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If not now, when? That’s the overarching question facing sixth-year Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian embarking on a 2026 season during which his program faces national-title expectations at odds with the odds makers who place the Horns with the fifth-highest odds of winning it all and the beliefs of voters in
AUSTIN, Texas — In the 19 months since Texas Longhorns quarterback KJ Lacey arrived on the Forty Acres, the 6’0, 188-pounder has generated two consistent themes — comparisons from coaches and players to former Alabama Crimson Tide star Bryce Young and the acknowledgement that he gets better as practice situations becom
AUSTIN, Texas — Among the phrases on the wall of the meeting room at the Moncrief-Neuhaus athletic complex is the reference to the single that decides football games — “It’s all about the ball.” For Texas Longhorns defensive coordinator Will Muschamp, finding defensive playmakers to create turnovers was one of his most
AUSTIN, Texas — Kickoff is approaching at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium between the No. 5 Texas Longhorns and the Texas State Bobcats and there’s finally a depth chart for head coach Steve Sarkisian’s program.
With the NCAA FBS Oversight Committee approving changes to the college football calendar starting in 2027 by making “Week Zero” the new start to the season, on Thursday the Texas Longhorns announced date changes for four non-conference games over the next two seasons. The most notable change for next season, forecast b
It’s here — following the non-contact injury sustained by Texas Longhorns senior left tackle Trevor Goosby on Aug. 17, the preseason All-American has achieved the best-case scenario in his recovery after head coach Steve Sarkisian declared Goosby “good to go” for Saturday’s season opener in Austin against the Texas Sta
After months of anticipation, the No.5 Texas Longhorns return to the field at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, opening their 2026 season against the Texas State Bobcats. Kickoff is at 2:30 p.m. Central on ESPN. After a tremendous offseason portal haul and the addition of a new defensive coo
Around the country, there are plenty of depth charts available — for programs that played games in Week 0 or from programs that actually decide to release those depth charts publicly prior to the season opener. The Texas Longhorns are not one of the those programs, because while head coach Steve Sarkisian did have a […
A year after finishing 134th in the country in total penalties with an average of 8.3 per game for 69.7 yards, Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian spent the offseason prioritizing a clean up in that department. The ship appeared to be headed in the right direction in the season opener against Texas State as […]
Texas linebacker Rasheem Biles, who joined the program in the offseason after leaving Pittsburgh, was named an SEC Player of the Week following the Longhorns’ 59-7 blood-letting of Texas State in Week 1. Biles recorded two solo tackles, three assists, one forced fumble, and one interception last week. WHAT THEY’RE SAYI
AUSTIN, Texas — A year after the Texas Longhorns were unable to solidify the left guard position until late in the season, sophomore Dylan Sikorski and sixth-year Laurence Seymore shared those duties during Saturday’s 59-7 win over the Texas State Bobcats in Austin. Next week’s high-profile matchup against No. 1 Ohio S
AUSTIN, Texas — There’s an opening for playing time in the Texas Longhorns running back rotation after head coach Steve Sarkisian revealed that freshman Derrek Cooper will be in a boot “for the foreseeable future” after suffering an ankle injury in the second quarter of the 59-7 win over the Texas State Bobcats on Satu
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