In his five years at Texas, running back Fozzy Whittaker played in 38 games and started in 18. During his college career, he carried the ball 263 times for 1,233 yards and 12 touchdowns. In addition, he...
Although the Longhorns began spring practice on Thursday, the question of who the team’s starting quarterback will be continues.
“As far as our short-term goals for the spring, we need...
Although Tyrone Swoopes is still a junior in high school, he is expected to have a massive impact on the 40 Acres. Comparisons to Vince Young have already begun.
Texas has been looking for a quarterback...
In a joint statement last week, Texas athletics director DeLoss Dodds and women’s athletics director Chris Plonsky asked Texas fans for patience and understanding as the Longhorn Network continues...
Austin is a busy city with a lot of concerts, festivals and Texas sporting events. But this year, the stars have aligned and two of Texas students’ biggest events conflict this Oct. 13.
Yes, your...
With West Virginia’s legal dispute with the Big East settled, Texas fans can rejoice — the Big 12 Conference has finally released its football schedule for the 2012 season.
The schedule includes...
Texas legend and 1998 Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams has decided to retire after 11 seasons in the NFL. Williams, 34, played with the New Orleans Saints, Miami Dolphins and spent his final year with...
Although the Longhorns have been celebrating signing one of the best recruiting classes in the country, the team will be losing defensive tackle Calvin Howell. Howell made the decision to transfer and...
On the final day of the 2010 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships, Drew Livingston and Matt Cooper watched as their teammates swam their hardest to give Texas a lead at the end of the meet....
Just a few weeks ago, rumors were that head coach Mack Brown was going to step down or even be fired from his position. After two sub-par seasons, it wouldn’t have been a complete surprise. Apparently,...
For the No. 1 seeded Longhorns, the season has ended too early. The seniors on this squad have been accustomed to finishing among the final four while playing at Texas and hoped to end their time in burnt...
For the No. 1 seeded Longhorns, the season has ended too early. The seniors on this squad have been accustomed to finishing among the final four while playing at Texas and hoped to end their time in burnt...
The first two rounds of the tournament saw five upsets — leaving three Big 10 teams in the dust. Nebraska, the No. 2 overall seed with one of the largest volleyball fan bases in the country, fell...
When the Longhorns came out on the court Saturday night, there was no doubt they were ready to play. The team entered Gregory Gym with energy and confidence that could not be stopped.
Although they swept...
As the season comes to a close on Saturday, fans can’t help but look back and compare this season to last year’s 5-7 debacle. Texas missed its first bowl game since 1997. Texas will be heading...
Goodbyes are never easy. But Rachael Adams’ time at the University of Texas is coming to an end.
Adams, along with the other seniors on the squad, has been to three final fours in a row. Starting...
The No. 5 Longhorns battled back on Senior Night to defeat Oklahoma and win an outright Big 12 Championship — Texas’ fifth conference championship and third outright title.
The Sooners defeated...
Last week, after Texas’ loss to Missouri, head coach Mack Brown said, “We’ve got us a mess right now.”
Injuries to Malcolm Brown, Joe Bergeron and Fozzy Whittaker hurt the Longhorns...
The class of 2015 arrived on campus just a few short months ago. Already, they are forced to say goodbye to a rivalry that has been a part of Texas culture since 1894. On Thursday, freshman will watch...
After an injury prevented her from playing much of the first half of the season, junior Sha’Dare McNeal hit her stride.
She led the No. 9 Longhorns (20-4, 13-1 Big 12) to their 13th consecutive...
This senior class has been through a lot. In their first year as Longhorns, the team finished the season ranked third in the country and went 12-1. As sophomores, they went all the way to the national...
The No. 9 Longhorns (19-4, 12-1 Big 12) are heading to Missouri this weekend with a lot of momentum pushing them towards a Big 12 conference victory. With just three games left in conference play, the...
In the Longhorns’ last two games, the team has not started out the way they had hoped.
The first set of Wednesday’s game against Baylor was a tough battle. There were eight lead changes, and...
Here are three observations from Texas’ win over Baylor.
Fresh faces come in for Texas
With the loss of Khat Bell, Gregory Gym has seen some fresh faces playing on the court. Sophomore middle blocker...
Missouri’s season has definitely been one of ups and downs.
After coming off an exciting overtime victory against then-ranked No. 16 Texas A&M two weeks ago, the Tigers lost to Baylor 42-39...
After Sha’Dare McNeal hurt her knee in first match of the year, the Longhorns altered their lineup to compensate. Now they face a new challenge: losing Khat Bell for the rest of the season.
“We’ve...
The Longhorns didn’t skip a beat without one of their top players.
In No. 8 Texas’ (17-4, 10-1 Big 12) first game without Khat Bell this season, fellow freshman Haley Eckerman stepped up and...
Two weeks ago, the Red Raiders shocked the No. 3 Sooners and college football when they defeated the potential national championship contender in Norman 41-38. They were only the third team to defeat Oklahoma...
When fans looked around DKR Stadium on opening day against Rice, there appeared to be a sea of burnt orange.
But as the season has progressed and Texas’ record has gone from 4-0 to 5-2, the sea...
Over the past seven games, it has been very easy to forget that Khat Bell and Haley Eckerman are just freshmen and that Bailey Webster was injured all last season.
But it’s true.
These three players...
The Longhorn Network has been a source of a lot of complaining and controversy for some football fans around the country. With Saturday’s game against Kansas only being available on the network,...
Needless to say, Kansas has not had the season it was hoping for so far this season. They are currently 2-5 and have lost their last five games after beating McNeese State and Northern Illinois.
Although...
No. 9 Texas (14-4, 7-1 Big 12) has experienced a lot of lineup changes with the return of Sha’Dare McNeal. Although the transition would have been expected to be tough for the team, the Longhorns...
Texas continued its winning streak on Wednesday night, defeating Baylor 3-1 in Waco. The Longhorns have now won five games in a row.
Senior middle blocker Rachael Adams had 13 kills and .500 hitting,...
People usually wouldn’t expect a 6-foot-3 volleyball player to thrive in gymnastics. But up until her freshman year of high school, sophomore middle blocker Haley Cameron was competing on the court...
All ‘Bout Texas Tailgate definitely lives up to its name.
The group started four years ago when graduates from the years 2007-2009 decided they wanted to stay more connected to the University. What...
Oklahoma State’s defense is known for its ability to create turnovers. This season, they have created 17 turnovers, 10 of which were interceptions.
“We practice it,” said Oklahoma State...
No. 10 Texas (11-4; 5-1 Big 12) is definitely on a roll. They have swept two Texas rivals in a row and are riding a three-game win streak.
Although Bailey Webster, Khat Bell and Rachael Adams’ play...
Here are three observations from Texas’ three set sweep of Texas Tech.
Hannah Allison is a key part of this team
Allison had 15 assists in the first set. She was all over the floor and did not...
The No. 10 Longhorns had their second sweep in a row with a 3-0 win over Texas Tech on Wednesday.
Bailey Webster had an impressive 11 kills on .320 hitting and middle blocker Rachael Adams finished the...
On Saturday, most Texas students will be glued to their televisions watching the Longhorns face the Sooners in the Red River Rivalry. While many will be consumed with the game, a large portion of the Jewish...
Dominique Whaley has gone from a virtually unknown walk-on to one of the Big 12’s best running backs.
Whaley is listed as a co-starter with five-star recruit sophomore Brennan Clay. He is also ahead...
No. 10 Texas took down Texas A&M in three sets at Gregory Gym in a game that proved Texas’ ability to play as a team and defend.
The Longhorns, specifically freshman outside hitter Haley Eckerman,...
Some might say sophomore setter Hannah Allison and senior outside hitter Amber Roberson have a genetic advantage on the court.
Both girls were born into athletic families.
Allison’s mom Kelly played...
Iowa State quarterback Steele Jantz has led the Cyclones to the team’s first 3-0 start since 2005. His stats would make you
think otherwise.
Jantz has completed 57.5 percent of his passes, with...
During the bye week, the Longhorns had the opportunity to relax and take a break from football. Some members of the team stayed in Austin, some went home and a couple even went hunting.
“I just...
The comeback fell just short.
No. 25 Oklahoma upset No. 8 Texas on Wednesday night in Norman. Although the Longhorns came back from a 2-0 deficit, the team could not finish the fifth set.
The 16-25,...
Texas began Big 12 volleyball competition exactly how it wanted to: with a 3-0 sweep of Kansas.
The Longhorns started out strong in the first set and a kill by freshman outside hitter Khat Bell ended...
After going 3-0 this weekend in Austin, the No. 8 Longhorns are heading to Fort Worth to take on TCU in their last game before conference play.
Although the Longhorns had a good weekend, there are still...
The No. 8 Longhorns returned to Gregory Gym over the weekend and had dominating performances over Santa Clara, SMU and UTSA.
They began the weekend by sweeping Santa Clara in three sets. Texas dominated...
At Texas, a lot of controversy has surrounded the decision regarding which of the three quarterbacks will play this weekend at the Rose Bowl. UCLA’s Kevin Prince and Richard Brehaut can relate.
Prince,...
Going to a historic stadium that holds 100,000 plus and hosted the “granddaddy” college football game, numerous Super Bowls and soccer’s World Cup final, would be enough to raise a player’s...
Last Saturday night, No. 8 Texas did something it hasn’t done since 1989 — beat No. 5 Penn State. Although the Longhorns went up two sets, a fifth set was required for Texas to defeat the four-time...
Patrick Oborn was a walk-on wide receiver at BYU in the early ’90s. He wore blue and cheered for the Cougars then, just as he does now as an alumnus.
“The fan base is really strong and BYU...
BYU is coming off of an important 14-13 win over Ole Miss, and they have linebacker Kyle Van Noy to thank for sealing the deal.
The sophomore from Nevada, with 5:02 left in the game, forced and then recovered...
Patrick Oborn was a walk-on wide receiver at BYU in the early ’90s. He wore blue and cheered for the Cougars then, just as he does now as an alumnus.
“The fan base is really strong and BYU...
Last season did not turn out like Bailey Webster had expected.
During preseason practice last year, Webster tore her ACL and had surgery on her right knee in August 2010. Although she was ranked as the...
On Sunday, Austin reached the highest temperature it has ever seen. The high of 112 at Camp Mabry tied the record set in September 2000. Ready for some football, anyone?
The Longhorns have been practicing...
Last season Taylor McHargue started in his first game, as a freshman, against Texas. Although the Owls lost 34-17, they put up a strong fight. A lot of that has to do with McHargue.
“Last year it...
A lot of attention this season has been focused on the youth in the Longhorn’s squad. After four games, the team has proven it is ready to compete. But a team is not a team without leaders —...
The Longhorns finished their first three games of the season strong with two wins and one loss at the Burnt Orange Classic this past weekend.
Head coach Jerritt Elliott was eager to see how Texas’...
Last season, Texas went 5-7, the school’s first losing season since 1997. It had been a long time since Longhorn fans have had to cope with so many losses. Although last year was an abnormal season,...
After last season, it has become apparent to Mack Brown and Texas fans something needs to change. A lot of this potential energy rests on the shoulders of freshman running back Malcolm Brown.
Brown, a...
Although the graduation of superstar players Juliann Faucette, Jennifer Doris and Lauren Dickson has the potential to inhibit the team, head coach Jerritt Elliott is ready to get started this weekend and...
Three straight Final Four appearances is something that head coach Jerritt Elliott can be proud of. But this year is a completely new ball game for the team that is going to rely greatly on its young players,...
Not many hockey players in Europe dream of playing in Texas. But for European-born Kevin Kenyon and Marcin Papiez, the UT club hockey team is now where they continue their love of the sport.
Kenyon...
Despite the initial enthusiastic reaction across the nation, a UT professor warned that al-Qaida remains a threat despite the death of Osama bin Laden.
Ami Pedahzur, a government and Middle Eastern...
Every two-and-a-half days a construction worker dies on the job in the United States, said a Workers Defense Project policy analyst at a rally Thursday at the Capitol.
More than 50 people celebrated...
Wes Stafford spends his free time stabbing people but aspires to heal them one day.
On Tuesday, Stafford was elected president of the UT fencing club for the 2011-12 year. He is also a pre-med student...
Although Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens made his fortune in the oil industry, he pushed for the use of alternative energy sources at an on-campus lecture Monday.
More than 1,000 students...
Dr. Stephanie Marton, who spent more than two years in Swaziland fighting pediatric AIDS, will speak about her experience on campus tonight as a part of UT’s series of events for Global Health...
Universities have a hard time getting funding for research in human and women’s rights, students said at a panel Friday.
Students from universities around the country attended the 18th-annual...
UT faculty recently earned three grants worth $4.7 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to improve understanding of cancer treatment options.
UT’s Texas Institute...
Social media and journalism are changing at a rapid pace, and understanding these changes will be vital, said a panel of communication professors Friday.
At the 12th-annual International Symposium...
College Board President Gaston Caperton announced he will step down from his position effective on June 30, 2012.
The search for his replacement will begin in the next few months.
I am deeply grateful...
The fourth-ranked Longhorns had their hopes for a repeat national title spoiled by California over the weekend.
Drew Livingston finished fifth in the platform diving event on Saturday, bringing Texas...
The Longhorns are ranked fourth in the nation, but the team is very different from last year’s championship team. Last year’s senior class included two Olympians, Ricky Berens and Dave Walters.
“We’re...
On the plane ride back to Austin from the NCAA championships in Ohio last year, Texas was not sitting back and enjoying its victory.
Instead, the Longhorns were planning how they were going to defend...
Students walking through the West Mall on Monday saw a 10-foot-tall sign with the word Poverty written on it.
Members of a student group meant to reduce world hunger encouraged people walking by to...
Drew Livingston is ready to lead the divers this weekend in their pursuit of qualifying for the NCAA championship meet.
Livingston, a junior, won the NCAA one-meter diving title as a freshman...
The UT System Student Advisory Council approved a recommendation to implement more student involvement in budgetary decision-making on Saturday.
UT-Austins current system of college tuition budget...
The fourth-ranked Longhorns had their hopes for a repeat national title spoiled by California over the weekend.
Drew Livingston finished fifth in the platform diving event on Saturday, bringing...
Stuart W. Stedman, who graduated from UT in 1979, pledged a gift of $1 million to help students in two departments of the College of Liberal Arts.
Half of his donation will create a 40 Acres Scholarship...
Google is giving a UT student organization an opportunity to raise up to $40,000 toward their cause of providing clean water to schools in developing countries.
The company will donate $1 to Students...
Former UT student Zach Anner’s life has been changed forever.
Because of his victory on “Your OWN Show: Oprah’s Search for the Next TV Star,” he will have the opportunity...
Although Tommy Joe Kelley, who police think could be involved in hundreds of tire slashings around Hyde Park, has been arrested, many North Campus residents are still concerned about safety.
History...
The Texas Natural Science Center will restore a 112-million-year-old deteriorating dinosaur tracks fossil before moving it to the Texas Memorial Museum.
The tracks, which have been at UT since 1941,...
President Barack Obama proposed cutting higher education by $89 billion over the next decade to ease the impact of the projected $1 trillion budget deficit Monday.
The cuts to higher education spending...
Friends of Robert F. Schenkkan, founder of Austin public radio station, KUT, and TV station, KLRU, remember him as kind and determined. He died on Wednesday at 93 from dementia complications.
Clinical...
In a meet rescheduled to Saturday because of Friday’s inclement weather, Texas defeated Texas A&M 170-127.5 with 10 wins from eight different swimmers.
The confusion didn’t stop...
Following a huge win over Arizona, No. 4 Texas (5-1) faces No. 19 Texas A&M for Senior Day in its last regular-season meet Friday. Seniors Jim Robertson, Scott Jostes, Scott Spann, Bryan Collins...
Texas had a complete team effort over the weekend in its double-dual meet against No. 6 Arizona and Southern Methodist University. The freshmen stood out in Texas’ 186.5-155.5 victory against...
The Spann family seems to have a genetic advantage in the pool.
Senior captain Scott Spann, who was a finalist in the 200-meter breaststroke in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, has been picked for Team...
More than 700 runners departed from Austin City Hall for a 5K on Saturday, but this was not your normal race.
The first Austin Gorilla Run benefited the endangered mountain gorillas in Africa by...
Scientists from three archeological and history centers helped between 400 and 500 people identify artifacts for UT’s biannual Identification Day on Sunday.
The experts from Texas Natural...
On an SEC road trip, top-ranked Texas followed up its first loss of the season against No. 3 Auburn on Friday by beating No. 11 Georgia one day later.
Although the Longhorns won seven events on...
Junior Jackson Wilcox led the Longhorns to victory this weekend at the Texas Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame Invitational with the nation’s fastest time in the 500-yard freestyle and a win in...
UT photography students said the photos they submitted to the exhibition of the UT chapter of the National Press Photographers Association on Sunday night were not necessarily geared toward publication...
Although a massive fire ravaged northern Israel, taking 41 lives, students can feel its impact in Austin.
The fire, which prompted mass evacuations, started Thursday morning in the Carmel Mountains...
With their first home meet of the season, No. 1 Texas will look to maintain its dominance against No. 5 Arizona and Wisconsin this weekend.
The three-day Annual Texas Swimming and Diving Hall of...
