I’ve found that oftentimes, sports are more poetic than not.
OK, I know what you’re thinking — that statement is melodramatic, borderline outlandishly so. And you’d probably...
From 2003 to 2009, Texas was nothing short of spoiled with its quarterback play. The Longhorns went from national champion and Heisman Trophy finalist Vince Young straight into the Colt McCoy era, when...
From The Daily Texan’s fall and summer 2020 management team:
Earlier this afternoon, The Daily Texan’s Diversity and Inclusion Board released a statement calling for the Texan and its parent...
Throughout her four years at UT, Celina Rodrigo sang “The Eyes of Texas,” dozens of times.
But the 2016 women’s basketball alumna said she was later shocked to learn of the University’s...
Towering over most at 6-foot-3-inch and 260 pounds, Sam Acho is a gifted athlete. But the nine-year NFL veteran has never thought of himself as just a football player.
The Texas football alumnus is...
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Thousands of people marched through downtown Austin on Sunday to protest police killings after the deaths of...
Just two days after the NCAA Division I council ruled to allow football and basketball student-athletes on campus starting June 1, the Big 12 announced its own guidelines regarding the return of student-athletes...
The state of college sports in the fall is still up in the air, but athletes may be returning to campus soon.
The NCAA decided today that it will allow Division I football and basketball student-athletes...
Reagan Hathaway and Kaitlyn Slack were right next to each other when they got the news.
The Texas softball seniors had the day off on March 12 after coronavirus concerns caused the cancellation of a...
The NCAA is one step closer to allowing student-athletes compensation for their own likenesses.
In Tuesday’s Board of Governors meeting, the Board supported changes to NCAA rules that would allow...
After four years of catching passes on the Forty Acres, Texas receiver Devin Duvernay has made the jump to the next level.
Duvernay was selected by the Baltimore Ravens with the 28th pick in the third...
Even though the Texas defensive backfield has been in constant flux for the last four years, safety Brandon Jones has been a mainstay.
Now, Jones will get a chance to take his talents to the next level,...
For those Longhorn fans starving to get back out to the raucous pregame atmosphere of Bevo Boulevard or Occupy Left Field, the wait will soon come to an end — sort of.
Texas Athletics announced...
Associate professor Kevin Robbins’ Reporting Sports class was met with a welcome surprise Thursday morning.
Legendary former Longhorn quarterback Colt McCoy dropped into the 11 a.m. Zoom call...
When former Oklahoma State quarterback John Kolar first sat in a meeting room across from Mike Yurcich in 2015, all he could do was sit and stare at his blank notebook.
Kolar, then a freshman in Stillwater,...
After not extending women’s basketball coach Karen Aston’s contract, Texas Athletics Director Chris Del Conte said Friday that the coaching search would begin immediately. That search sure...
After the global COVID-19 pandemic forced the premature ending of NCAA sports in 2020, a silver lining for those spring sport athletes came Monday.
The NCAA Division I Council voted to authorize an...
Editor’s note: This story is part of The Daily Texan’s coverage of how coronavirus concerns are affecting UT-Austin. Read the rest of our coverage here.
Longhorn baseball and softball fans...
Editor’s note: This story is part of The Daily Texan’s coverage of how coronavirus concerns are affecting UT-Austin. Read the rest of our coverage here.
One day after the NCAA canceled all...
Editor’s note: This story is part of The Daily Texan’s coverage of how coronavirus concerns are affecting UT-Austin. Read the rest of our coverage here.
The NCAA released new changes Friday...
Three former Longhorns filed a class-action lawsuit against the NCAA, the NCAA Board of Governers and former Texas track and field coach John Rembao, alleging that the NCAA neglects to protect student-athletes...
Miranda Elish is no stranger to the spotlight. The senior pitcher is in her second season as the star of the Texas program, and she continues to live up to the hype. But the Longhorns’ team numbers...
Texas junior Sam Worley sustained an indoor season-ending leg injury while running the mile at the Husky Classic in Seattle over the weekend, Texas Athletics confirmed to The Daily Texan.
Worley took...
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Texas basketball’s midseason struggles came to a head in Jan. 20’s 97-59 loss to West Virginia in Morgantown. It was the Longhorns’ worst loss of...
With many top high school football players choosing to sign their letters of intent during the early signing period, National Signing Day has become more of an afterthought in the recruiting world.
But...
Texas’ best-kept secret from the 2018-19 season is out of the bag: Charli Collier can do it all.
After a quiet first season in the burnt orange and white where she averaged just 5.9 points and...
John Altobelli, Texas baseball coach David Pierce’s college roommate, was killed in Sunday’s helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. The crash killed eight others, including former NBA superstar...
With the firing of offensive coordinator Tim Beck and defensive coordinator Todd Orlando before the finale of a lackluster 8–5 season, Texas head coach Tom Herman has officially pushed his chips...
No. 1: Oklahoma
You may not believe in magicians, but Sooner magic is as real as it gets. Graduate transfer quarterback Jalen Hurts played the part of Houdini last Saturday as Oklahoma escaped a 28-3...
The Daily Texan spoke to Max Hengst, sports editor of The Daily Toreador.
The Daily Texan: Every year, no matter where the teams are, (this game is) always pretty close. What do you see from this Texas...
Decked in orange and white flowers, Micaya White looked to the roaring Gregory Gymnasium crowd and threw up the “hook ‘em.”
It would be the last time in a regular season game...
The Daily Texan spoke to DJ Ramirez, sports editor of The Baylor Lariat.
The Daily Texan: What were the emotions and attitude of the team like after the heartbreaking loss to Oklahoma?
DJ Ramirez:...
No. 1: Oklahoma
You may not believe in magicians, but Sooner magic is as real as it gets. Graduate transfer quarterback Jalen Hurts played the part of Houdini last Saturday as Oklahoma escaped a 28-3...
Jerritt Elliott finds himself in a position he’s been in just once before.
The Texas head coach has the Longhorns rolling through conference play. Texas is 13–0 with just three matches remaining...
The Daily Texan spoke to Noah Rohlfing, sports editor of The Iowa State Daily.
Daily Texan: What did the near-comeback against Oklahoma show about this team?
Noah Rohlfing: It shows both how far...
No. 1: Oklahoma
Although the class of the Big 12 picked up wins, none of them were pretty. Oklahoma looked as if it would stomp Iowa State, but the Cyclones roared to life with a ferocious comeback...
Much of this season has seen Texas volleyball in uncharted territory. The Longhorns clawed their way to a No. 1 ranking and have swept through most of the Big 12.
Heading into two home conference matchups...
No. 1: Oklahoma
Yes, the mighty Sooners fell two weeks ago. But that isn’t enough to topple them from the No. 1 spot in the rankings. That being said, bumpy roads potentially lie ahead. Oklahoma...
With Texas putting the finishing touches on a home sweep of West Virginia, Logan Eggleston sent Longhorn fans into a frenzy.
In a play that was emblematic of the outrageous all-around day from the sophomore...
Texas’ sweep of the then-No. 1 Baylor Bears has the Longhorns are partying like it’s 2017.
For the first time since the preseason poll of 2017, Texas is ranked first in the AVCA coaches...
The Daily Texan spoke to the sports editor at TCU 360, Colin Post, to preview No. 15 Texas’ matchup with the Horned Frogs.
The Daily Texan: Last week, Kanasas State pulled out the win over...
No. 1: Oklahoma
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts threw for 316 yards and three touchdowns in a blowout win last weekend. Hurts’ revenge tour is starting...
With just two teams undefeated in Big 12 play and in contention for the Big 12 Championship, Texas volleyball enters this week with a golden opportunity.
The No. 1 Baylor Bears head to Austin for a...
The Daily Texan spoke to Jack Johnson, sports editor of The University Daily Kansan.
Daily Texan: What can you tell me about (sophomore running back) Pooka Williams? How has his body of work looked...
No. 1: Oklahoma
The Sooners settled the debate as to who is the top dog in the conference with a 34-27 win over Texas in the Cotton Bowl. Graduate transfer quarterback Jalen Hurts still looks like a...
When Texas meets Oklahoma at Fair Park, 12 months of built-up hostility between the Longhorns and Sooners crosses the Red River and joins at midfield.
Usually, the surging red-stained boundary forces...
Kyler Murray
It was a difficult distinction between Murray and Baker Mayfield for the No. 1 spot. Both were Heisman winners, both were Big 12 Champs, both were No. 1 overall picks. But as fun as Mayfield...
It is Oct. 8, 2016. Receiver Devin Duvernay is standing in an end zone painted burnt orange with 92,000 fans filling the Cotton Bowl with sound.
Then a freshman, Duvernay had just scored his first...
Texas is loaded with young talent. The Longhorns have stockpiled skilled underclassmen at nearly every position, and so far, it has paid off.
It may be just three games into the conference season, but...
No. 1: Oklahoma
Fifth-year senior quarterback Jalen Hurts got his first taste of a Big 12 defense and ate it up. Hurts threw for 415 yards and three touchdowns against Texas Tech as the Sooners lit...
Texas suffered a shocking road loss to then-unranked Rice less than two weeks ago. But 10 days after that defeat, the Longhorns appear to have officially gotten back on the road to a Big 12 Championship.
Then,...
Roschon Johnson and Tom Herman have had two weighty conversations in the early goings of Johnson’s tenure at Texas. The first came around the time of the freshman’s first game back in August....
It’s been eight years since former Texas kicker Justin Tucker ended the football portion of the Texas-Texas A&M rivalry in style with a game-winner. Some members of both parties have tried to...
The Daily Texan talked to Joseph Fazio, sports editor of the O’Colly at Oklahoma State. Here is the conversation ahead of No. 12 Texas’ matchup with the Cowboys from Stillwater.
Daily Texan:...
No. 1: Oklahoma
The Sooners just keep making statements, with graduate transfer quarterback Jalen Hurts as the exclamation point. Hurts went to the Rose Bowl and took care of UCLA 48-14, throwing for...
Texas volleyball is ranked No. 3 in the AVCA coaches poll for the third consecutive week to start the season, the poll revealed on Monday. For a team with little experience, the consistency shown from...
There’s nothing quite like a powerful duo, and senior outside hitter Micaya White and sophomore outside hitter Logan Eggleston fit this bill perfectly Saturday, as Texas volleyball handily swept...
The Daily Texan spoke to Eric Barber, assistant sports editor at The Rice Thresher.
Daily Texan: What’s going on with the injury to (redshirt freshman quarterback) Wiley Green, and what does that...
No. 1: Oklahoma
So far, the Sooners are doing what great teams do: beating up on weaker opponents. This time, it was South Dakota that was tasked with stopping senior quarterback Jalen Hurts’...
There may not be many more oft-discussed position groups in college football than that of running back at Texas. In the Longhorns’ Week Two shootout loss to LSU, the room that was struggling with...
As Texas fans recovered from Saturday night’s loss to LSU, the No. 3 Longhorns (3-0) went into Palo Alto, California for a high-stakes matchup with No. 1 Stanford. After a back and forth contest...
Sam Ehlinger stood in the shotgun with less than five yards separating the junior quarterback’s offense from the end zone not once, not twice but six times in the first quarter, yet LSU refused to...
The Daily Texan spoke with Kennedi Landry, sports editor of LSU’s The Daily Reveille.
Daily Texan : Can you tell me what the biggest differences are between the LSU offense of this year and the...
After enrolling at Texas in the spring of 2019, Jordan Whittington waited a full semester and a summer to make an impact on this Texas football team. Yet after just one half of play, it looks like the...
No. 1: Oklahoma
Yeah, this Jalen Hurts guy might be pretty good. The graduate transfer quarterback joined former Texas A&M Heisman winner Johnny Manziel as the only player in the last 15 seasons...
Texas is just one week into the season, and it has already displayed its wealth of underclassmen who have earned starting spots and plentiful playing time. Yet, as the team dives headfirst into the toughest...
What Texas volleyball lacks in experience, they makes up for with raw talent.
The extent of this talent was on display Sunday as the No. 4 Longhorns took down No. 14 USC at Gregory Gym, winning 23–25,...
It took two hours and nearly four sets of play, but Texas finally found what makes it the American Volleyball Coaches Association Coaches' Poll’s No. 4 squad in the country.
It wasn’t...
The Daily Texan spoke with Cory Diaz, sports writer for The News-Star in Monroe, Louisiana.
Daily Texan: Quarterback J’Mar Smith and receiver Adrian Hardy, what kind of problems do these...
No. 1: Oklahoma
Even after Kyler Murray’s magical, Heisman-winning year ended and the star quarterback packed his bags for the NFL, the conference still runs through Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners...
Running in the Toyota USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 26, the odds seemed stacked against former Texas sprinter Teahna Daniels, who was competing against several...
Fall camp is the time to forge team identities and create internal momentum heading into the season. With Texas now practicing in full pads, it’s full steam ahead for the beginning of the season....
Tuesday DerMargosian doesn’t need your approval. She doesn’t care if you like her “loud” personality or her eternal optimism.
It’s not that the Texas outfielder doesn’t...
It’s been 14 years since Texas Softball claimed a Big 12 Tournament championship. And for the first time in years, the Longhorns will head into the postseason as true contenders for the conference...
Three numbers were etched into the outfield grass at Red and Charline McCombs Field as the Longhorns honored their three graduating seniors. But outfielder Ki’Audra Hayter — whose No. “10”...
At 6:02 p.m., with the sun beaming down on Red and Charline McCombs Field, Baylor leadoff hitter Nicky Dawson singled off Texas pitcher Miranda Elish to start Texas Softball’s home matchup with the...
Texas Softball’s torrid offensive start to the season has cooled off as of late. On Saturday, however, the Longhorns showed off their full potential from the plate, as eight Texas players picked...
In the wake of defeat, optimism is abound with Texas Softball. Coming off the toughest weekend series of the season, there is still no shortage of positivity surrounding the team.
No, the Longhorns...
It had been 18 games and 1,827 days of futility against Oklahoma, and twice, it came down a matter of inches.
It wasn’t that the Sooners were worlds of talent better than Texas. But the top-ranked...
Many things can be said about the storied Texas-Oklahoma rivalry. But don’t ever call it boring.
In an absolutely bizarre turn of events, No. 1 Oklahoma prevailed, 4-3, as the game-tying run was...
It took four innings of hard-fought Red River Rivalry softball to build the series opener into a pitchers duel. Yet all it took was seven pitches to lose it.
The first three Oklahoma hitters in the...
It took until the sixth inning for Texas to do it. But finally, after staying within reach for five innings, the Longhorns broke through with a big rally, winning 4-3 at UT-Arlington on Tuesday.
Up...
When a softball team is struggling at the plate, sometimes all it takes is one player to lift the offense to a victory.
In a 5-0 win over Houston on Wednesday night, catcher Mary Iakopo provided that...
What lifted Texas Softball over Texas Tech on Friday was no longer in the Longhorns’ favor in Saturday’s game two.
Late-game scoring was what proved to be the difference in Friday’s...
It wasn’t one of those days where balls were flying off Texas bats. In fact, it was quite the opposite.
Yet, the Longhorns didn’t need that to pick up another one in the win column Friday....
Reagan Hathaway knew as soon as it happened that it wasn’t good.
It was a beautiful day in Austin when Hathaway was playing center field for the Texas softball team in a high-stakes home game...
The start of conference play may be a “new season,” but the first road games in conference are a whole different animal. That sentiment was made loud and clear to the Longhorns this weekend...
The last two games have been nothing short of a roller coaster for pitcher Shea O’Leary.
On Wednesday, she threw her first career perfect game in a 2-0 road win over Baylor, the best pitching...
Miranda Elish did all she could in the circle for Texas.
The pitcher/designated player who has been effective all season from the rubber threw another outstanding pitching performance on Friday in Stillwater....
As Big 12 play enters full swing, it’s time for the good teams to start to show they’re just that. With four conference games coming this week, the Texas softball team will be looking to hit...
Red and Charline McCombs Field has never been an easy place to display power from the plate. Someone must have forgotten to tell the Texas softball team about that this weekend.
The Longhorns utilized...
The start of pitcher Shea O’Leary’s collegiate softball career had been a breeze. The freshman allowed just three runs in her 55.2 innings of work before conference play.
Yet, in what was...
Stepping up to the plate with the bases loaded in the fifth, pitcher Miranda Elish was gifted an opportunity. By driving in a run, Elish would have sealed her second career no-hitter on a walk-off win...
On a day that saw Texas play 10–13 BYU and No. 6 Tennessee, the story of Saturday’s two matchups proved a story line the team has displayed this whole season: the Longhorns have yet to get...
With a pair of matchups against No. 6 Tennessee approaching, followed by the start of conference play, the competition ahead gets no easier for the Texas softball team. For now, however, the Longhorns’...
In three hard-fought games with No. 22 Minnesota, the result of the weekend came down to just a couple of plays. But in two of the weekend’s three matchups between the two teams, Texas just couldn’t...
With one out and two runners on, one run having already scored, Texas looked to be in deep water again against Minnesota after losing to the Golden Gophers on Friday. But catcher Mary Iakopo wasn’t...
When Ki’Audra Hayter lined a triple down the right field line to beat Longwood 9-1 in a run-rule finish, it did more than just start a new streak for a Texas team that had been coming off back-to-back...
