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Head injuries taking toll on Longhorns

Laken Litman November 18, 2010

The days of a football player getting knocked out, taking a whiff of smelling salts and running back on the field are over. Tre’ Newton, who recently ended his football career because of a...

Gilbert to start because of rushing

Laken Litman November 17, 2010

Quarterback Garrett Gilbert is not going to get benched. His interception to touchdown ratio may be 15:7, but he’s become a valuable part of the team’s running game. Last Saturday night...

Kansas State runs wild on Longhorns

Laken Litman November 8, 2010

MANHATTAN, Kan. — If there was any team for Texas to run the ball against, it was Kansas State. Coming into Saturday night’s game, Kansas State was ranked as the worst rush defense in...

Brown calls for aggression on field

Laken Litman November 2, 2010

The Longhorns’ stat sheet after every game has been misleading when it comes to red zone conversions this year. For example, last weekend against Baylor, Texas was 4 of 4 in the red zone, but...

Texas’ stars nowhere to be found

Laken Litman October 28, 2010

Cliff Lee was untouchable. Until Wednesday night. He’d won two ALDS games against the Rays on the road and an ALCS game in Yankee Stadium. His 2010 postseason ERA was 0.75. He became a franchise...

Leaders try to rev up ‘passion’

Laken Litman October 28, 2010

The Longhorns don’t play with passion. Senior defensive end Eddie Jones can hook his horns and sing “Texas Fight” after losing to Iowa State and his fellow end Sam Acho can pump his...

Brown upset with effort of offense

Laken Litman October 25, 2010

Head coach Mack Brown walked into Saturday’s post-game press conference as hotheaded as any player, coach or journalist had ever seen him. With a bright red face and a mouth quivering with anger,...

Texas defense suffers despite a victory

Laken Litman October 19, 2010

Though they were lights out against one of the nation’s top rushing attacks, the Longhorns’ defense took a beating in Lincoln as several starters were injured. Junior linebacker Keenan...

Texas motivated to avoid third loss

Laken Litman October 13, 2010

The Longhorns are tired of losing. They’re tired of being scrutinized for mistakes and they want to be the team and the program they’ve been for the past 12 years under head coach Mack Brown. The...

Texas motivated to avoid third loss

Laken Litman October 13, 2010

The Longhorns are tired of losing. They’re tired of being scrutinized for mistakes and they want to be the team and the program they’ve been for the past 12 years under head coach Mack Brown. The...

Sidetracked column

Laken Litman October 8, 2010

On the Longhorns’ first offensive series last weekend against Oklahoma, they opened with a five wide receiver set and I thought to myself, “OK, Greg Davis is finally going to put Garrett...

Monroe struggles for starting position

Laken Litman October 5, 2010

Wanted: a go-to offensive player with killer separation speed, quick hands, smart route-running abilities who likes to wear burnt orange. If discovered, please call Texas head coach Mack Brown as he’s...

Horns’ hopes dashed by penalties

Laken Litman October 4, 2010

The Longhorns’ opponent this past weekend wore burnt orange and white, not red. Texas had nine penalties for 81 yards and that is what essentially propelled Oklahoma to its 28-20 win at the 105th...

Stunned Horns left in Deacons’ Wake

Laken Litman March 22, 2010

NEW ORLEANS — The Longhorns’ final loss of the season, an 81-80 overtime heartbreaker to Wake Forest in the first round of the NCAA tournament Thursday, was indicative of their entire year,...

Horns Eliminated from Tournament

Laken Litman March 18, 2010

Texas and Baylor’s bad blood reached its boiling point Thursday night. In the Longhorns’ 86-67 loss — their fourth straight to the Bears — players on both teams broadcast their...

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