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World’s Longest-Horned Longhorn is an Aussie [Watch]
By Rose Cahalan
The world’s longest-horned Texas Longhorn steer lives on a ranch in Australia, Texas Monthly reports. In November, 7-year-old JR (yes, he’s named after...
Texas Tops Cal 21-10 in Holiday Bowl
By Tim Taliaferro
The Texas Longhorns beat the Cal Bears 21-10 in the 2011 Holiday Bowl to finish the season 8-5. The win improves Coach Mack Brown’s Texas bowl record to 9-4...
Longhorns Rack Up Big 12 Conference Awards
By Jordan Schraeder
While it’s safe to say this season wasn’t our Longhorns’ finest hour, the team had no problem racking up quite a few 2011 All-Big 12 Conference Awards...
Should the Texas vs. A&M Football Rivalry Live On? (Poll)
By Tim Taliaferro
Now that the last scheduled Texas vs. Texas A&M football game is over (27-25. Remember it!), and the Thanksgiving food comas are ending, there are rumblings...
Every Game Counts
By Jeff Fowler
Beauty Contest Standings (Week 12, 2011) In college football, the whole season is a playoff. Every game counts. That’s one of the pretexts provided to cover for...
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Thanksgiving 1916: the Bevo Tradition is Born
By Jim Nicar
It was a Thanksgiving like no other. Mayor Alexander Wooldridge thought it quite possibly the greatest event in Austin’s history, and publicly floated the idea...
Fozzy Whittaker Out for Season With Knee Injury
By Tim Taliaferro
Senior running back Fozzy Whittaker sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his right knee at Missouri on Saturday,...
Mad Hatter Defeats Prince of Darkness
By Jeff Fowler
Beauty Contest Standings (Week 10, 2011) The Mad Hatter defeated the Prince of Darkness. And we waited all year for this? A 9-6 game decided in overtime? Sunday,...
The Ire of Texas
By Tim Taliaferro
With Longhorn Network, some short-term pain for long-term gain. On Sept. 3, 2011, the Texas Longhorns took to the field against Rice for the first game ever to...
West Virginia to Big 12 Deal Far From Done
By Tim Taliaferro
Talk of West Virginia joining the Big 12 is “very premature,” according to a source close to the negotiations. Multiple media outlets are reporting...
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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