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Sharing Goodwill: The Tyres Dickson Story

By Rose Cahalan

Football was Tyres Dickson’s ticket to success, until a drunk driver changed everything. Now, 15 years later, Dickson has found a new calling—with a little help...

Manny Diaz Out as Defensive Coordinator After Loss to BYU

By Tim Taliaferro

Texas’ embattled defensive coordinator Manny Diaz has been demoted, the University confirmed Sunday, a day after No. 15 Texas lost to unranked BYU 40-21 with...

Co-Offensive Coordinator Bryan Harsin Leaves for Arkansas State

By Jack McBee

Texas Football fans should take it as no surprise that the coaching carousel has once again claimed one of our own. This time it’s Bryan Harsin, co-offensive...

Texas Football Player Receives Armed Forces Merit Award

By Jack McBee

It’s been an emotional few days for Texas deep snapper Nate Boyer. On Saturday, he took part in an emotionally charged Texas football victory, in which Longhorn...

Nation’s Best Male High School Athlete Headed to UT

By Alex Layman

After much hype and a stellar senior season, five-star running back and prized Texas recruit Johnathan Gray will finally don the burnt-orange uniform this fall....

BCS Commissioners Reach Some Playoff Consensus

By Jonathan Rienstra

College football’s shift to a four-team playoff is coming into sharper focus following an announcement Wednesday by BCS commissioners that they have agreed on...

UT Football Grad Rates Surpass University-Wide Goal

By Katy McDowall

As UT sets its sights on a four-year graduation rate of 70 percent by 2016, one group of students is already there. In fact, the Texas Longhorns football team’s...

On Honest Friendship

By Lynn Freehill

We’re all fans here, so let’s be frank: at The University of Texas, there is an awful lot to cheer about. World-changing research. Dynamic professors. Brainy...

The Last of the Legends

By Bill Little

Julian Garrett, who passed away on Saturday, was the last surviving member of arguably the greatest team in the first half-century of Texas football. Chances are,...

Longhorns and Bears Get Ready to Rumble

By Lynn Freehill

Feel set for tonight’s season finale with the University of California Golden Bears? The Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl starts in San Diego at 7 p.m. CST...