applying for a spot in the sports department permanent staff on three different...
When Tom Herman became Texas’ head coach in 2016, it seemed as though little had changed from the last time Herman was on the Forty Acres two decades ago.
Herman worked as a graduate assistant...
Most National Football League prospects spend the weekend of the NFL Draft glued to their televisions, anxiously awaiting a phone call from an NFL suitor. Defensive back Kris Boyd found himself throwing...
For defensive end Charles Omenihu, the journey to this week started over a year ago. Coming off a productive junior season in which he played in all 13 games and recorded 28 total tackles, the NFL seemed...
Even two hours before kickoff, the excitement surrounding Texas’ Orange-White Spring Game was palpable.
Fans were teeming on Bevo Boulevard, with a crowd similar to that of what would be seen...
For the second year in a row, Texas is heading into its annual spring game coming off a bowl victory. While head coach Tom Herman, who’s entering his third season, continues to turn around the program,...
"Enter Sandman,” Metallica’s timeless jam, has always been a signature for closers walking out to the mound to finish a game.
On a crisp Monday morning at the Frank Denius Fields in...
Shane Buechele is staying in the Lone Star State this fall. He just won’t be in Austin.
The junior quarterback announced late Thursday he will transfer to SMU to play out his last year of eligibility...
For the past four to five years, the highlight of each season of Texas football has been its recruiting hauls.
After Texas bagged the nation’s third-ranked 2019 recruiting class according to 247Sports,...
Former Texas and NFL quarterback Vince Young was arrested for driving while intoxicated in Fort Bend County early Monday morning.
Young was arrested at 4:31 a.m. in Missouri City, Texas, and released...
ATLANTA — Before Malcom Brown’s successful run at Texas and subsequent leap to the NFL, his immaturity as a freshman at Brenham High School almost cost him his career before it even began.
Brown,...
In the years since the last Lone Star Showdown, it seems as if everyone except officials from Texas and Texas A&M has wanted the schools to meet on the gridiron again.
Legislators have proposed...
Texas was in perfect position. Up 21-20 in the third set, the fifth-seeded Longhorns were set up to get right back in the game after dropping the first two sets. But that’s where it all fell apart.
After...
Things seem to roll flawlessly through a dress rehearsal. But it often doesn’t work out perfectly when it’s showtime.
That’s the situation Texas, the fifth-overall seed in the NCAA...
For the second year in a row, Texas missed out on a top-four seed in the NCAA Tournament despite winning the Big 12 regular season conference title.
The Longhorns earned the fifth overall seed in this...
With a win against Iowa State behind them, it’s easy for the Longhorns to look past Kansas and ahead to the Big 12 Championship game in Jerry’s World. But we also know what happened the last...
It’s quite simple for No. 15 Texas: Don’t lose. A loss for the Longhorns in either of the two remaining games means elimination from a spot in the Big 12 Championship. While Saturday’s...
Teams usually have it figured out by now.
The signs, the mechanics, the atmosphere. Most good teams have found their identity and are running with it into the postseason.
For No. 5 Texas, all that...
One year truly does make a big difference. Just last year, fans pointed to offensive coordinator Tim Beck as the root cause for Texas’ struggles. Now the blame has shifted to defensive coordinator...
Timing is everything in sports. Whether it’s getting hot at just the right moment or getting pumped before a huge game. For the Longhorns, it was a little bit of both.
The No. 5 Texas Longhorns...
Halloween gives most people a chance to be creative. Getting into a scary, funny or even downright silly costume is just part of what makes it a fun occasion.
But the Longhorns? They arrived at Gregory...
Texas jumped out to 2-0 lead after two sets, but Gregory Gym grew quiet as the Longhorns found themselves in a 19-16 hole.
That’s when outside hitter Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani and middle blocker Brionne...
Nearly at the midpoint of the 2018 season, Texas has found itself spending a lot more time in the air than on the court.
The Longhorns have put trips to Nebraska, Wisconsin and West Virginia behind...
Three.
That’s not only the consecutive number of road wins that have gone to five sets this season, but also the number of times a Texas team has defeated OU within the past week.
Yep, the...
For the past three years, the Longhorns have enjoyed success against Baylor. In fact, the Bears are the only team in the Big 12 that Texas has been undefeated against over that span.
However, Texas...
Texas knows a thing or two about playing close games.
After edging TCU in Fort Worth last week and outlasting Iowa State on Saturday, the No. 4 Longhorns will head to Lawrence, Kansas, a place that...
It didn’t take long for Texas to get going.
Kills by outside hitter Micaya White and freshman outside hitter Logan Eggleston started off the game and got Gregory Gym off its feet. The pair set...
From 2000–2012, both No. 19 Texas and No. 7 Oklahoma headed into the annual Red River Rivalry as ranked teams on all but one occasion. Following 2012, Oklahoma remained a ranked team and dominated...
Malo nas je al’ nas ima.
When roughly translated to English, it reads: “We’re few, but plenty.” This saying goes around the Eastern European community in the Austin area.
And...
Just two weeks ago, question marks were popping up for the Longhorns.
Changes in rotation and serving were among just a few of them, but the past couple of games following Texas’ series with Stanford...
The last time Texas played at Gregory Gym a little less than two weeks ago, there were more groans than cheers.
On Wednesday, fans had a lot more to cheer about. The Longhorn faithful didn’t see...
Sixteen. That’s the number of games remaining in No. 5 Texas’ season heading into Big 12 Conference play.
That’s also the number of games the Longhorns will have to win — excluding...
It didn’t take long for Gregory Gym to get going.
Kills courtesy of junior outside hitter Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani and redshirt freshman Brionne Butler got Texas off to a quick 2-0 lead in the first...
It’s finally here. The No. 22 USC Trojans will pay a visit to Austin this weekend in a rematch of last year’s double overtime thriller in Los Angeles.
USC comes into this game a completely...
Last December, Texas walked off the floor in defeat at the hands of the Stanford Cardinal in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.
Now 10 months later, the Longhorns suffered the same result —...
With No. 6 Texas and No. 16 Kentucky tied at 24 in the first set, freshman libero Sydney Petersen came up to serve.
Petersen’s serve led to a Wildcat attacking error, giving the Longhorns the...
The Longhorns have spent much of their time just about everywhere, except home.
A summer tour of Europe and recent trips to Nebraska and Wisconsin opened the season and added a lot of miles to the team...
After the Longhorns clawed back from a 17-point first-half deficit to take a 29-24 lead midway through the third quarter, it seemed as though Texas was poised to start the season off on a high note.
One...
Quick turnarounds can be tough. For Texas, it’s just another day at the office.
After falling to No. 8 Wisconsin on Saturday, No. 2 Texas bounced back in just under 12 hours with a quick sweep...
Year two of the Tom Herman era — along with hype, expectations and postseason hopes — begins Saturday as No. 23 Texas takes the field against Maryland at FedEx Field.
This weekend’s...
It didn’t take long for Texas’ freshmen to burst onto the scene.
By the end of Friday’s match, freshmen led No. 3 Texas on the box score in kills, digs and blocks. The result? A four-set...
After Texas walked off the floor after getting eliminated in the Elite Eight in Palo Alto, California, at the end of the 2017–18 season, question marks started popping up.
The departure of impact...
RLINGTON, Texas — All eyes shifted to Connor Williams hours before the 2018 NFL Draft commenced as the former Longhorn left tackle stepped onto the red carpet along with 21 other first-round prospects.
But...
ARLINGTON, Texas — Before prospects had their names called at the NFL Draft this weekend at AT&T Stadium, prospects such as safety DeShon Elliott took to Twitter to anticipate their landing spot...
Prospective NFL players usually don’t get their first taste of standing on an NFL field until August. But this year is different.
The best that colleges have to offer will all meet at AT&T...
UT President Gregory Fenves has been named to the Board of Managers of the College Football Playoff, filling the Big 12 Conference’s seat at the table.
“I am looking forward to representing...
Spring is an interesting time for college football programs all over the country.
Some elite teams struggle to maintain their status atop the college football world — except Alabama, of course...
From nearly three hours before kickoff until the final whistle, Texas wanted to send a message — and that didn’t have to necessarily be left solely on the field.
Two concerts, a live radio...
Football comes with a lot of uncertainties. While a fumble, blocked kick or dropped pass is controllable, there’s one thing that’s not — the weather.
As the Longhorns gear up for their...
Every spring practice starts the same way — not at the coach’s whistle, but at the cue of blaring music around the Frank Denius Fields.
But at the onset of Tuesday’s practice, an abnormal...
