Archive for: football
A Look Back at the 2022 Texas Fight Tour
By Janelle Sosa
Head football coach Steve Sarkisian and men’s basketball head coach Chris Beard with UT Cheer & Pom. After a two-year hiatus, UT fans and alumni around...
Your Way-Too-Early Guide to Longhorns in the 2018 NFL Draft
By Chris O'Connell
It’s mid-February, and with no football on the horizon, you know what that means … endless, (mostly) meaningless speculation about the NFL draft! For...
Texas’ Quietly Historic National Signing Day
By Chris O'Connell
Two years ago it was historic, with last-minute, five-star flips and a surge up the rankings. Last year it was quiet, with a new coach grabbing what he could. The...
UT-SG is Working to Bring Back Texas v. Texas A&M Rivalry
By Danielle Lopez
Six years ago, Longhorns and Aggies took to the football field for their final battle in a 117-year-long tradition (never forget: UT won 27-25). But no matter...
How Texas Football is Getting Serious About Spotting Concussions
By Chris O'Connell
In November 2013, Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wade, authors of League of Denial, wrote a story for ESPN.com that cited a 9.5 percent drop in youth football...
As Harvey Rages On, University of Houston Football is Stuck in Austin
By Chris O'Connell
As college football season approaches, coaches normally struggle with depth charts and lingering injuries. For first-time head coach Major Applewhite, he’s...
Trophy Hunters
By Andrew Roush
In an era when everyone has some kind of award on the shelf, the mantle, or in the attic, what is a trophy really worth? In college football, quite a bit. Besides...
Boomerang Days: Raising Hell
By Owen Egerton
A Longhorn does college all over again. I don’t like football. I know this strikes many readers as sacrilege, but I don’t really care how the Longhorn football...
Texas Enters AP Poll at 11; First Time Ranked Since 2013
By Chris O'Connell
Texas fans called it the greatest game at DKR of all-time. The writers who vote in the Associated Press Top 25 poll thought it was enough of a showing to propel...
Meet Sheroid Evans: Football Player, Fashion Designer, Hustler
By Clara Wang
On a recent Thursday afternoon, Sheroid Evans is busy in the Division of Textiles and Apparel’s design room—his third home on campus after the football...