Matthew is a Public Relations major from Houston, TX. He is currently an Associate Sports Editor and beat writer for Texas men’s basketball. He spends most of his time watching any sport that’s on.
Throughout my first couple of years at UT, I was constantly looking for something worthwhile to spend my time doing. Before joining the Texan, I would go to class, head back to my apartment and watch sports....
With a trip to the Elite 8 against Miami on the line, No. 2-seed Texas took down No. 3-seed Xavier on Friday night in Kansas City.
“I’m proud of my guys and how they came out and really put their...
With No. 2-seed Texas’ win over Penn State last weekend, the Longhorns made it to their first Sweet 16 since 2008. However, there is still more to be desired for interim head coach Rodney Terry and his...
Texas, after winning the Big 12 Tournament championship, landed as a No. 2 seed in the Midwest region, despite some thinking a No. 1 seed was possible. The Longhorns will head to Des Moines, Iowa for the...
With a trip to the Big 12 tournament championship on the line, No. 2-seed Texas edged out No. 6-seed TCU in Kansas City.
On Thursday, the Longhorns cruised to a victory over Oklahoma State without senior...
Marcus Carr (G)
In his two seasons at Texas, graduate student Marcus Carr has proven himself as one of the program’s top performers. Carr, along with Timmy Allen, is one of four Longhorns to reach...
In its final game at the Moody Center this season, No. 9 Texas took on No. 3 Kansas. Before the top 10 matchup got underway, Dylan Disu, Marcus Carr, Timmy Allen, Sir’Jabari Rice and Christian Bishop...
No. 8 Texas traveled to Waco to take on No. 9 Baylor in a top 10 Big 12 showdown on Saturday afternoon. The Longhorns are vying for their first Big 12 regular season championship since the 2007-08 season...
Graduate student forward Brock Cunningham confirmed that he will return to play for Texas in the 2023-24 season on Feb. 16, making use of his extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19.
Cunningham, born...
As No. 8 Texas nears the end of the regular season, each game becomes more and more important. Kansas, Baylor and Texas are all vying for the Big 12 Championship with just three games remaining. The Longhorns’...
No. 6 Texas fell short to its Big 12 rival Texas Tech 74-67 on Monday night at the United Supermarkets Arena. The two teams have some history, which was surely a driving factor in the raucous environment...
Over the years, Texas has had its fair share of one-and-dones in college basketball and arguably the greatest, not only for Texas but all of college basketball, Kevin Durant. More recently, former Longhorns...
No. 9 Kansas was on an unprecedented stretch, losing four of its last six games. This doesn’t make No. 5 Texas’ job any easier, however.
The defending national champions are known for their raucous...
No. 10 Texas men’s basketball is having one of the program’s best seasons in recent memory. Although the Longhorns have made it to the NCAA Tournament the past two years as a three-seed and a six-seed,...
Texas interim head coach Rodney Terry’s first top-10 matchup came Saturday night against No. 4 Tennessee in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The two sides squared up last year in Austin, with the Longhorns...
After a brief road trip which the Longhorns split, No. 10 Texas faced Oklahoma State at home on Tuesday night.
A little over two weeks ago, the Longhorns used a late run to pull away from the Cowboys...
After a loss to No. 12 Iowa State in Ames, Iowa, No. 7 Texas traveled to Morgantown, West Virginia to take on Bob Huggins and the Mountaineers Saturday night.
West Virginia is struggling, coming into...
No. 7 Texas took on No. 12 Iowa State in Ames, Iowa Tuesday night in transfer sophomore guard Tyrese Hunter’s first time back at Hilton Coliseum.
It was yet to be determined if the Cyclone faithful...
Interim head coach Rodney Terry will remain in his role for the remainder of the season after Chris Beard was officially fired on Jan. 5.
Terry has the experience and roots needed to lead a team...
Since the firing of now-former head coach Chris Beard, there has been a big question mark surrounding the program. Questions about whether the team can reach its original expectations without Beard have...
No. 6 Texas started Big 12 play in Norman on Saturday against Oklahoma, who entered the game with a 9–3 record. The Longhorns, under the leadership of interim head coach Rodney Terry, have strung together...
In the first Top-10 matchup at the new Moody Center, No. 2 Texas took down No. 7 Creighton 72-67 on Thursday.
The Longhorns have quickly climbed the AP Poll after an undefeated start to the season and...
Texas men’s basketball has reached its highest ranking since 2010, coming in at No. 2 in the latest AP rankings, right behind Houston.
The Longhorns are still undefeated after taking down then-No....
After taking down Northern Arizona 73-48 in the first leg of the Leon Black Classic on Monday behind graduate guard Marcus Carr’s 17-point performance, No. 4 Texas took on UTRGV in Gregory Gym on Saturday....
No. 10 Utah @ No. 12 Oregon
Both Utah and Oregon head into Week 12 with the same overall and conference records, 8-2 and 6-1 respectively. With just two regular season games left, the winner of...
No. 11 Texas men’s basketball will take on No. 2 Gonzaga in a highly-anticipated early season matchup for both squads on Wednesday at the Moody Center.
As the second leg of a home-and-home series...
No. 12 Texas men’s basketball took down Houston Christian 82-31 on Thursday night. The win put the Longhorns at 2–0 on the season. Here are five takeaways from the game:
Tyrese Hunter has picked...
The Horned Frogs’ success stems from the experience of their top playmakers on both offense and defense. Here are four players that will have a large impact on the outcome of the game this Saturday:
Kendre...
No. 12 Texas men’s basketball beat No. 10 Arkansas in a charity exhibition game Saturday, and the team officially kicks off its season Nov. 7 against UTEP.
Although the Longhorns start their season...
D’Onta Foreman
Former Texas running back D’Onta Foreman has bounced from team to team after initially being drafted by the Houston Texans in 2017. After landing with the Carolina Panthers, it seemed...
Both the offense and defense of the Cowboys got off to hot starts, but they slowed down quite a bit in the second half. The team went into halftime holding a 24-13 lead, but the offense only managed to...
If it wasn’t already clear that men’s basketball head coach Chris Beard is all about culture, look no further than the team’s apparel, emblazoned with the word across the front.
Beard’s Longhorns...
After losing star players in quarterback Brock Purdy, running back Breece Hall and tight end Charlie Kolar, Iowa State is relying on its returning experience this season.
Since starting the year...
This year’s Red River Rivalry is a rare one. Texas and Oklahoma have underperformed so far this season and need wins to stay alive in the race for a Big 12 championship. Both teams also have question...
1. Oklahoma State Cowboys
The Cowboys currently sit at No. 9 in the AP rankings with a 3-0 record. Averaging 51.6 points per game, the Cowboys offense, led by redshirt senior Spencer Sanders, clicks on...
Shaka Smart’s presence is coming to a close for the Texas men’s basketball team, with graduate student Brock Cunningham the only remaining Longhorn who was recruited by the former head coach.
A...
Devin Duvernay
After a two-touchdown performance in Week 1, Devin Duvernay picked right back up where he left off. The Miami Dolphins won the coin toss and elected to defer to the second half, with...
Texas will have its third consecutive home game this Saturday, facing off against UTSA. This will be the first time the two teams have faced each other, and it couldn’t come at a better time for the...
Texas’ upcoming game against No. 1 Alabama will be an early test for the Longhorns. Head coach Steve Sarkisian and his players will need to be on their A-game in order to pull off the upset. Here are...
The University of Louisiana-Monroe hasn’t had a head coach with a winning record since 1989. The Warhawks’ football program hoped to change that when they hired head coach Terry Bowden in 2020.
Previous...
Peyton Stearns, former Longhorn and 2022 NCAA singles champion, made her US Open debut on Tuesday.
Because of her efforts in winning the 2022 NCAA individual singles title, she earned a wild card spot...
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the August 2, 2022 flipbook.
Texas’ iconic “Hook ‘em, Horns” hand gesture has been a symbol of the University since Henry Pitts first did it in...
The commitment of Arch Manning — top recruit in the 2023 class — to Texas on June 23 was a huge victory for the Longhorns, but the wave of recruits that quickly followed could arguably be just as big.
Wherever...
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the July 6, 2022 flipbook.
The 2020-21 athletics season came to a close with the completion of the College World Series, making Texas’ second straight...
The 2022 NBA draft took place Thursday with zero Longhorns being drafted. A little over a year ago, however, three Longhorns were taken in the 2021 NBA draft, tying the record for most Texas players chosen...
The Texas men’s basketball team recently landed Tyrese Hunter, the top-ranked transfer in the country according to 247Sports. Hunter averaged 11 points and 4.9 assists per game for Iowa State last season...
The Texas women once again find themselves above the rest as the Longhorns captured their second-straight NCAA title Sunday night with a 4-1 victory over No. 2 Oklahoma.
In his sixth year leading the...
Heading into the national semifinals, No. 3 Texas was on a 10-match win streak that included wins over No. 18 Michigan and No. 14 Auburn in the second and third rounds respectively. Then, the Longhorns...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 15, 2022 flipbook.
Several weeks into spring practices, the Texas coaching staff has gotten a chance to look at most of the players. While there...
The two sides have split their last four meetings, but the Horned Frogs notched a 4-0 sweep over Texas in the second round of the ITA Indoor Championships in their only meeting this season.
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 5, 2022 flipbook.
Through extremely tough competition and injuries, the 2022 season has been anything but easy for Texas men’s tennis.
With...
Following a 5-2 win over No. 30 Oklahoma this past Sunday, No. 11 Texas looked to add on to its three-game win streak over ranked opponents with a match against No. 4 Baylor. The last time the two faced...
No. 15 Texas men’s tennis traveled over to College Station to face No. 28 Texas A&M Wednesday night. With the Longhorns coming off a close loss to No. 8 Georgia and the Aggies being 3–5 in their...
After 45 years of playing in the Frank Erwin Center, No. 9 Texas put on one final show, defeating Oklahoma State 65–50 on Saturday.
The 12,506 fans beckoned by head coach Vic Schaefer, who wanted...
After a little over a week-long break, Texas was back in action in Athens, Georgia, on Tuesday, falling just short of a victory, losing 4–3, to No. 15 Georgia.
No. 12 Texas faces four top-20 teams...
Coming off a sweep versus Rice last Friday night, No. 14 Texas looked to secure another win heading into the ITA National Men’s Team Indoor Championship next weekend. After being ranked No. 11 on Jan....
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the Feb. 8, 2022 flipbook.
No. 9 Texas kicked off Big 12 play Monday night in a top-10 matchup with No. 2 Baylor. While the Longhorns hoped to bounce back...
