For many University of Texas students, securing a seat at a home football game has become a race against thousands of others. With every passing season, a new reality sets in: buying the Big Ticket doesn’t...

With 2026 Texas Longhorns Football Fan Day now in the rearview mirror, the next chance for the Longhorn faithful to watch their team in Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium will come in the season-opening...

In the modern game of college basketball, the key to building a successful roster is done through the portal. The prime example of this is the national champion, Michigan, which possesses a starting five...

The expectations heading into Texas men’s basketball head coach Sean Miller’s first season on the Forty Acres were low.  With a roster partly filled out with leftovers from former head coach Rodney...

Luck. It has no bounds, no convictions nor does it discriminate. Can it be measured? Can one buy more of it? No; like the waves of the Pacific bordering San Jose, it comes in flows, peaks and bottoms...

Texas men’s basketball is an outlier among the qualifying teams that reached the Sweet 16. The Longhorns are the lowest-ranked seed, at No. 11, to reach the third round of the NCAA Tournament this season. But...

Texas men’s basketball junior forward Camden Heide is used to this March Madness thing. Heide was a member of the Purdue Boilermakers for the past two seasons, and although his “put-back” dunk...

They don’t call it March Madness for nothing. College basketball has long been defined by the small, finite moments performed by chosen individuals that create lasting memories for their respective...

For the second consecutive season, Texas men’s basketball will find itself in Dayton, Ohio, for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament First Four — the play-in games for March Madness.  Seeded...

The opening act of the third quarter for the Austin Spurs was not the most idealistic start that head coach Jacob Chance wanted to see from his team against the defending G League Champions, the Stockton...

In a shocking move a little before a week before their Cheez-It Citrus Bowl date with the Michigan Wolverines, Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian and co. fired longtime defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski...

In his final game at the Moody Center, Texas senior guard Jordan Pope responded with arguably one of his greatest performances of his career on senior night. After posting a dismal zero points,...

Texas men’s basketball found out Wednesday night that a team coming off a blowout loss will show no mercy at its next opportunity.  No. 20 Arkansas was blown out by No. 4 Florida by 34 points on...

Texas junior forward Dailyn Swain and sophomore center Matas Vokietaitis, two of the Longhorns' consistent point scorers throughout the season, both drew a pair of early fouls before the first media...

The Austin Spurs had just one day of rest between their return trip from San Diego, a late tip off central time and their 3:00 p.m. game against the Memphis Hustle — one of the worst teams in the NBA...

Hotdogs, bright lights, team chants and personal walk-up songs transform college baseball into a unique experience. The art of selecting a walk-up song in superstitious sports like baseball can dictate...

367 days ago, on Feb. 20, 2025, San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, one of professional basketball’s most recognizable players, received news a young player never wants to hear.  “Your...

Despite a valiant effort in the second half, Texas men’s basketball could not extend its win streak to six games, falling to a Georgia squad desperate to prove to the NCAA tournament committee the Bulldogs...

Many thought new Texas men’s basketball head coach Sean Miller’s first season in Austin was purely dedicated to a rebuild, a wasted but important year in Miller’s grand vision of the program.  The...

Let the good times roll — or, how they say it in Louisiana around Mardi Gras, “Laissez les bons temps rouler.” While the parade floats rolled down St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, or around...

Texas junior forward Dailyn Swain scored 25 points Saturday night, pacing all Longhorns scorers in the Texas men’s basketball team's fourth consecutive victory. Texas beat Missouri, 85-68, on the road...

It’s hard to imagine Ethan Burke doing something other than being a football player, but in another life, Burke would be preparing for the 2026 National Lacrosse League draft following a prolific career...

When the Ole Miss Rebels jogged onto the court at the Moody Center in their warm-up tracksuits for one last shoot-around session on Saturday, one notable individual was not accounted for.  Then, he...

The second half may have been ugly, gross or unbearable to watch at times. But somehow, Texas men’s basketball held off a desperate Ole Miss Rebels team, and the Longhorns’ NCAA tournament aspirations...

Austin Spurs guard Stanley Umude always dreamt of being an NBA player, but the San Antonioan couldn’t have imagined the past couple of days in his wildest dreams. Umude, who appeared in the San Antonio...

A team in pure desperation mode can be one of the hardest challengers to overcome. Texas men’s basketball learned that lesson against the worst team in the Southeastern Conference, the Oklahoma Sooners.  However,...

Four days ago, Austin Spurs guard David Jones Garcia was selected to compete in the NBA All-Star weekend’s Castrol Rising Stars game, as one of seven G Leaguers chosen for the honor.  But with 59...

Last week, Texas head coach Sean Miller was hot when discussing his team’s foul issues, describing it as a plague following their road loss to Kentucky. The fouling plague returned on Wednesday night...

If there is one sure thing about the current state of the transfer portal, it’s that there is no love lost from the players when they enter it and change teams. After all, the line between college...

It was hard to miss the coverage of Texas football’s 2025 bowl game, an outlandish food-sponsored game, in this year’s bowl season.  Although it was fun watching Prince Cheddward patrol the sidelines...

Former Texas Longhorn tight end Jack Endries departed from the East-West Shrine Bowl following today’s practice after suffering an apparent injury. Endries left the Shrine Bowl before the East team’s...

The Capital City Go-Go learned one thing or two things Thursday night at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park: don’t allow Austin Spurs point guard Kyle Mangas to be open for an easy bucket — or guard Jayden...

After two season-changing wins over back-to-back AP top-15 ranked opponents, Texas men’s basketball was brought back down to earth Saturday evening.  With all of the progress made during the Alabama...

Former Texas quarterback Colt McCoy is going to have a new role for the foreseeable future — and it’s not going to be on the gridiron.  Gov. Greg Abbott appointed the former Longhorn gunslinger...

The taller they are, the harder they fall.  The No. 10 Vanderbilt Commodores and their impressive 16–0 starting record reached an abrupt end Wednesday night in Austin. Texas men’s basketball...

It has been a little more than two months since Texas men’s basketball head coach Sean Miller has been patrolling the baseline for the Longhorns. Through those games, one thing is certain about Miller...

Texas men’s basketball head coach Sean Miller's arms were crossed, looking vehemently at the product that faced him on the court as graduate guard Tramon Mark drove up to the rim.  The quick-reacting...

Little mistakes or missed opportunities — either of these aspects could accurately describe the first 14 games of Texas men’s basketball season.  Ahead of tonight’s Southeastern Conference opener,...

It’s hard not to acknowledge the obvious fact that bowl season is not what it once was. The days of a team’s stars riding it out with their brothers in arms for one last game in a “meaningless...

Texas men’s basketball head coach Sean Miller was vocal last week about his disappointment regarding his team’s defensive performance following their blowout loss to then-unranked Virginia and Monday’s...

Was it too many Mai Tais in Maui? How long does jet lag last from a cross-Pacific flight? Or did they get sick from eating raw stuffing over the break? Whatever the Texas Longhorns were suffering from,...

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian shut down any inkling of Texas football seeking possible replacements for next season’s Ohio State game and 2027’s Michigan game during his media availability on Wednesday.  “We're...

You could not tell the story of the Texas Longhorns and Texas A&M football programs without the name Emory Bellard. It took three consecutive four-loss seasons for legendary Texas head coach Darrel...

If you told someone earlier this summer that the Texas Longhorns would be almost effectively eliminated from the College Football Playoff and sit at 7-3 heading into the Arkansas game, many would spit...

Melissa High School guard Austin Goosby, the No. 18 nationally ranked prospect in the class of 2026 according to 247Sports, announced his commitment to the Texas Longhorns live on CBS Sports Monday afternoon.  Austin...

On the heels of the biggest Texas football game of the season, back at home in Austin, Texas men’s basketball gave Texas faithful a chance to warm up their vocal cords in a midday showdown against the...

There will be a couple of new faces at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in 2027. On Nov. 12, National Signing Day for college baseball, Texas baseball signed 20 high school players to its 2026 class. The class...

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian shared an outrageous, but factual statement about the Georgia Bulldogs in his opening statement at his Monday press conference. “This week is a heck of a challenge,...

November and December, the first two months of the college basketball season, are not the most entertaining games for a casual viewer — unless blowouts are your thing.  While Texas men’s basketball...

For an entertaining college football slate, the Moody Center in Austin was filled out for Texas men’s basketball home opener against the Lafayette Leopards Saturday afternoon.  In the offseason,...

For the amount of blue and white that filled the stands of the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, it was hard to tell that Texas men’s basketball played at a “neutral” site environment.  It...

As we have gotten familiar with the dangers of suffering head trauma in contact sports over the past decade, concussions are not a matter to take lightly.  Simply put, sustaining injuries sucks, especially...

As many have pointed out, it’s a rite of passage for fans and media members alike to sweat out a game against Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference. When I woke up on Sunday morning,...

Earlier this month, I interviewed Texas Stars goaltender Rémi Poirier at preseason media day for a story I was doing on his new role within the Dallas Stars organization.  He was demoted to the organization's...

Texas sophomore running back Jerrick Gibson and junior kicker Will Stone have departed from the football program, Texas Athletics confirmed as of Tuesday morning.  The move came to preserve playing...

Texas junior outfielder Aiden Robbins has never ended a season batting under .300 in his baseball career. It's no wonder that some of the most prolific programs in college baseball hit his phone after...

Let’s get this out of the way before we start getting too carried away — a College Football Playoff berth and a national championship appearance — have started to quickly fade away for these Texas...

Hidden away in the bowels of the Caesars Superdome, the New Orleans Saints locker room was bumping.  Fifty-three faces were adorned with smiles or grins, mixed in with booming laughter that filled...

It was hard to tell which team was ranked at No. 9 nationally and which was unranked, clamoring in desperation to salvage their season from disappointment. For the first time since 2022, the No....

On the heels of the Longhorns' first Southeastern Conference road trip of the season, The Daily Texan spoke with Max Bernstein, sports editor of The Independent Florida Alligator, for an on-the-ground...

There is a common sentiment shared among the coaches here at Texas since leaving the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference — nothing can be taken for granted in this league. While it can be interpreted...

Junior forward Camden Heide's talent on the basketball court was never in question. As an eighth grader, he cracked Wayzata High School's varsity roster before leading the Trojans to a Minnesota state...

Senior pitcher Max Grubbs was honest during his first media appearance since the Longhorns' regional loss to UTSA earlier this year. Simply put, there is still some unfinished business left on the table.  “The...

Professional baseball can serve as a hyperbole of life — why does one submit themselves to these monotonous cycles for days on end with the only guarantee being we get to do it all over again? We...

Although it has only been three games, it feels as if the Texas Longhorns have lived through an entire season before they entered conference play. This season has not looked the way many had expected,...

Once upon a time, Malachi Nelson was one of the highest-rated quarterback recruits to come out of sunny Southern California, a place known for producing some of football’s best throwers.  The two-time...

Last season, I was one of the many faces that littered the crowd in the morning hours of Oct. 19, 2024, when ESPN College Gameday set up its stage on the South Mall. Sometime after, the sun rose from the...

Dreams really do come true — it did for lifelong Longhorn Sam Ehlinger on Sep. 9, 2017, against the San José State Spartans. A product of local Texas high school football powerhouse Westlake, Ehlinger...

Unlike Texas’ previous big-time non-conference games in recent years, the Longhorns had the fabled “warm-up” game to fine-tune any discrepancies in their machine heading into the season.  Before...

Whether it's your first game or your 20th game at the fable Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, sometimes it can be helpful after an entire offseason for a little refresher on how to make your game...

At one point this season, things were looking dire for the Round Rock Express. Closing the first half of the season with a 34-41 record, Round Rock occupied the cellar as one of the worst teams in the...

Early season out-of-conference games have brewed some of the most iconic moments in the history of college football. Think of when then Football Championship Subdivision power, Appalachian State, rolled...

For those who are unfamiliar, non-conference games are scheduled far in advance; sometimes they are scheduled so far out, the players who will be suiting up on that particular game day are currently in...

Although it’s not his first time taking over a program, the rules in college sports have certainly changed since new Texas head coach Sean Miller last had to build a program.  It’s been an uphill...

At 5,312 feet, Albuquerque, New Mexico, is the highest United States metro area in the country, despite Denver, Colorado, taking the moniker of “Mile High City.”  Iconically, the Albuquerque Isotopes...

Despite a three-run lead heading into the sixth inning, the Round Rock Express could not hang on, allowing the El Paso Chihuahuas to score four runs in the final four innings to take the series in a 7-6...

Struggling at the plate for seven innings, the Round Rock Express found some late-game magic.  After firing off five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Express pulled off a 6-4 come-from-behind...

The Round Rock Express’ West Coast road trip came to an end on a positive note despite dropping five straight to the Pacific Coast League’s best and hottest team, the Tacoma Rainiers.  The Express...

It's one of the rarest feats in the modern game, but Tacoma pitcher Casey Lawrence went the distance Thursday night, pitching a complete game against the Round Rock Express.  As one of the hottest...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 22 de julio por Nicholas Kingman y fue traducido al español por Bruno Fernández. En la parte baja de la octava entrada, con un par...

Down by one in the bottom of the eighth inning with a pair of runners on base, the Amarillo Sod Poodles just needed a base hit; a double would give them the late-game lead over the Frisco Roughriders.  Ivan...

The age-old adage of “the game's not over until it's over” has rung true for the Round Rock Express this season. Playing in their league-leading 13th extra-inning game this year, the Express seem to...

It's been a tough Tuesday for the Georgia Bulldogs, who lost a pair of five-star defensive players in the 2026 recruiting class to the Texas Longhorns.  The Bulldogs failed to bring in Georgia native...

Surrounded by his three sisters, mother Laura and father Victor, 2026 five-star linebacker Tyler Atkinson announced his commitment to the Texas Longhorns live on The Pat McAfee Show Tuesday morning.  The...

Former Texas outfielder Max Belyeu became the first Longhorn to come off the board in the 2025 MLB Draft, going 74th overall to the Colorado Rockies. This is the second consecutive year the Rockies have...

Persistent inclement weather in the Round Rock area has forced the Round Rock Express and the Albuquerque Isotopes to reschedule their series finale on July 13 for an Aug. 6 doubleheader when the two teams...

Round Rock Express outfielder Dustin Harris found himself in a familiar spot from just two weeks ago. The hero of the Express' last come-from-behind victory went up to bat in the 10th inning, hoping to...

Inclement weather in the Central Texas region over the past couple of days has forced the Round Rock Express and Sugar Land Space Cowboys to reschedule games on back-to-back days. The postponed games,...

Sometimes, sports provide us with a reminder of how cruel and unusual life can be. No matter how everything may be going your way, fate shows no mercy.  Jumping out of the gates on the first pitch...

Fielding its best team since 2010 last season, Texas baseball has reloaded the roster during the monthlong spring transfer window.  Texas has lost marquee players and depth pieces to the portal. The...

Fighting with an hour-long rain delay and a two-run deficit, the Round Rock Express needed some late-game magic to propel the team to its first series victory since the middle of April.  Express infielder...

After coming off a 17-hit, 13-run night yesterday, the Round Rock Express may not have matched yesterday’s offensive total, but its 12-hit, eight-run effort did just enough for a second consecutive victory...

You never truly know when you are going to get the call. Sometimes it can come when you are sitting in an oversized chair in a room full of hundreds of people.  For Kevin Durant, this is exactly how...

The Round Rock Express erupted for seven runs and batted around the order in the fourth inning Sunday evening, but couldn’t maintain its comfortable lead, allowing the Oklahoma City Comets to storm back...

Storming back from a five-run deficit in the ninth inning and forcing a complete momentum shift, the Round Rock Express was in the driver's seat late in the night with a chance to steal a victory from...

Employing seven arms on the mound, the Round Rock Express could not establish any dominance on the hill, falling to the El Paso Chihuahuas 7-1 on Father’s Day at Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas.  A...

With Texas already home to two MLB franchises, the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros, the prospect of Austin becoming a future home to a major league baseball team might sound far-fetched to a conventional...

In just his freshman season, Dylan Volantis has emerged as Texas baseball’s premier closer and is on a steadfast track to become the next great Longhorn pitcher.  After the Athletics selected him...

As the 2025 Texas baseball season came to a close almost two weeks ago after falling to UTSA in the Austin Regional, 10 Longhorns entered their names in the transfer portal in the wake of their early departure...