When Chis Branson, a longtime Longhorn fan and Air Force veteran, first saw former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick sit on the bench during the National Anthem in 2016, he thought it was distasteful. However,...
Former Mississippi State women’s basketball forward Ketara Chapel didn’t know she’d become close friends and teammates with her high school basketball rival, Blair Schaefer.
“Hate...
The Atlanta Braves selected former Texas right-handed pitcher Bryce Elder with the 156th pick in the virtual 2020 MLB draft Thursday night.
Elder was the only Longhorn from the 2019-2020 Texas...
Last week, senior Bianca Turati announced her decision to enter the professional ranks and forgo her additional year of eligibility.
She’s the first of four Texas tennis seniors — including...
Wide receiver Collin Johnson became the third Longhorn to be drafted in the 2020 NFL Draft, coming off the board as the 19th pick in the fifth round to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
A four-year receiver...
When Ryan Monsevalles, director of player personnel and analytics, first started working for the Texas baseball team as a student video manager, he was part of a three-man crew that tried to keep track...
On Sunday, the Longhorn offense had its best game of the season against Cal State Fullerton, setting a season high of 12 hits and matching their season high of eight runs.
But it only took the...
The Longhorn offense was relentless in Sunday’s 8-4 win over Cal State Fullerton (4–12), matching their highest run total of the year and setting a season high of 12 hits. But the story of...
Heading into this weekend’s series against Cal State Fullerton, Texas head coach David Pierce decided to give junior infielder Murphy Stehly his shot at second base.
“Just trying to find...
When senior outfielder Austin Todd returned to campus in the fall, Texas head coach David Pierce didn’t think he was mentally ready for the 2020 baseball season.
The right fielder was one of the...
Despite a nine-game winning streak to start the season, head coach David Pierce still had some unanswered questions about the offense of this Texas baseball squad before last weekend’s games against...
Just 15 hours after the team’s best win of the season against No. 6 Arkansas, Texas played its sloppiest game of the season against Missouri.
In Sunday’s 9-8 loss against the Tigers, Texas...
There’s a lot for the Longhorn baseball faithful to be excited about after an undefeated start to the season. But given the level of competition the Longhorns have played so far, there are still...
Pete Hansen might not have come to the Forty Acres if not for Twitter.
“Texas has always been my dream school ever since I was a little kid,” freshman pitcher Hansen said. “I was getting...
Texas head coach David Pierce recalls one early winter memory of junior Cam Williams as he described the infielder and transfer as one of the hardest workers on the team.
“It was raining and about...
On Tuesday against UTSA, redshirt sophomore pitcher Cole Quintanilla quickly found himself in trouble in the top of the first. After allowing the first three batters to reach base, he was faced with a...
It would be an understatement to say that Wednesday’s 6-1 win over Lamar wasn’t played in the greatest of conditions. The game had everything from an early afternoon start and chill temperatures...
Even though it’s the first home game, players have already felt love from fans. The Longhorn faithful came out in droves on the road for the season opener at Reckling Park in Houston and watched...
Before the season, Texas pitching coach Sean Allen said the depth of Texas’s bullpen and pitching staff would be key for the Longhorns.
During Sunday’s game at Rice, Allen’s prediction...
The message the entire offseason for this Texas team has been about moving on from a disappointing 2019 season.
That mantra rang true Saturday as Texas beat Rice 4-0 to start the season 2–0.
“This...
Through both an up-and-down 2019 season and a fall filled with moving parts at both coaching and player positions, one thing has remained constant for the Texas baseball team: pitcher Bryce Elder.
The...
At this time a year ago, Texas was riding high off a College World Series berth and a 42–23 final record after a sluggish 9–9 start.
Now, the Longhorns look to restore that feeling after...
Beautiful weather greeted fans in attendance at Texas’ annual alumni game on Saturday afternoon at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, where former Longhorns now playing in MLB organizations faced off against...
For some former Longhorns who weren’t able to make it in the NFL, the newly-formed XFL will provide a chance to keep playing professional football.
The XFL — which announced its return after...
With only nine days left until the softball season kicks off, Texas softball earned a No. 6 ranking in the USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association rankings.
The No. 6 ranking is the highest...
Fresh off a national championship, it didn’t take long for No. 2 Texas men’s tennis to be tested in a marquee matchup against the No. 1-ranked Florida Gators to start the season.
But the...
The No. 2 Longhorns will begin their dual match season in Gainesville, Florida, against No. 1 Florida on Wednesday in their quest to defend their national championship.
The last time Texas faced a No....
After being ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 Coaches’ Poll and No. 7 nationally in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings, the women’s tennis team has high expectations for its spring season,...
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association ranked Texas men’s tennis team second in the nation, with the Longhorns receiving four of the 12 first-place votes.
Interestingly enough, in the Big...
Renowned professor and psychologist Edmund W. Gordon has taught at Howard, Yeshiva, Columbia, City University of New York, Yale and Harvard. On Tuesday, he added UT-Austin to that list.
Gordon, who...
Tennis head coach Bruce Berque has one special Yuya Ito memory.
Last May, Ito was set to face No. 8 Petros Chrysochos, last year’s singles champion and four-time All-American in the finals...
Dozens of interested investors and representatives from 25 Austin-based companies mingled at a venture capital exposition by the McCombs School of Business Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs.
“Companies...
When student protests at The Chinese University of Hong Kong became violent on Nov. 11, UT and other universities with exchange programs began to evacuate their study abroad students.
“I couldn’t...
After the UTeach program at UT-Arlington shut down in October, the College of Science at UT-Arlington reversed its decision and revived the program last week.
The UTeach program is one of the 46 programs...
When Mike Duggan ran for his first term as Detroit mayor, he said he decided against running a traditional campaign. Instead, he sat in people’s living rooms, broke bread and listened to concerns...
For University mariachi ensemble member Cecilia Garcia, Día de los Muertos and mariachi are integral to celebrating her Mexican heritage.
Garcia experienced both elements Friday at an on-campus...
Junior Fernanda Labraña didn’t let dropping the second set of the singles final to No. 80 Daevenia Achong of Miami mark the end of her fall season.
“(Associate head coach Taylor (Fogleman)...
Four women’s tennis players will wrap up their fall season at this weekend’s Texas Invitational, which will take place at the Texas Tennis Center from Nov. 1-3.
Junior Fernanda Labraña,...
The script couldn’t have been written any better.
Senior twin sisters Anna and Bianca Turati from Barzano, Italy, won their first doubles title together Saturday at the H-E-B Women’s Pro...
When Austin experienced extreme flooding in 1981, Whole Foods CEO and co-founder said his organic grocery store could have failed if it were not for his customers and employees.
“We had everything...
Mathematics senior Connor Dillon said he always loved making things as a kid, but when he went to college, his passion faded with the stresses of life and school.
Dillon said that’s why UTeach...
Freshman Lexi Ryngler had her coming out party at the ITA Texas Regionals in College Station last week.
The California native didn’t drop a single set in her five singles matches.
Ryngler concluded...
A required 1-to-10 faculty-to-student ratio and limited room for student placements at clinical sites means the School of Nursing accepts few students every year.
For fall 2018, the school created...
On Sunday, senior Yuya Ito captured his first singles title of the fall session against No. 10 Sam Riffice of the University of Florida with a 6-4, 6-4 victory at the Saint Francis Health System ITA All-American...
Texas tennis headed into the season with two top dogs — seniors Christian Sigsgaard and Yuya Ito, both All-Americans and the No. 2 and No. 4 players in the country, respectively.
But true freshman...
Former Texas House Speaker Joe Straus spoke on campus Tuesday about his experiences in legislative leadership and the current state of politics.
“There’s always been polarization in politics,”...
Senior Christian Sigsgaard entered the Southern Intercollegiate Championships at Athens, Georgia, ranked No. 2 in the nation in the ITA preseason rankings. Sigsgaard certainly proved it was no fluke as...
The Austin Police Department has one of the highest rates of police shooting people suffering from mental health issues, according to a report released by the School of Law Human Rights Clinic and the...
An Australian biotechnology company acquired an anti-cancer drug development platform created by three UT researchers last week.
The researchers created TEX-Core, a drug platform aimed at improving...
The Asian Desi Pacific Islander American Collective (ADPAC) held a screening of the “American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs” on Tuesday at the Multicultural Engagement Center,...
College baseball has officially been over for nearly a month, but a few Longhorns have been playing in Massachusetts, proving that there truly is no offseason.
Here’s how the Longhorns have...
Amid a whirlwind of free agency moves, the NBA Summer League has started once again in both Salt Lake City and Las Vegas. Here’s what former Longhorns have been up to since the draft.
Dylan Osetkowski
After...
Former Texas shortshop David Hamilton announced on Twitter Friday night that he will forego his senior year at Texas and sign with the Milwaukee Brewers. Hamilton's announcement came after he was drafted...
After just one season in Austin, former Texas center Jaxson Hayes was selected eighth overall in the 2019 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans.
In his freshman season at Texas, Hayes averaged 10.0...
