Archive for: UT football
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One More Shot
By Chris O'Connell
Jamaal Charles has it all—money, accolades, a loving family—but he’s still working on immortality. The mention of melted, yellow, non-denominational cheese...
Longhorns in the Draft Day 2: Johnny Football Joins Vince, Jeffcoat’s Turn?
By Chris O'Connell
Longhorn players didn’t sniff round one last night at the 2014 NFL Draft, and it’s looking increasingly likely that none will be selected tonight, when...
Gameday Battle Cry: #GetLoudDKR
By Kelsey McKinney
An inside joke has become a mass movement for tomorrow’s West Virginia game. When fourth-year defensive back Kenny Vaccaro told the Daily Texan last month...
Good Feeling: Our Own Quarterback of the Week
By Kelsey McKinney
David Ash’s stellar performance Saturday made him this moment’s best college quarterback in the land. After much preseason deliberation, Mack Brown’s...
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Oklahoma Boy, Texas Legend
By Jenna Hays McEachern with Edith Royal
Before he became The University of Texas’ winningest coach, Darrell K Royal was a small-town Oklahoma boy. In DKR: The Royal Scrapbook, family friend Jenna Hays McEachern...
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...
Who Would Be the Better Holiday Bowl Starter?
By Lynn Freehill
Mack Brown is playing coy about playing Ash and McCoy. That is, UT’s head coach says he won’t release a depth chart for the Bridgepoint Education Holiday...
Pigskin Harem: UT’s 1938 Football Team
By Lynn Freehill
Historical research can be dry—until you stumble onto a photo like this! That’s what recently happened to UT architecture professor (and UT Heritage Society...
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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