Sports
What We Ate at the State Fair of Texas
By Janelle Sosa
Hi y’all, I’m Janelle, digital content coordinator for the Texas Exes. I run the social media accounts for your alumni association—the...
Texas Sports to Watch When There Aren’t Texas Sports
By Chris O'Connell
We are living in strange times. The worldwide spread of COVID-19 means that everything is different, scarier, and altogether tenuous. And we don’t have some...
Earl Campbell Named ESPN’s No. 7 Greatest College Football Player
By Chris O'Connell
You really didn’t think they’d leave out The Tyler Rose, did you? Last week, we posted the names of four Longhorns who ESPN had named to the Top 150...
Asher Price Talks Earl Campbell at the Inaugural Clyde Rabb Littlefield Lecture
By Chris O'Connell
Last month, Austin American-Statesman reporter Asher Price published a biography, Earl Campbell: Yards After Contact. The book is more than a gridiron story of...
Red River Recap: OU 34, Texas 27
By Chris O'Connell
Flags flew before the opening kickoff. Thirty minutes before the 115th iteration of what is now called the AT&T Red River Showdown began, OU and Texas met at...
Back to Basics at the State Fair of Texas
By Chris O'Connell
I have never done the State Fair of Texas correctly. This is my fault. I have done this as a vegetarian. I have attempted to do this as a keto warrior. Last year,...
Midland, McConaughey, and Missed Opportunities: Gameday at Texas vs. LSU
By Chris O'Connell
Much will be made of Matthew McConaughey’s role in Saturday’s madness. The Academy Award-winning actor entered College Gameday blasting Foghat from...
Cedric Benson: An Appreciation
By Chris O'Connell
I told my wife that a Texas great died on his motorcycle this weekend without naming him; I wasn’t sure the name Cedric Benson would mean much to her, a non-football-fanatic....
Longhorn Standout Jaxson Hayes is a Pelican
By Chris O'Connell
Jaxson Hayes is headed to New Orleans. After a stellar freshman year at Texas, where he averaged 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks per game, the Hawks...
Texas’ Jaxson Hayes Is Going Pro
By Chris O'Connell
For the third straight year, and the fourth time in five years, it appears Texas men’s basketball will have a freshman picked in the first round of the NBA...
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This Texas Ex Is Singing His Cowboy Songs in Music City
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How a Former Marine Built UT’s National Championship Weightlifting Team
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Two Award-Winning Professors (and One Hollywood Celebrity) Make Science Cool
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The Way Back: Hoop Dreams
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Good Reads Q&A: This Children’s Book Brings Social-Emotional Learning to Life in Technicolor