Sports
A Quieter National Signing Day for Texas
By Chris O'Connell
This time around Texas’ National Signing Day was a mixed bag for fans. After a 2016 haul so prolific it had Longhorn fans ecstatic, some cried foul on...
Tom Herman Talks Completed Texas Staff
By Chris O'Connell
Tom Herman rang in the new year, albeit a bit under the weather, according to him, by completing his staff at Texas. On Thursday morning, Herman appeared before...
D’Onta Foreman Wins Doak Walker Award
By Chris O'Connell
It’s not the Heisman, but outgoing junior D’Onta Foreman joined elite company at Texas last night after he was named the 2016 Doak Walker Award winner,...
Snubbed: D’Onta Foreman Passed Over as Heisman Finalist
By Chris O'Connell
In 1956, Notre Dame quarterback Paul Hornung won the Heisman Trophy after leading the Fighting Irish to a 2-8 record. It’s the last time a player with a...
D’Onta Foreman is NFL Bound
By Chris O'Connell
College football and men’s basketball present a familiar paradox for fans: The more prolific your favorite player is, the more likely he is to bolt for the...
Tom Herman Is Coming Home
By Chris O'Connell
A familiar refrain has rung out among the Longhorn faithful in the wake of Tom Herman’s acceptance of Texas’ reported five-year deal worth more than...
Charlie Strong Out as Texas Coach After Longhorns Fall to TCU
By Chris O'Connell
Texas lost to TCU by a score of 31-9 on Saturday, but that’s just a small fraction of the story. Charlie Strong is out as head coach after three seasons...
No Official Decision on Strong’s Future Yet
By Chris O'Connell
Third-year Longhorn football coach Charlie Strong addressed the media on Monday morning, as he does every week following a game. But this week was different in...
Elementary Students Learn to Love the Game at the 40 Acres Field Trip
By Chris O'Connell
You’ve heard it a million times, from coaches, players, and executives: It’s all about the fans. On this warm winter morning in November, approximately...
Texas’ First Road Win of 2016 Doesn’t Come Easy
By Chris O'Connell
One song kept rattling through my head as the fourth quarter slowed to a crawl on Saturday afternoon, Texas clinging to an eight point lead: “It Ain’t...
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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