I often think about how many times you get to experience the first day of your life. Not literally. That’s weird. I mean, how many times are you awarded a day so significant that it feels...

In a game in which the Longhorns were pitted against their own teammates, Texas’ greatest struggle had nothing to do with game planning and everything to do with the physical conditions. Wind...

Hordes of NFL scouts flocked to Longhorn standouts Charles Omenihu and Lil’Jordan Humphrey during Texas’ Pro Day held Wednesday. But in the background, many participants used the opportunity...

Johnny “Lam” Jones, a former renowned dual-sport athlete in football and track at Texas, died at the age of 60 on Friday morning after a long battle with cancer, Texas Athletics announced.  Jones...

Updated, Wednesday, March 13 at 5:10 p.m.: Michael Center has been dismissed from his role as men’s tennis coach, effective immediately, as of March 13. University of Texas President Greg Fenves...

The University of Texas has fired former quarterback Vince Young from his position as a Neighborhood Longhorns development officer, a part-time role with a $50,000 annual salary. The Associated Press...

ATLANTA — Before Malcom Brown’s successful run at Texas and subsequent leap to the NFL, his immaturity as a freshman at Brenham High School almost cost him his career before it even began. Brown,...

It’s been over three weeks since Bevo XV’s breakout at the Sugar Bowl went viral on social media. But make no mistake, the beloved Longhorn mascot is here to stay. During a visit to the...

After a brief stay in the NCAA transfer database, Texas quarterback Casey Thompson has told coaches he will remain with the Longhorns, a UT spokesperson said Saturday. Thompson, himself, assured Longhorn...

The past 24 hours have seen a carousel of breaking news updates at the quarterback position for Texas. Quarterback Cameron Rising is the latest to add to the news cycle after taking to Twitter on Thursday...

The Longhorns recently had their strongest season at quarterback since Colt McCoy ran the show, thanks to the stellar play of Sam Ehlinger and the relief efforts of Shane Buechele. But now, Buechele...

For nearly a century, Austin’s sports culture has almost exclusively been built on collegiate sporting events at UT-Austin. But now, the city is delving into the professional sports world. Austin...

Texas safety Brandon Jones has decided to forgo the NFL Draft and will return to campus for his senior season. Jones posted a video on his personal Twitter account Thursday afternoon while the team...

Wide receiver Collin Johnson has announced he will return to the University of Texas for his senior season. Johnson posted a statement on his Twitter account Thursday afternoon, saying “The best...

NEW ORLEANS — If there’s one trap Texas players and coaches have avoided falling into, it’s using the B-word. But as orange and white confetti fell from the rafters and quarterback...

The Longhorns and Bulldogs have spent much of the last week in New Orleans hitting tackling dummies, scarfing down Cajun favorites and answering dozens of questions about their respective opponent. But...

Texas is just 13 days away from its biggest postseason appearance in nearly a decade, but head coach Tom Herman and his staff were fixated on the long term Wednesday as 21 future Longhorn players put pen...

Here’s where The Daily Texan will be reporting each member of Texas’ 2019 signing class. Follow along throughout the day for updates on all future Longhorns. All rankings are from 247Sports’...

When Texas head coach Tom Herman and Georgia head coach Kirby Smart gameplanned against each other as coordinators in the 2015 Sugar Bowl, they were entirely unaware they’d be facing off in the exact...

The Longhorns watched their chances of hoisting the Big 12 trophy dwindle as they trailed Oklahoma by 12 points with only two minutes remaining. Wide receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey then nearly revived...

The Texas Longhorns have an opportunity to win their first Big 12 title game in nearly a decade, but Breckyn Hager, their captain with the boisterous presence and golden locks, hopes to break a spell of...

Texas head coach Tom Herman is five days away from the biggest game of his career. Ahead of the title fight between Herman’s Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners, the second-year coach met with...

As wide receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey held a tight grip on the ball during Kansas’ final onside kick attempt, Texas players knew they could rejoice. Defensive backs Kris Boyd, Josh Thompson...

Even though the Longhorns held a commanding three-score lead with just over two minutes of play remaining, many members of the defensive squad stood frozen in the middle of the end zone as Iowa State running...

Texas fans shouldn’t be surprised when they’re biting their fingernails during every fourth quarter. In fact, they should be expecting it by now. The Longhorns’ last six games —...

Many Texas football fans are fully aware of the contributions brought to the program by recent quarterbacks Vince Young and Colt McCoy. However, others aren’t as knowledgeable of the impact left...

Texas fans have endured many heartaches over the last decade, but one that has been imprinted for years is the moment former Texas Tech wide receiver Michael Crabtree famously tiptoed down the sideline...

Will Grier, a former SEC prodigy turned West Virginia transplant, and Kyler Murray, the 4.7 million dollar man from Allen, Texas — those are the two quarterbacks everybody mentioned in the top tier...

While many point to the rise of Sam Ehlinger as the most important factor in the Texas Longhorns’ improved offense, a pair of running backs who weren’t even on the team last year are also playing...

For the second consecutive week, the Longhorns watched the final seconds tick off the game clock, knowing their path to a Big 12 Championship just became more difficult. Texas fans left Darrell K Royal-Texas...

Last season during this time, the Longhorns were looking at each of their final four games as must-win scenarios in order to reach bowl eligibility. The scenarios are the same this time around, but the...

When Oklahoma State capped off its opening drive with a touchdown less than two minutes into last Saturday’s game against the Longhorns, the groans from Texas fans didn’t represent confusion....

Texas fans tuned in to the flurry of emotions that took place during the final moments of Saturday’s loss at Oklahoma State, but as the game concluded, even more drama ensued on social media. Emmanuel...

With a restful bye week and quarterback Sam Ehlinger’s shoulder injury in the rear-view mirror, Texas made the trip to Stillwater, Oklahoma, on Saturday looking more like the squad that lost to Maryland...

Countless Texas football players have stepped onto the field since the program was established over a century ago. But only a select few have been given the opportunity to wear a burnt orange jersey with...

After a week of resting his throwing shoulder, Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger is going to spend this week working toward recovery ahead of Saturday’s trip to Oklahoma State. During his weekly...

A year ago, Texas fans were on the edge of their seats week after week as the season winded down, hoping the Longhorns could reach some sort of bowl game. Last Saturday, they achieved bowl eligibility...

When quarterback Sam Ehlinger headed for the tunnel after suffering an AC sprain in his throwing shoulder, the Longhorns needed an offensive spark to keep their winning streak alive. Then, Keaontay Ingram...

Sam Ehlinger walked onto the field three times in the final minutes of Texas’ season-opening game against Maryland with a chance to lead the Longhorns to a victory. Each attempt ended in failure. As...

Texas has prided itself on having a stout defensive unit led by Todd Orlando since last season, but in the program’s biggest win of the decade during last weekend, offensive coordinator Tim Beck’s...

Fresh off a monumental win over Oklahoma, head coach Tom Herman walked to the podium Monday with comments about Sam Ehlinger’s strides, congratulatory text messages and Baylor’s “ridiculously...

Floods of Oklahoma fans emerged from their seats and headed for the exits as Texas took a commanding 21-point lead over the Sooners. But what those fans would soon miss was an electrifying fourth quarter...

As Texas and Oklahoma meet in the Red River Rivalry for the 113th time on Saturday, the two programs are both ranked for the first time since 2012, giving this game huge implications for the Big 12 title...

For the first time since 2012, the Longhorns and Sooners will face off as ranked opponents at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. Head coach Tom Herman addressed the media on Monday ahead of the blockbuster...

As Kansas State cut into Texas’ two-score lead late in the fourth quarter, the situation looked all too familiar for the Longhorns. They had been here before in Week One, which resulted in a loss...

Three days after senior defensive tackle Chris Nelson was named a team captain by head coach Tom Herman, he answered questions during a media availability session on the ninth floor of Belmont Hall in...

As the Longhorns prepare to travel to Manhattan, Kansas, for Saturday’s game, defensive coordinator Todd Orlando and offensive line coach Herb Hand shed some light on the current state of the team. Here’s...

The Longhorns jumped to No. 18 in this week’s AP Top 25 rankings, but next Saturday, Texas head coach Tom Herman will be faced with a task that the program hasn’t achieved since 2002. Here’s...

There’s one question Texas players and coaches most frequently answered this week: How would this team respond after a win over USC when a bigger, tougher opponent in TCU was lurking ahead? To...

Kris Boyd has taken on a veteran leadership role on the Texas defense, but it wasn’t an easy path to his senior season. Three years earlier, during a previous encounter with the Horned Frogs, Boyd’s...

Tom Herman is two days fresh off his biggest win as the head coach at Texas, but he’s not celebrating for long. At his press conference Monday, Herman was asked about how his players have...

There’s no question — the Longhorns faced a must-win scenario Saturday night. Over the first two weeks of the season, Texas only managed to tally a bad loss and a seemingly unsatisfying...

It’s only Week Three of the college football season, but the stage is already set for Texas’ biggest game of the season. The Longhorns are preparing to face No. 22 USC this Saturday —...

Texas is now 1–1 on the season after an underwhelming performance against Maryland and a win over Tulsa that, at times, was too close for many fans to be joyful about. But when Texas head coach...

Texas is now 1–1 on the season after an underwhelming performance against Maryland and a win over Tulsa that, at times, was too close for many fans to be joyful about. But when Texas head coach...

As the Longhorns walked off the field at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday night after their first win of the season, it was apparent that this wasn’t their best showing. But to...

Things may not have gone as planned in Week One for Texas, but fortunately for them, there’s 11 more opportunities this season to prove to fans that the program can move back to its winning ways. This...

Mistakes on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball were apparent in Texas’ season-opening loss last Saturday. Offensive coordinator Tim Beck and defensive coordinator Todd Orlando know...

As Texas head coach Tom Herman reached the podium for his press conference Monday afternoon, he didn’t begin by discussing the turnovers or the quarterback play. He began by comparing the Longhorns’...

It may be a new season for Texas, but it was the same result as last year’s opener — an undisciplined Longhorn team getting upset by underdog Maryland. Saturday’s 34-29 loss had plenty...

Texas head coach Tom Herman has preached all offseason that everything about this year’s Texas team is different. From the personnel to the attitude, this year’s Longhorns are a different...

With only a few days left until Longhorn football returns, defensive coordinator Todd Orlando and offensive coordinator Tim Beck talked about the challenge ahead of them this weekend in the season opener...

On the morning of June 25, Mike White was in the process of recruiting for the Oregon Ducks at a softball camp in Colorado. Twenty-four hours later, he stood at a podium wearing burnt orange at an introductory...

Ohio State University spokesman Chris Davey has confirmed that Texas head coach Tom Herman was the previously unnamed assistant coach who accompanied former Ohio State wide receivers coach Zach Smith to...

Texas head coach Tom Herman’s opening remarks echoed sentiments of football fans across the country this week: “It’s good to be back.” At Herman’s first weekly news conference...

A pair of Texas football players from the 2016 recruiting class announced they are leaving the program Thursday. Sophomore wide receiver Davion Curtis was redshirted his freshman year and then appeared...

After practice on Monday, Texas head coach Tom Herman was more vocal than usual about where many players sit on the depth chart going into week one at Maryland. Herman said the offensive line could...

The 2017 season was head coach Angela Kelly’s most impressive to date as the face of Texas soccer. A 14-win campaign hadn’t previously been achieved in nine years. Their record-tying 11-game...

From Kody Clemens’ home runs to Mo Bamba’s jump to the NBA, the last three months have been filled with memorable Texas sports moments. With those, come quotes from some of UT’s most...

With one full weekend of fall camp in the books, head coach Tom Herman feels like his team is practicing right at the level they should be. The Longhorns have shown they have a lot of veteran presence...

After an offseason full of speculation surrounding who will be the man under center for Texas come Sept. 1, against Maryland, head coach Tom Herman revealed who the first quarterback to take reps on the...

Legendary Texas booster and University supporter Frank Denius died Sunday morning. The 93-year-old was a Longhorn alumnus and longtime booster for the football team as well as a contributor to academic...

When you open to page two of West Virginia’s football guide provided at the Big 12 Media Days, it doesn’t reveal facts about the team or its history. Instead, the Mountaineers placed a two-page...

Texas senior linebacker Breckyn Hager has made headlines more than once throughout his Longhorn career — they just haven’t always been for what he does on the field. Two years ago, Hager...

DeShon Elliott is no longer on the 40 Acres, but he apparently still has some unresolved feelings toward members of the UT coaching staff. On Wednesday morning, Elliott sounded off on Twitter, saying...

If you ask Texas fans who this season’s signal caller should be, some will say to roll the dice with sophomore quarterback Sam Ehlinger. Others will say to stick with the more experienced junior,...

The most crucial college football questions never find answers in July. That doesn’t mean they aren’t asked time and time again at Media Days every summer.  Conferences around the country...

Senior defensive back Kris Boyd and senior defensive lineman Breckyn Hager were both selected to the Preseason All-Big 12 team, the conference announced Wednesday. The same afternoon, the Bobby Dodd...

Texas fans are accustomed to drama. From Kody Clemens lighting up the Disch to Texas breaking Longhorn fans’ hearts after a double-overtime loss to USC, the Longhorns’ 2017–2018 sports...

The 2019 Texas men’s basketball nonconference schedule, featuring nine home games at the Frank Erwin Center, was released by the team in a press release. Matchups against Purdue, Providence and...

On Monday morning, Mike White was in the process of recruiting for the Oregon Ducks at a softball camp in Colorado. Twenty-four hours later, after Texas Athletics released the news of White’s hiring...

After five picks flew across the board at the 2018 NBA draft, Mo Bamba’s name was finally announced as the newest franchise cornerstone of the Orlando Magic. Bamba’s sixth overall selection...

A few minutes after the final buzzer sounded at Texas’ preseason Tip-Off event in October, freshman phenom Mo Bamba carried himself humbly across Gregory Gym as he signed autographs for young Texas...

Most track athletes would be thrilled with the idea of capping off their first season as the fifth-best athlete in the nation. Freshman Sam Worley is not like most athletes. In the finals on Friday,...

For the last three seasons, senior javelin thrower Fabian Dohmann’s career has been hampered by a string of injuries. But as he took the stage for his final act as a Longhorn, Dohmann looked...

Some dove in head-first, others jumped hand-in-hand. Head coach Eddie Reese opted for the pencil dive. Then finally, the team’s three competing seniors all dropped into the water together, one last...

Over the last 40 years, a lot has changed for the Texas swimming and diving program. Perhaps the biggest common denominator, however, is the man at the helm: head coach Eddie Reese. Under Reese’s...

At Texas, freshman diver Jordan Windle is seen as one of the best collegiate athletes in the country. But nearly halfway across the world, Windle is seen as a beacon of hope for many Cambodian orphans. That’s...

In November of 1998, Jordan Windle had just been born in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. By that time, Texas head coach Eddie Reese had already won his 19th straight conference championship with the Longhorns. Fast...

Senior Jonathan Roberts is no stranger to the podium. Friday’s events at the Big 12 Championships resulted in Roberts’ third consecutive title in the 400-yard individual medley. Roberts...

Joining a 13-time NCAA championship team is no small feat. But it does hold big expectations. Not to mention it presents the tall task of swimming alongside Olympians like senior Joseph Schooling and...

Texas men seeking 39th straight Big 12 championship It’s no secret that when it comes to men’s swimming and diving, Texas is the crown jewel of the Big 12. The Longhorns will try...

Senior Day at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center brought smiles all around as No. 8 Texas earned a win against TCU in the team’s final dual meet of the regular season. With a 162-105...

All-Americans. National champions. Olympic medalists. Their list of accomplishments goes on and on. But soon, nine Texas athletes will have another title to add to their resumes: UT graduates. On...

The Longhorns had their sights set on bringing a fourth consecutive NCAA championship to Austin. But first, they had to face two of the nation’s top programs in a trip to Arizona this past weekend. On...

The Longhorns’ men’s swimming and diving teams look to further cement a strong start to 2018 as they head to Tempe, Arizona, on Friday and Tucson, Arizona, on Saturday for head-to-head meets...

Olympic gold medal gymnast Shawn Johnson is no exception to being a student who feels overwhelmed by the constant pressures of everyday life. The unusual challenge of being a 16-year-old girl representing...