Archive for: football
2013 Longhorn Football Uniforms Revealed [Watch]
By Emma Ledford
Can’t see the video? Click here. They may not have bought into the shiny chrome trend yet, but the UT football program has made some noticeable changes to the...
Brazos Valley Chapter Celebrates Summer—with Football Greats
By Rose Cahalan
They may live in Aggieland, but the Texas Exes Brazos Valley Chapter wears burnt-orange all the more proudly for it. Joan Moore, BS ’74, Life Member, shared this...
Advertising Professors Tweet the Super Bowl
By Rose Cahalan
Super Bowls ads are as much of a pop culture spectacle as the game itself. So UT asked advertising profs Robert Lewis, Angeline Close, Kevin Thomas, and Neal Burns...
Mack Brown to Lead Coaches Association
By Rose Cahalan
Mack Brown didn’t exactly have the easiest season in 2012, but he ended on a high note with his team’s victory over Oregon State in the Valero Alamo...
Coach, Remembered
By Alcalde Staff
Legendary former head football coach Darrell K Royal, who died in November at age 88, left a lasting impression on everyone he met. The Alcalde asked fans, alumni,...
Darrell K Royal: 1924-2012
By Jordan Schraeder
He was the football coach who brought The University of Texas its first-ever national championship—then two more. He was the innovator of the wishbone offense,...
A UT Legend Celebrates a Century
By Rose Cahalan
John Henderson—the oldest living former UT football player—has a lot to celebrate: 100 years of life, 73 years of marriage, and 80 years attending Longhorn football...
Mind Faded, Darrell K Royal’s Wisdom & Humor Intact Till End
By Jim Dent
Three days before his death last week at 88, Darrell K Royal told his wife, Edith: “We need to go back to Hollis”—in Oklahoma. “Uncle Otis died.” “Oh,...
Gridiron Girl Game Preview: Iowa State
By Rebecca May
Greetings, Longhorn fans! This week brings me to you in a bittersweet mood. I am still saddened over the loss of Darrell Royal. He is an icon for the University....
Gridiron Girl Game Preview: Texas Tech
By Rebecca May
Greetings, ’Horns fans! I bet you’re wondering where I’ve been. OK, maybe two or three of you. Since my recent trip, I’ve become obsessed with genealogical...
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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