HOUSTON – As the clock struck zero at NRG stadium on Wednesday night, the Longhorns’ seniors experienced a pair of firsts: a bowl victory and a win in their season finale.
In Texas’...
With one game left in the 2017 regular season, former head coach Charlie Strong’s metaphor from a year ago looks to be increasingly prescient.
“The cake has been baked,”...
As Texas prepares for the penultimate contest of its 2017 regular season on Saturday, it’s become increasingly evident that the Longhorns won’t reach the heights they envisioned in the preseason....
It’s been three years since former head coach Charlie Strong spoke to reporters following Texas’ fifth loss of the season, telling the media five losses in a year “will never happen in...
Head coach Tom Herman stood at his weekly press conference with the media on Monday afternoon and provided some encouraging news for the burnt
orange faithful.
“My confidence is at an all-time...
As quarterback Sam Ehlinger rolled to his left on Texas’ final play against now No. 11 Oklahoma State on Saturday, he had three receivers to find in the endzone. The freshman could have flung the...
Texas’ players met with the media on Tuesday evening in advance of the Longhorns’ upcoming battle with winless Baylor. The Longhorns enter the matchup sitting at 3–4, 2–2 Big 12,...
Texas limped off the field at the Cotton Bowl early Saturday evening with a 29-24 defeat in tow, falling short of Oklahoma after taking a one-point lead midway through the fourth quarter. And while...
As the Longhorns prepare for their matchup with Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on Saturday, head coach Tom Herman has been tight-lipped about the question on every burnt orange fan’s mind:...
Through the season’s first four weeks, Texas hasn’t looked like a prototypical Big 12 team. The Longhorns won’t throw for miles through the air, and they don’t want to get into...
As the Longhorns prepare for Thursday’s matchup with Iowa State, one question lingers over head coach Tom Herman and his offensive coaching staff: Who’s going to get the starting nod at quarterback?
Standing...
We don’t know where Colin Kaepernick spent his Sunday afternoon as teams around the NFL kicked off week three of the regular season, but his presence was felt throughout the league.
Players on...
As the Longhorns traveled west last week for a date with the University of Southern California on Saturday night, the rest of the Big 12 continued its out-of-conference slate in the final week before Big...
The last time Texas faced USC back in January 2006, the Longhorns rushed for 289 yards, leaving the Rose Bowl in Pasadena with a 41-38 victory and a national title in tow. And while the circumstances are...
As the Longhorns nabbed their first win of the year against San Jose State on Saturday, five Big 12 teams came away with wins of their own, while three faltered against non-conference opponents. Here’s...
Shane Buechele spent most of his Saturday at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium on the run. Rather than surveying the field for open receivers, a majority of the sophomore quarterback’s...
It’s fair for the burnt orange faithful to be skeptical heading into the 2017 season. They’ve been burned time and again over the past three years, with any glimmers of optimism quickly replaced...
With a little less than a month remaining before opening day, the Longhorns opened preseason practice this week, culminating in an 11-on-11 scrimmage on Saturday morning. Here are three things we...
Texas continued preseason practice Thursday, preparing for its first full-padded practice of the season Friday. Here are four takeaways from the Longhorns’ fourth day of fall camp.
Longhorns search...
Preseason Practice continued for the Longhorns on Tuesday, as Texas once again eschewed pads in favor of t-shirts and shorts for morning drills. Here are four notes from day two of fall camp.
Johnson...
With 33 days remaining until the Longhorns begin their 2017 campaign, Texas kicked off preseason practice early Monday morning. As the sun slowly rose over the Frank Denius Fields, the burnt orange completed...
The last time Chrisann Gordon dug her spikes into the track donning burnt orange, she was at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon. In the final meet of her collegiate career, Gordon saved her...
Head coach Tom Herman held his first meeting with the Longhorns in December, and asked how many players on the team had experienced a winning season in their time with the burnt orange. Just three raised...
Incoming freshman center Mohamed Bamba will be eligible to suit up for the Longhorns in 2017-18. Questions regarding his status began in June, when Bamba’s half-brother Ibrahim Johnson made a Facebook...
Isaiah Taylor entered July 2016 with an uphill climb ahead of him. The former Longhorn point guard from 2013 through 2016 went undrafted as a rookie, receiving only an invite to the Rockets’ NBA...
Tom Herman didn’t need much of an introduction Sunday as he took the podium at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
Herman has been a known commodity on the 40 Acres since 2014, when former...
Less than half the crowd remained at Darrell K Royal Texas-Memorial Stadium on Friday as the clock hit zero and head coach Charlie Strong trotted into the locker room following Texas' 33-9 loss...
Final update (6:31 p.m.): Quarterback Kenny Hill and the Horned Frogs went to work again to start the second half. Their first drive of the half went similarly to their first drive of the game. They...
Why even drag this out? That has been the dominant question over Charlie Strong’s job status beginning at the final buzzer of Texas’ 24-21 loss to Kansas on Saturday, placing a large question...
While the support for Charlie Strong from the Longhorn administration has been questionable over the weekend, Texas’ head coach still seems to have the support of his players.
The adulation for...
Charlie Strong denied reports of his dismissal from the program on Monday, telling the media he will coach Texas in its season finale against TCU on Friday.
“I’ve been told we will be evaluated...
The drama surrounding Charlie Strong’s job status reached the Longhorn players over the weekend. According to the Austin-American Statesman, numerous Texas players are “considering boycotting...
Charlie Strong sat at the podium following Texas’ 24-21 loss to Kansas searching for words.
The Longhorn head coach arrived at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas, earlier in the day on...
Final update (6:28 p.m.): Texas forced a turnover of its own on the first possession of the second half. Linebacker Edwin Freeman picked off Kansas’ pass attempt on third down, giving the Longhorns...
Collin Johnson is nothing short of a matchup nightmare.
Standing at 6-foot-6 inches, the freshman wide receiver has displayed an impressive ability to rise above opposing cornerbacks along with...
Junior running back D’Onta Foreman has burst onto the Heisman scene with his breakout campaign this season.
The junior running back has run wild through opposing defenses, ranking No. 1 in the...
Charlie Strong took the podium Monday following his fifth loss of the season. But unlike the weeks following the Longhorns’ defeats against Oklahoma State, Oklahoma or Kansas State, Texas’...
Texas was in position to win Saturday’s contest against No. 16 West Virginia up until the clock hit zero, as the Mountaineers batted freshman quarterback Shane Buechele's 27-yard heave to the...
Final update (2:55 p.m.): Howard notched 41 passing yards on his first two throws of the second half. He had the Mountaineers marching down the field. But his third pass attempt of the half didn’t...
There is a decidedly different attitude amongst the Longhorns this week compared to two weeks ago.
Texas was reeling in mid-October coming off of a 21-24 road loss at Kansas State. The burnt orange...
Malik’s Jefferson’s sophomore season wasn’t going according to plan.
Following a freshman campaign in which he earned freshman All-America honors, the standout linebacker entered 2016...
D’Onta Foreman has garnered nearly all the headlines for the Longhorn offense this year. The junior running back is second in the nation in rushing yards per game and gashed Texas Tech for 341 yards...
In Texas’ 45-37 victory over Texas Tech on Saturday, there were two Charlie Strongs.
There was the head coach Charlie Strong, who nearly cost the Longhorns the win via a poor display...
Final update (3:25 p.m.): Texas didn’t take much time to score coming out of the locker room, finding the end zone on a 4-yard touchdown run from quarterback Tyrone Swoopes. The Longhorns went...
Shane Buechele has plenty of options when he drops back to pass.
The freshman quarterback can dump the ball off to Jake Oliver in the flat, or toss it over the middle to Armanti Foreman. He can...
Texas saw former quarterback Tyrone Swoopes in a new position on Saturday, as the senior shifted from his patented 18-wheeler package to the backfield as a designated running back.
Swoopes...
Head coach Charlie Strong and several players took the podium on Monday following Texas’ 35-34 victory over No. 13 Baylor. The Longhorns discussed the team’s win and upcoming matchup with Texas...
Defensive end Breckyn Hager caused quite the stir on Monday during his meeting with the media. The sophomore responded to a question regarding his mentality going into Saturday’s matchup with Texas...
Saturday’s matchup with Baylor wasn’t the first time Charlie Strong’s back has been against the wall.
Texas’ head coach heard the rumors regarding his job security following...
Final update (8:46 p.m.):
Texas came out firing in the second half. D’Onta Foreman rattled off a 40-yard carry on Texas’ first drive of the half, but the Longhorns settled for a field goal...
It’s safe to say there’s no love lost between Texas and Baylor.
What once was an afterthought — Baylor finished below .500 every year from 1994–2009 — on the Longhorns’...
Despite the Longhorns’ 5–7 record in 2015, there were still glimmers of hope to be found as the team headed into the offseason. Texas found a way to knock off then-No. 10 Oklahoma in the Cotton...
Through the season’s first four weeks, the central criticism of the Longhorn defense stemmed from its inability to force turnovers.
Texas failed to take the ball from opposing offenses,...
Of all the indictments against Charlie Strong in his time on the 40 Acres, perhaps the harshest is his road record. Texas’ head coach is now 14–18 overall with the Longhorns, and a measly 4–8...
Final update (2:35 p.m.): The second half looked to have the same narrative as the first, as Kansas State drove deep into Texas territory on its first drive after halftime. But running back Charles...
There’s not much sense in trying to outrun Devin Duvernay.
Nobody has been able to do it in college football this year, not opponents, and certainly not his teammates. The freshman wide receiver...
Offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert met with the media on Tuesday following Texas’ 27-6 win over Iowa State last week. The Longhorns’ signal caller spoke on his relationship with quarterback...
Charlie Strong addressed the media on Monday, coming off his first win in 34 days. The Longhorns ended their three-game losing streak with Saturday’s 27-6 victory over Iowa State, boosting the mood...
It would have made sense for the Longhorns to feel a bit of frustration heading into halftime of Saturday’s contest with Iowa State.
Coming off a three-game losing streak, Texas scored just...
Final update (9:25 p.m.): It didn’t take long in the second half for Texas to get its first touchdown of the game. It appeared to have done so on a 37-yard score from freshman quarterback Shane...
It’s probably best not to bring up Halloween night in Ames, Iowa, to the Longhorns.
The evening conjures up memories scarier than Freddy Krueger for Texas, who spent Oct. 31, 2015 getting...
Tyrone Swoopes looked near unstoppable on opening night in Texas’ 50-47 upset win over Notre Dame. The senior quarterback bulldozed through Notre Dame defenders on 13 carries, finding the endzone...
It’s been a rough three weeks for Charlie Strong and the Longhorn defense.
The team has surrendered an average of 48 points per game en route to a three-game losing streak. Texas’ head coach...
Heading into Saturday’s matchup with No. 20 Oklahoma, head coach Charlie Strong stressed the need for the Longhorns to force turnovers.
Texas had taken the ball away from opposing offenses...
Second half update: It didn’t take long for Texas to get on the board in the second half, finding the endzone on a 63-yard strike from freshman quarterback Shane Buechele to freshman Devin Duvernay.
But...
Charlie Strong must be experiencing some déjà vu right about now.
The Longhorns’ head coach comes off back-to-back losses heading into Saturday’s matchup with No. 20...
People listen to Malik Jefferson. The sophomore linebacker has been the face of the Longhorn program since arriving on campus last year, a sign of hope and things to come for the burnt-orange fan base.
Jefferson...
Charlie Strong decided it was time to make a change.
The Longhorns’ head coach confirmed reports of Vance Bedford’s demotion from the defensive coordinator position on Monday. Strong said...
Head coach Charlie Strong will take over play-calling duties as well as control of the defense from defensive coordinator Vance Bedford, according to Orangebloods’ Geoff Ketchum.
The change comes...
All the talk of improvement from No. 22 Texas prior to its matchup with Oklahoma State proved to be just that on Saturday.
The Longhorns (2–2, 0–1 Big 12) fell 49-31 in Stillwater, Oklahoma,...
Second half update (2:42 p.m.): Oklahoma State widened its lead with a short rushing score after Buechele threw an interception deep in his own territory. Texas got in on the extra point block...
It would make sense for Michael Dickson to forget the last time he faced Oklahoma State.
Tied at 27-27 late in the fourth quarter of Texas’ matchup with the Cowboys, the sophomore punter...
Defensive coordinator Vance Bedford had plenty of questions to answer Wednesday as he addressed the media prior to No. 22 Texas’ battle with Oklahoma State.
After his defense surrendered...
Charlie Strong hasn’t been resistant to change throughout his time in Austin.
Since taking the reins as the Longhorns’ head coach in 2014, Strong has played three quarterbacks and...
The unbridled confidence of Longhorn fans following the burnt orange’s 2–0 start faded in the wee hours of Sunday morning as Texas fell 50-43 to California in Berkeley.
It was an ugly...
Texas’ defensive woes dominated the conversation throughout Monday’s media availability with head coach Charlie Strong. He said the team must improve defensively after surrendering 50 points...
The lone lowlight of Texas’ opening-week victory over Notre Dame came on the defensive side of the ball. The Longhorns allowed Fighting Irish quarterback DeShone Kizer to throw with ease, surrendering...
Final update (1:40 a.m.): Following a first-half scoring barrage, neither team could get on the board in the first ten minutes of the third quarter. Aside from a missed field goal by kicker Trent...
The No. 11 Longhorns’ defense faced a tall order in week two, when they were tasked with stopping the nation’s then-leading rusher in UTEP’s Aaron Jones. Texas came through in its second...
There’s a certain reaction Longhorn players and coaches have when asked about Breckyn Hager.
Their eyes seem to rise, a mischievous smile running across their face. The sophomore linebacker causes...
Despite the Longhorns No. 11 ranking in the AP poll, Sterlin Gilbert refuses to get overly excited. The offensive coordinator addressed the media on Tuesday, stressing the work Texas has in front of them.
“We’ve...
Walking through the Moncrief-Neuhaus Athletic Center, Paul Boyette carries himself like an elder statesman.
As the No. 11 Longhorns sport a bevy of freshman and sophomore defenders, the senior...
If there was one major criticism of the Longhorns’ 50-47 victory over No. 18 Notre Dame in week one, it came on the defensive side of the ball. Texas struggled to pressure Notre Dame quarterback...
The No. 11 Longhorns hope to continue their momentum at home against UTEP. The team picked up a signature win in week one against No. 18 Notre Dame.
Texas also looks to defend its No. 11 ranking...
Texas’ victory over No. 18 Notre Dame on Sunday brought more fans than ever to Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. A record 102,315 fans packed into the stands, witnessing the Longhorn’s...
Jerrod Heard can do it all.
The sophomore wide receiver is a jack-of-all-trades for the Texas offense, a triple-threat option with the ability to run, catch and throw the football effectively.
“Heard...
Texas’ victory over then-No. 10 Notre Dame on Sunday signaled the team is ready to be back in the national conversation.
Head coach Charlie Strong said the Longhorns needed the victory...
Tyrone Swoopes didn’t start on Sunday, but he sure did finish.
The senior quarterback dove into the endzone to give Texas a 50-47 upset over No. 10 Notre Dame in double overtime, bulldozing past...
Final update (11:25 p.m.): Texas opened the scoring in the second half with a 72-yard strike from Buechele to Burt – a play that Burt failed to complete in the first half. He hauled it in this...
Connor Williams and Patrick Vahe don’t garner many headlines.
While the off-season has been filled with stories on Texas’ quarterback battle and Charlie Strong’s attempts to revive...
Former Texas long snapper Nate Boyer wrote an open letter for ArmyTimes.com on Tuesday, supporting San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick incited a national debate last week upon...
Defensive coordinator Vance Bedford addressed the media on Wednesday prior to Texas’ week one matchup with No. 10 Notre Dame. Bedford highlighted the Longhorns’ improvement throughout the off-season...
Head coach Charlie Strong and several players met with the media Monday before the team’s matchup against Notre Dame on Sept. 4.
The Longhorns hope to avenge last year’s 3-38...
Texas has a litany of offensive question marks prior to opening night against No. 10 Notre Dame on Sept. 4.
The Longhorns must find a starting quarterback, fill the starting center slot and see...
Trent Domingue is no stranger to pressure.
Prior to arriving in Austin as a graduate transfer in 2016, Domingue served as the starting kicker for LSU from 2014–15. As a Tiger, he faced his fair...
Sterlin Gilbert doesn’t lead a fast life.
The Longhorns' new offensive coordinator speaks with a disarming Texas drawl, assuring the Austin media that “everything will...
After a hectic week, senior swimmer Jack Conger’s 2016 Olympic saga appears to be over.
Conger issued an apology on Saturday, coming clean about an incident at a Brazilian gas station involving...
Perhaps the harshest evidence of Texas’ struggles over the past two seasons is not its 11–14 record, but its dearth of NFL talent.
Since head coach Charlie Strong began his tenure...
Head coach Charlie Strong met with the media Saturday to discuss the Longhorns’ progress after completing their eighth practice of training camp. Here are three takeaways from Strong’s press...
Charlie Strong insists this year is going to be different.
Heading into his third season as the Longhorns head coach, Strong understands the skepticism surrounding the newest iteration of Texas...
