Sports
Texas’ Offseason Coaching Carousel
By Chris O'Connell
If you’ve been following Texas football recently, you’ve likely come across a plethora of new, unfamiliar names. Oh and there’s also 24 new...
Late to the Game: We Got a Really Big Team
By Chris O'Connell
Charlie Strong’s statewide annihilation on National Signing Day had implications beyond inspiring re-appropriations of DJ Khaled’s “Another One”...
A Historic National Signing Day for Texas
By Chris O'Connell
Reports of Charlie Strong’s recruiting demise were greatly exaggerated. Texas fans aren’t used to having much to look forward on National Signing Day,...
Big 12 Can Hold Championship, Unlikely to Expand
By Chris O'Connell
For the last five years, fans of Big 12 teams have felt a meaningless void on that last Saturday before bowl season begins. Unwieldy yards are attended to. Grocery...
Late to the Game: The Prank Job
By Chris O'Connell
In late October, some juvenile delinquent—possibly a real-life Bart Simpson—tagged the Alumni Center with the call letters of a certain East-Central Texas agricultural...
Late to the Game: The McCombs School of Sports Ownership
By Chris O'Connell
Red McCombs owns a lot of things. The license-plate holder on your pre-owned 2005 Toyota Camry that reads Red McCombs Toyota? Well, no, he doesn’t own that...
Texas Introduces New Football Coaches Gilbert and Mattox
By Chris O'Connell
It’s been a whirlwind for Texas football the past few days. First, Tulsa co-OC Sterlin Gilbert was coming to call plays at Texas. Then he wasn’t. Then...
After Much Ado, Texas Has Its Next Offensive Coordinator
By Chris O'Connell
On Thursday, Texas football fans were delighted to see that hyped Tulsa co-offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert was joining Charlie Strong’s coaching staff....
Texas Men’s Basketball’s Nonstop Highlight Reel
By Jillian Kushner
Since returning from the Bahamas, Texas men’s basketball has not lost a game. The Horns beat UT-Arlington 80-73 in an overtime thriller accompanied by yet...
Mike Perrin Officially Named Athletics Director
By Chris O'Connell
Mike Perrin could use some new business cards, but he might be just as well served by taking a Sharpie to the old ones. Named interim athletics director in September...
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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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