I remember submitting my Daily Texan application back in September 2015.
What journalistic experience do you have?
None. I hadn’t written anything outside of an English paper. After contemplation,...
Less than one month ago, TCU stormed into Austin and terminated Texas’ March Madness hopes with a surprising 69-56 thrashing of the Longhorns. That loss sent Texas into the NIT, but along the way,...
A legendary arena, a banner-raising opportunity and a rematch against a bitter rival.
Texas’ successful National Invitation Tournament run has brought the Longhorns many opportunities to capitalize...
A legendary arena, a banner-raising opportunity and a rematch against a bitter rival.
Texas’ successful National Invitation Tournament run has brought the Longhorns many opportunities to capitalize...
The Frank Erwin Center closed its upper deck for the National Invitational Tournament, so the 3,982 fans in attendance all compacted into the lower bowl of the 42-year old venue.
This crowd formation...
Texas learned its postseason fate Sunday evening, earning a bid in the National Invitation Tournament opposed to a desired spot in March Madness. Despite a homecoming to familiar stomping grounds, Texas...
The flame on the flickering candle may have vanished for good.
The 2018–19 Texas basketball season, one which saw the Longhorns attain their highest ranking in the Shaka Smart era, now remains...
NCAA Tournament dreams stood hopeful as Senior Day celebrations commenced Saturday morning at the Frank Erwin Center. The familiar home environment has served as the Longhorns’ petri dish this season...
After a two-week absence, Texas returned home, bruised and scarred from its previous battles. The Longhorns, situated on the bubble of the NCAA Tournament bracket, suffered two consecutive road heartbreakers...
WACO — Texas traveled across I-35 to Waco with optimistic March Madness hopes, but arrived with a shorthanded roster. For the second consecutive game, shooting guard Kerwin Roach II sat out with...
With leading scorer Kerwin Roach II serving an indefinite suspension, Texas trailed by 17 in the second half in a road rematch against Oklahoma. But with six seconds left in Norman, all of that was for...
Texas shooting guard Kerwin Roach II has been suspended for a violation of team rules, a Texas spokesperson confirmed Friday morning.
The indefinite suspension means Roach will miss Saturday’s...
This NBA All-Star Weekend, a 3-point shootout erupted. But instead of Charlotte, this one stemmed from the Frank Erwin Center in the heart of Austin.
Texas and Oklahoma State combined to fire 44 3-point...
The time finally seemed to arrive. The inconsistencies were finally wiped away, rhythm was established on the offensive side of the ball and three consecutive conference wins looked to be in the works...
There’s no place like home.
The Frank Erwin Center has treated the Longhorns kindly — no matter the opponent. The favorable trend prolonged Wednesday night as Texas (13–10, 5–5...
Statement wins have been more than a feasible accomplishment for the 2018-19 Texas Longhorns. While Texas succeeds at laying down the foundation, the team has been incapable of building on that soil thus...
SAN ANTONIO — Prior to Thursday night’s tipoff at the AT&T Center, Spurs power forward LaMarcus Aldridge earned his seventh All-Star selection in his 13-year career, his third in four seasons...
Ten losses, five years, two coaches, immeasurable heartbreak.
All of that pent-up emotion finally flowed free when center Jaxson Hayes corralled the final rebound, and the red lights of the backboard...
At the beginning of the month, Texas and Georgia clashed in New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl. The night began in dramatic fashion, as Texas’ Bevo XV charged at Georgia’s Uga during a meeting...
FORT WORTH — Big 12 road games have been anything but a cakewalk for Texas this year. But with under 30 seconds remaining in Schollmaier Arena, the Longhorns possessed the ball with an opportunity...
Typical college basketball benches feature about 10 players, a head coach, several assistants and trainers. Some colleges take their benches to the next level with coordinated bench mob celebrations. And...
Typical college basketball benches feature about 10 players, a head coach, several assistants and trainers. Some colleges take their benches to the next level with coordinated bench mob celebrations. And...
LAWRENCE, Kan. — For several seconds, the always-vociferous Allen Fieldhouse stood silent. All 16,300 spectators packed together with no breathing room locked eyes upon Texas point guard Matt Coleman....
The start of an arduous Big 12 schedule has not showed kindness to Shaka Smart and the Longhorns.
Texas (10–6, 2–2 Big 12) dropped its second straight contest and fourth home game this year,...
Big 12 play is off to a favorable start for the Texas Longhorns.
After downing Kansas State by 20 in Manhattan, Texas (10–4, 2–0) followed up the conference opener with a definitive, nearly...
In the midst of a three-game losing streak, Texas faced arguably the greatest individual performance any member of its roster had seen.
Purdue point guard Carsen Edwards embedded his name all over Sunday...
By ushering in the program’s first Final Four appearance, upgrading its conference and becoming a March Madness staple, head coach Shaka Smart cemented a defining legacy at Virginia Commonwealth...
The Longhorns were at the pinnacle one week ago.
On Thanksgiving night in Las Vegas, Shaka Smart led his Longhorns to a statement upset over perennial national championship contender North Carolina....
After three years, it could have been the end of the road. A dejected Texas Longhorn squad walked through the tunnel at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, clutching onto a shattering overtime loss...
With Texas' Big 12 hopes riding on a victory in Lawrence, Kansas, Oklahoma and West Virginia must battle it out in Morgantown for a spot in the conference title. Here's a look at all of the must-watch...
Sluggish starts aren’t the new flavor at the Frank Erwin Center, but strong finishes aren’t either.
During each home game of this young season, the team has battled neck-and-neck with the...
On Tuesday night’s College Football Playoff rankings reveal, a program relatively new to the scene saw its logo on the screen next to the number 16. After compiling an 11–37 record from 2013–2016,...
From Yankee Stadium to Boone Pickens Stadium, Week 12 is bringing another stacked slate of games to watch. Here are the matchups you won't want to miss:
No. 12 Syracuse vs. No. 3 Notre Dame
Saturday,...
From Norman, Oklahoma to East Lansing, Michigan, there will be more than enough games you won't want to miss. Here are the games to watch for Week 11:
No. 23 Fresno State at Boise State
Friday,...
Head coach Shaka Smart started his fourth year at Texas with a different, unfamiliar hand of cards.
There was no first round NBA-talent center on the roster and Kerwin Roach II, one of his veteran players,...
From Baton Rouge to Lubbock, Week 10 brings with it yet another jam packed slate of must-watch games. Here are the matchups you won't want to miss:
No. 6 Georgia at No. 9 Kentucky
Saturday,...
From walking on as a free safety, to becoming a scout team staple, West Virginia’s starting middle linebacker, Shea Campbell, has done nothing but climb a steep ladder since joining the program in...
Before No. 6 Texas takes on Oklahoma State in Stillwater, No. 9 Florida and No. 6 Georgia will demand the attention of the college football world. Here are the must-watch games of Week Nine:
Texas...
In the heart of the campus at Gregory Gym, Texas Athletics manufactured quite the production.
Showcasing food trucks, a silent disco and a dunk contest, the Longhorns put forth their best effort to...
From Death Valley to Anne Arbor, Week Seven of this year's college football season provide an abundance of must watch games. Here are a few games you won't want to miss aside from No. 9 Texas'...
From Ann Arbor to Gainesville, there is are a plethora of must-see games throughout the country this week. With No. 19 Texas heading to the Cotton Bowl, here are a list of games you can...
From Lubbock to Happy Valley, there is are a plethora of must see games spread out throughout the country this week. With No. 18 Texas heading to Manhattan, Kansas, here are a list of games you can watch...
There's no shortage of high-profile matchups and potential upsets slated for this weekend, from Texas A&M-Alabama to Stanford-Oregon and more.
Here are the top picks for games to...
When Texas and USC are pitted against each other in the same sentence, nearly every college football fan paints the same portrait in their minds.
The image of Vince Young sprinting to the corner of...
Week 3 Games to Watch
No. 5 Oklahoma at Iowa State
Saturday, 11 a.m., ABC
In one of the wildest upsets of 2017, Iowa State marched into Norman and knocked off Baker Mayfield and the Sooners,...
Week One of college football saw the same two powerhouses from the Big 12 dominate, as usual: Oklahoma and TCU. With West Virginia close behind, here are The Daily Texan's first Big 12 power rankings...
A gathering of nearly 100,000 fans will flock to Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday night to get their first look at Texas’ 2018 squad.
It’ll be a homecoming of sorts,...
For Week Two, a number of high-profile college football matchups take place around the country.
Here are some of the games to watch for this weekend:
Arizona at Houston
Saturday, 11 a.m.,...
Florida Atlantic at No. 7 Oklahoma
Saturday, 11 a.m., FOX
After three years of leading the Sooners to Big 12 titles, Baker Mayfield has departed for the waters of the NFL. That leaves Oklahoma with...
Year four of the Shaka Smart era begins next November, and mixed expectations surround a team with very little player turnover from the previous year.
Will the Longhorns have any NBA talent?
Each...
Just two days after Mo Bamba declared for the NBA Draft, Texas lost another piece of its 2017-18 rotation. Sophomore shooting guard Jacob Young has announced on Twitter that he is transferring from the...
After just one quick season in Austin, Texas center Mo Bamba has declared for the NBA Draft, announced Tuesday afternoon. Bamba is a projected lottery pick, primarily believed to be selected in the top...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A 14-point second-half lead, career performances by guards Matt Coleman and Kerwin Roach II and a lopsided height advantage in the paint — the 10-seeded Texas Longhorns had...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country and rock music echo through the streets of downtown Nashville as basketball fans previously dispersed across the nation flock together to Bridgestone Arena for a weekend...
After a suspenseful wait, the Texas Longhorns (19–14) avoided the First Four and drew a No. 10 seed in the South Regional of the NCAA Tournament.
Texas’ first-round opponent will be...
Sitting directly on the fringe of the NCAA Tournament bracket, 7-seed Texas’ lead over 10-seed Iowa State stood at just two points. As less than a minute remained on the clock in Kansas City, the...
After a thrilling upset win over then-No. 20 West Virginia in overtime Saturday, the Texas Longhorns let some air out of the NCAA Tournament bubble and are now close to securing a spot in the 68-team bracket.
All...
Tournament hopes just got much brighter in the city of Austin. After rallying to an 87-79 overtime win over No. 20 West Virginia, Texas’ odds to qualify for March Madness rose to 98 percent, according...
The Longhorns purchased a lottery ticket on Monday night at Allen Fieldhouse.
It didn’t cost much, but the potential reward was high. And like most lottery tickets, it didn’t cash in the...
It was a movie that many Texas and Oklahoma State fans have seen before — but the sequel reversed the roles.
On Jan. 13 in Stillwater, Texas led Oklahoma State by double digits in the second half,...
Texas announced Friday evening that junior guard Eric Davis Jr. will be withheld from playing for the Longhorns “until further notice.”
The news comes in response to a Yahoo Sports report released...
Texas rode a five-game home winning streak and brought enough momentum to fill up the entire Lone Star State into a Feb. 7 battle with the Kansas State Wildcats.
Looking to coast to another Big...
A three-game losing streak paired with a trip to Norman to battle No. 23 Oklahoma didn’t appear to be an appetizing meal for Texas’ plate.
But with the Longhorns’ season seemingly...
One play away, and it changed everything.
Tension lingered in the air at the Frank Erwin Center on Monday night. Frustration overwhelmed several members of the Texas roster following the Longhorns’...
FORT WORTH — February marks the last whole month of the college basketball regular season, and there’s only one thing teams fight for — an NCAA Tournament bid.
With TCU having dropped...
Texas suffered a heartbreaker at the Frank Erwin Center on Wednesday night as Kansas State invaded Austin and escaped with a 67-64 victory. Here are four takeaways from the Longhorns’ rare Big 12...
A College GameDay appearance, a rare sellout crowd at the Frank Erwin Center, a dramatic comeback victory over a ranked opponent and a near court-storm from the students summarized a wild Saturday in Texas...
The Longhorn faithful had been lively since the early morning. They arrived in droves with creative signs, uproarious chants and unwavering support for Texas before its sellout matchup with No. 12 Oklahoma...
ESPN’s College GameDay paid a visit, the Frank Erwin Center was sold out and the energy from the fans skyrocketed to a season-high during the Texas-Oklahoma game on Saturday evening. Why?
The...
Texas Tech senior point guard Keenan Evans concluded his dribble and launched a pull-up jumper from the top of the key, sailing right over the outreached arm of junior guard Kerwin Roach II.
The contested...
The Longhorns will be forced to leave their comfort zone in order to complete a season sweep of No. 10 Texas Tech.
Texas hasn’t returned from a road trip victorious since the first day of...
The Longhorns took a break from their conference schedule on Saturday and hosted Ole Miss in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. Here are five takeaways from Texas' 85-72 victory:
Roach continues shooting...
All eyes will be upon Texas next Saturday. ESPN’s College GameDay crew is making its first visit to Austin since February 2009 in wake of next week’s Texas-Oklahoma matchup.
College GameDay...
Less than two minutes into the game, junior guard Kerwin Roach II pulled up from beyond the arc at the Frank Erwin Center.
Bucket.
Then he launched another triple. Bucket.
His...
With a statement victory over No. 8 Texas Tech on Wednesday night, the Longhorns cleared their first top-10 challenge in Big 12 play. Saturday won’t offer respite, however. Texas (12–6, 3–3...
Tremendous, athletic dunks by freshman forward Mo Bamba, the return of junior guard Kerwin Roach II and shocking the No. 8 team in the nation — there were plenty of reasons the crowd at the Frank...
Not the first, not the second, but the third time’s the charm.
Trailing Texas by just one point with 23 ticks on the clock, Oklahoma State’s Jeffrey Carroll drove to the basket for...
Sophomore guard Andrew Jones has been diagnosed with leukemia, Texas announced Wednesday morning.
“After undergoing a number of tests and evaluations over the past week, Andrew has been diagnosed...
Response.
Following a bitter Tuesday night loss to Michigan at the Frank Erwin Center, Texas forward Dylan Osetkowski declared this would be the mentality of the Longhorns for the upcoming home stretch.
And...
The atmosphere at the Frank Erwin Center was electric. On Star Wars night, light sabers illuminated the crowd and the audience of 12,504 reached incredible volume levels.
But the force was not present...
Five tournament berths, 163 wins, 74 conference victories and one Final Four appearance. That was the what Shaka Smart built for the VCU Rams in his six years with the program. And on Tuesday night, for...
Wednesday marked the 40th anniversary of the Frank Erwin Center’s opening. And just like the Nov. 29 matchup 40 years ago against the Oklahoma Sooners, Texas left its home arena victorious.
The...
When the clock struck eight minutes in the second half on Friday night, the Longhorns led No. 1 Duke by a score of 66-52. A young team seeking to erase the memory of an 11-25 2016-17 season was just minutes...
Season highs
Attaining bowl eligibility over ranked opponent:
Despite entering Morgantown as underdogs, the Longhorns rolled over then No. 24 West Virginia in 28-14 fashion. Texas accomplished...
Nic Shimonek
Quarterback, #16
After Patrick Mahomes II departed from Lubbock to the draft last spring, Texas Tech needed to find the next captain of its signature air raid offense. Although...
Behind the smell of fresh quesadillas exiting the oven and the sound of a sizzling crunchwrap being placed in a paper bag for delivery, there is a worker that puts in the hours to create these culinary...
Will Grier
Quarterback, #7
A transfer from Florida, Grier’s first season in Morgantown, West Virginia is panning out nicely. He’s thrown for over 300 yards in all but one game and ranks...
On Tuesday night, Texas would be called upon to defend an undefeated record on its home floor. One problem stood in the way: The team would be without star freshman forward Mo Bamba, who suffered a concussion...
Friday night was supposed to usher in a new era of Texas basketball, and based on the Longhorns’ performance, it lived up to expectations. Loaded with a combination of young talent and returning...
The 2017 Longhorn veterans have been to the NCAA Tournament and have experience competing on the NCAA’s biggest stage. But it hasn’t always been smooth sailing, especially of late. Texas went...
Daniel Wise’s prodigious athletic career rose to impressive heights at an early age. But Wise’s first successes at the national level occurred on the rubber polyurethane rather than a...
No. 13 Michigan State at No. 11 Ohio State
Saturday, 11 a.m., FOX
After a chaotic Week 10 in the Big Ten, the entire conference — with the exception of Wisconsin — possesses multiple...
Carter Stanley
Quarterback, #9
Stanley suffered an injury in the 38-9 loss to Baylor last weekend, but the quarterback may be ready to go come 5 p.m. in Austin on Saturday. The sophomore quarterback...
He may be the quietest member of the young Texas Longhorns’ basketball team, but freshman power forward Jericho Sims is ready to speak to the nation in his first year suiting up at the Frank Erwin...
Kenny Hill
Quarterback, #7
Hill burst onto the college football scene as the Texas A&M Aggies quarterback in 2014. He gained plenty of recognition for following up Heisman winner Johnny Manziel...
No. 7 Penn State at No. 24 Michigan State
Saturday, 11 a.m., FOX
It will be redemption week for the Land Grant Trophy rivals, which both suffered their first loss on Saturday afternoon. Penn State...
Charlie Brewer
Quarterback, #13
With an 0–6 record on display and down 38-13 to West Virginia, Baylor looked positioned for another lopsided defeat. But inserted into the game was quarterback...
No. 11 Oklahoma State at No. 22 West Virginia
Saturday, 11 a.m., ABC
The offenses should be alive and well in Morgantown, West Virginia on Saturday morning. Mountaineer quarterback Will Grier...
Freshman setter Ashley Shook earned Big 12 Freshman of the Week honors for her efforts in Texas’ road wins over Texas Tech and Oklahoma last week. Shook registered 17 digs, 84 assists (12 per set)...
Texas and Texas A&M will renew the Lone Star Showdown on the basketball court next week, joining together for a cause that transcends the heated rivalry.
The basketball exhibition between the Longhorns...
