Elan Kogutt
The night before Texas 4000 began, I found myself at a house of mourning with close friends who lost their aunt to breast cancer. The first day of the ride and every day thereafter,...
I knew I brought my winter jacket to Austin for a reason.
Coming from Winnipeg, Manitoba — the coldest major city in the world — I wasn’t ready to scratch the down-lined peacoat from...
It was too good to be true.
In mid-November, sophomore quarterback Tyrone Swoopes trotted off the field at Boone Pickens Stadium looking as though he had finally cemented himself as the Longhorns’...
No. 5 TCU comes to town as the Longhorns host the Horned Frogs on Thanksgiving. Having already gained bowl eligibility, Texas is riding a three-game win streak and looking to pull off a major upset...
When head coach Charlie Strong first outlined his five core values, Texas safety Josh Turner understood them to be a solid guideline for him and his teammates — a set of rules to help steer the football...
He may not have known it at the time, but senior defensive end Cedric Reed, before even enrolling at Texas, had already had a taste of the turmoil that would define the Longhorn football program throughout...
STILLWATER, Okla. — On a night when temperatures dipped below 40 degrees, sophomore quarterback Tyrone Swoopes put the game on ice with a 45-yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter, sealing...
The relationship between a player and coach at the collegiate level is unlike any other bond.
Many college athletes are able to attend school only because of their ability to play a sport, and, typically,...
Coming from a school where class has a good probability of getting canceled when temperatures require more than a sweatshirt, this weekend’s trip to Oklahoma State could provide a shock to the system...
For Joe Wickline, offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, this weekend’s trip to Stillwater, Oklahoma, will be somewhat of an awkward homecoming.
On one hand, he will be returning...
The right Reed
It was as if senior defensive end Cedric Reed bottled up all his frustrations from the first 10 weeks of the season and let them out against West Virginia on Saturday.
Reed opened...
After claiming their third Big 12 win last weekend in Lubbock, the Longhorns look to win two straight against the Mountaineers in Austin. West Virginia comes in with a 6-3 record, ranked fourth in the...
It’s a term you’re more likely to hear in your grandma’s sewing room than in a football locker room, but for the Texas offensive line, there’s no better description than patchwork.
Offensive...
Like Steve Spurrier’s visor, Bill Snyder’s pullover, or Bear Bryant’s fedora, Texas head coach Charlie Strong’s game-day attire is most recognizable by one thing: the mock...
Almost as if he was back at Whitewright High School, taking advantage of overmatched 2A opponents, sophomore quarterback Tyrone Swoopes had plenty of time to sit in the pocket and wait for the play to...
As far as adversity goes, it’s tough to imagine a group of Longhorns that has been through more than the current fifth-year seniors.
Before they arrived at Texas in 2010, Mack Brown had lost a...
With a 3-5 record heading into November, the football team’s performance thus far has been described in many ways.
Some players say they are disappointed, others find it frustrating, and...
MANHATTAN, Kan. — For the first time in over 10 years, the Longhorn football team was held off the scoreboard Saturday.
Texas dropped to 3-5 in a 23-0 loss to Kansas State in Manhattan, Kansas...
There is perhaps no college quarterback more honest than sophomore Tyrone Swoopes.
After a rough outing against Baylor, he admitted to being nervous in the game’s early stages. He looked a little...
Last week, against a struggling Iowa State team, the Longhorn defense turned in its worst performance of the season.
Save for a few well-timed turnovers, the Texas defense had a miserable time slowing...
The last time Texas won in Manhattan, Kansas, sophomore quarterback Tyrone Swoopes was learning to write cursive, head coach Charlie Strong was at South Carolina and people were listening to music on...
The Texas defense gave a ranked UCLA team fits, stifled Baylor’s top-ranked offense and virtually slammed the door on then-No. 11 Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl.
But just when Longhorn fans thought...
Fifty-six combined points, 31 combined first downs and 578 combined yards of total offense. Just the first half shootout we all expected from Texas and Iowa State, right?
After the Longhorns and Cyclones...
The Longhorn special teams have been far from special in 2014.
A bad punt and poor coverage led to the game-winning drive for UCLA in Arlington, a blocked field goal returned for a touchdown swung the...
It was just his second year at Louisville, but Charlie Strong surely had high expectations for his Cardinals in 2011.
With a full season under his belt, Strong had already had the chance to instill...
All week long, Longhorn players and coaches talked about the importance of big plays in the Red River Rivalry. They stressed how helpful it would be if Texas could score on defense or come up with a momentum...
For the past 15 years, there were a few things to count on at the annual Red River Showdown in Dallas: greasy food, a stadium divided and Mack Brown and Bob Stoops pacing opposite sidelines, leading their...
For the first time in program history, the Longhorns have three losses on their record heading into their annual rivalry game with Oklahoma.
At 2-3, Texas has been historically bad this season, and,...
A week after slamming the door on Kansas, Texas came within a couple minutes of being on the other end of a shutout Saturday, losing to Baylor, 28-7, at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
Until...
As Texas head coach Charlie Strong sat in his Moncrief office last Sunday morning, still savoring his team’s shutout victory over Kansas the day before, he received an unexpected phone call.
Troy...
In their last year together, senior Malcolm Brown and junior Johnathan Gray were expected to make up one of the most dominant backfield tandems in the country for Texas.
Ranked as the second best and...
A stud coming out of high school, senior linebacker Jordan Hicks faced new, defining challenges at Texas.
In addition to missing 19 games because of injuries over the last two seasons, Hicks was...
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas’ 23-0 loss to Texas on Saturday proved to be the last straw for the Jayhawks, as they fired head coach Charlie Weis on Sunday morning.
But, if it weren’t for...
LAWRENCE, Kan. - Despite a sloppy first 30 minutes, the Longhorns lead the Jayhawks, 13-0 at half-time in Lawrence, Kan.
Texas fumbled a snap, turned the ball over on downs and had a three-and-out on...
When David Ash committed to play at Texas in February 2010, he wasn’t expected to leave much of a legacy as a Longhorn.
Garrett Gilbert, former Gatorade Player of the Year, had just held his own...
Before he’d even played a down in 2014, senior defensive end Cedric Reed was one of the hottest players in the country.
A consensus preseason All-American and one of the favorites to win the Ted...
One of the great things about the Big 12, or any of the six power conferences in college football, is that no matter how poorly one team performs in non-conference play, there is still a shot at a BCS...
Coming into the season, sophomore quarterback Tyrone Swoopes was just an inexperienced backup quarterback whom Longhorn fans were hoping they wouldn’t have to see in 2014.
Swoopes struggled in...
In his second career start, sophomore quarterback Tyrone Swoopes led the Longhorns to a 10-3 lead over No. 12 UCLA at halftime.
Swoopes completed his first 11 passes of the game and finished the half...
Imagine buying your dream car. It has all the bells and whistles you can imagine, but just two weeks after you drive it off the lot, two of the tires are flat; the air conditioning breaks; the power windows...
Last week, head coach Charlie Strong redecorated the Longhorn locker room, filling it with images from last year’s loss to BYU in Provo, Utah. He posted photos of BYU quarterback Taysom Hill running...
Fans watching Saturday’s game might have thought they were seeing a replay of last year’s contest against BYU, as the Cougars trounced Texas for the second consecutive year, picking the Longhorns...
Amid all the dismissals and suspensions that would make for a great “Survivor”-esque reality TV show, Texas walk-on safety Dylan Haines is writing a feel-good, “Rudy”-esque story...
There is no Longhorn position group as interesting as Texas’ linebacking corps.
From fifth-year senior starters to some of the lesser-known reserves, each linebacker has an interesting story to...
Mere hours after learning their starting quarterback won’t play against BYU this weekend, head coach Charlie Strong and his players faced the media, and one thing was clear: Sophomore quarterback...
It took just one game, and possibly just one hit, for Texas junior quarterback David Ash’s concussion symptoms to return in 2014.
Longhorn head coach Charlie Strong announced Monday that Ash,...
A dominant effort by the Longhorn defense has given Texas a 21-0 halftime lead over the North Texas Mean Green at Darrel K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
Walk-on safety Dylan Haines and veteran linebacker...
Last August, senior defensive end Cedric Reed was nothing more than “the other guy.”
Star defensive end Jackson Jeffcoat was returning for his senior season as the leader of the...
Gone are the days of seeing head coach Mack Brown standing on the sidelines of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in his usual pose — with his hands on his knees, nervously awaiting Texas’...
Football: Strong making his presence felt as new boss
It didn’t take new football head coach Charlie Strong long to demonstrate the toughness and discipline that his teams have been known for....
The Longhorns head baseball coach Augie Garrido, the winningest coach in NCAA history, will be staying in Austin at least a little while longer.
Texas athletic director Steve Patterson announced July...
OMAHA, Neb. – Before any of the reporters could ask any questions, before the moderator even had a chance to introduce the Texas players in the post-game press conference, Augie Garrido dropped his...
The Longhorns’ journey to this year’s College World Series didn’t start on Valentine’s Day in California, when Texas opened its season against the California Golden Bears.
It...
For the first time since 2011, the Texas Longhorns will play in the College World Series.
Despite being outhit in the contest, Texas beat the Houston Cougars, 4-0, at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Saturday...
Almost exactly a year after they decided to return to Texas for their senior seasons, Mark Payton and Nathan Thornhill propelled Texas to a 4-2 win over Houston in the first game of the Super Regionals...
Led by a complete game shutout from sophomore pitcher Chad Hollingsworth, Texas beat Texas A&M, 4-1, Monday to win the Houston Regional Championship at Reckling Park.
The Longhorns beat the Aggies...
The No. 22 Texas Longhorns got out to an early lead and never faltered on Wednesday night, easily beating the No. 23 Texas Tech Red Raiders, 8-3, in the opening round of the Phillips 66 Big 12...
Texas head coach Augie Garrido sat in the Longhorn clubhouse at Disch-Falk Field last Tuesday, fielding questions from the media, just a few minutes after his team had suffered a 7-2 loss at the hands...
Former Longhorn Jordan Spieth finished second in his first ever Masters appearance Sunday.
Spieth, a Dallas native, finished the tournament at five under par, three strokes behind Bubba Watson’s...
Texas quarterback David Ash suffered a Jones fracture in his left foot at practice today and will undergo surgery on the foot next week, knocking him out for the remainder of spring practice.
Longhorn...
Bill Russell and Jim Brown were already utilizing their status as high profile athletes to strengthen the civil rights movement in their early 20s — the same age as many of today’s college...
Just when it looked like a Jonathan Holmes air ball had Texas and Arizona State bound for overtime, sophomore center Cameron Ridley picked up the loose ball, looked toward the rim and put up a prayer.
The...
Two years ago, forward Jonathan Holmes and the other five members of his highly rated recruiting class sat in Cooley Pavilion on Selection Sunday as they were selected to play in the NCAA Tournament for...
In front of a sea of cardinal and gold at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, the Iowa St. Cyclones slipped past the Baylor Bears, 66-60, in the Big 12 tournament championship game on Saturday night.
The...
Newly hired athletic director Steve Patterson is quickly delivering on his promise to develop the international Longhorn brand.
The Texas athletic program announced on Saturday the Longhorn basketball...
Sophomore guard Javan Felix has struggled at times this year, sophomore center Cam Ridley has the occasional off night and freshman guard Isaiah Taylor is currently on a cold streak of his...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
Felix sets the pace for Texas
It’s simple: when sophomore guard Javan Felix is hot, Texas is as good as any team in the Big 12. Felix had 16 points Wednesday...
Texas traveled to Fort Worth a month ago to take on a struggling TCU team that had lost each of its first eight Big 12 games. What many expected to be an easy win for the Longhorns wound up being a back-and-forth...
The former “Voice of the Longhorns,” Wally Pryor, died Saturday at the age of 86. Pryor served as the public address announcer for Texas’ basketball and football programs for nearly 40...
The former “Voice of the Longhorns,” Wally Pryor, passed away Saturday at the age of 86.
Pryor served as the public address announcer for Texas’ basketball and football programs for...
NORMAN, Okla. — With freshman standout Isaiah Taylor in early foul trouble, Texas head coach Rick Barnes was forced to find out what his offense was capable of without its starting point guard...
Despite losing both of its games last week by a combined 40 points, No. 24 Texas managed to hold on to an AP Top 25 ranking this week.
The Longhorns (20-7, 9-5 Big 12), who have as many losses as any team ranked...
LAWRENCE, KAN. — The constant pressure of a raucous Kansas crowd at Allen Fieldhouse proved to be too much for Texas’ inexperienced lineup on Saturday.
Nine Longhorn underclassmen combined...
On Saturday night, the Longhorns found a way to slow down the Big 12’s second leading scorer, Juwan Staten, en route to a victory over West Virginia. Three days later, they’ll have to stop...
A two-handed alley-oop slam from sophomore center Cameron Ridley late in the second half capped off Ridley’s total dominance of West Virginia on Saturday night.
Ridley, who finished the game...
It didn’t matter if he pulled up in transition, off the pass on the wing or spotted up in the corner, the results were all the same for Javan Felix.
No matter where they came from, the shots...
After spending the past few weeks hunting down top-25 opponents, the Longhorns fell prey Saturday, subjects of a full-on attack from the Wildcats.
The fierce Kansas State defense and a raucous Manhattan,...
The Longhorns’ offense struggled mightily Tuesday night, due in large part to TCU’s zone defense. The Horned Frogs opened the game in a zone and stuck with it throughout.
Texas point...
For the first time in more than three weeks, No. 15 Texas will be the favorite Tuesday night when it takes to the court at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum in Fort Worth.
The Longhorns, who have now reeled off...
Not a single player on this season’s Longhorn roster knows what it feels like to play a game as a ranked team.
The last time Texas was ranked was March 14, 2011. Junior forward Jonathan Holmes...
Texas is ranked No. 25 in this week's AP Top 25 poll, released this afternoon.
The Longhorns, who are ranked for the first time this season, are currently on a five-game win streak,...
WACO — Texas pulled off yet another upset Saturday, knocking off No. 24 Baylor (13 – 6, 1 -5 Big 12), 74–60 at the Ferrell Center in Waco.
Led by freshman point guard Isaiah...
As if a chance to extend its four-game win streak wasn’t enough incentive, Texas (15-4, 4-2 Big 12) has an opportunity to make history in Waco this Saturday.
After knocking off No. 8 Iowa State...
The scene at the Frank Erwin Center was a familiar one for the Longhorns on Tuesday night. Texas and Kansas State traded baskets all night, with neither team ever leading by more than six. The game would...
Texas’ first chance to make a statement in its pursuit of an NCAA Tournament bid will come at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Frank Erwin Center.
Eight of the Longhorns’ final 14 games are against...
A new year is upon us and with it comes plenty of excitement within the Texas athletic department. Here’s a quick look at what to expect from the Longhorns this spring:
Men’s Basketball
Head...
It didn’t take long for people to start fawning over former head coach Mack Brown.
Mere hours after Brown announced he was stepping down in December, social media exploded with colleagues, former...
A mere commitment was all head coach Rick Barnes asked of his young team at the start of the season.
A commitment to dedicate themselves in practice, be willing to learn from their coaches and...
Four weeks into the season, Texas will head to Philadelphia on Saturday to take on the Temple Owls in its first game as the visitor this year.
The Longhorns (7-1) have played each of their first...
1. Oklahoma State (10-1, 7-1 Big 12)
Not only have the Cowboys shot up the Big 12 standings, their performance of late has also sent them flying up the BCS standings. The Pokes are now at No. 6 in the...
Despite some poor shooting, Texas’ balanced scoring attack did just enough to beat Vanderbilt on Monday night, knocking off the Commodores 70-64 in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.
Four different Longhorns...
1. Oklahoma State (10-1, 7-1 Big 12)
Eight weeks after losing to West Virginia and coughing up top spot in these rankings, the Cowboys are back on top. The Pokes continue to improve each week, and came...
Just 24 hours after losing its first game of the season, Texas recorded its first road victory of the year in an impressive bounce-back performance against DePaul, winning 77-59.
After dropping their...
After playing each of its first four games at the Frank Erwin Center, the Longhorns head to Kansas City, Mo., Monday for their CBE semifinal matchup against the BYU Cougars.
Despite its youth and inexperience,...
It took some time, but the Longhorns finally got a Texas-sized victory on Monday night, blowing out Houston Baptist 89-61 at the Erwin Center.
After opening up the season with three close wins...
1. Baylor (9-0, 6-0 Big 12, last week: 1)
Despite their offense getting all the attention, the Bears’ defense has been equally as impressive. Last Saturday’s win over Oklahoma was the sixth...
Just a week after playing with a partial strain to his MCL, Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota says he’ll be good to go this weekend against Utah.
Mariota’s Heisman chances took a big hit...
Its jerseys are red, white and blue. The team shows up on the scoreboard as USA, and with the way Southern Alabama shot against Texas in the first half, it might have been the Dream Team.
But there...
After an impressive win over a resilient Mercer team in its season opener, Texas will look to start the season with consecutive wins for the 12th straight season Tuesday.
The Longhorns will host the...
With only one upperclassman on scholarship and an unheralded freshman class, this year’s Longhorn basketball team is an underdog.
Coming off its worst season of the Rick-Barnes era, not much is...
