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A big matchup looms Saturday in college football when No. 12 Oklahoma State will travel to Austin to take on the #25 ranked Texas Longhorns. While past history indicates this game should be a shootout with a ton of points scored, Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy would prefer it not to head in that direction, […]

Oklahoma State is off to a 5-0 start but they’ve gotten it done in a way that is not typical of Cowboys teams in the past. It’s been the defense that has stepped up in a major way for Mike Gundy’s squad. One of the premier matchups of the Week 7 college football slate will […]

One of the most anticipated matchups every year in college football happens when the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns meet up. That week is upon us. For Oklahoma, it’s much of the same this year with Lincoln Riley running the show although there have been some down-to-the wire close calls for the Sooners. For Texas, […]

It was an embarrassing showing from the Texas Longhorns on Saturday in their blowout loss to the Arkansas Razorbacks. Steve Sarkisian’s squad was trolled big time on social media after losing to an SEC school; the conference they will be joining soon. On Monday, Texas announced that Casey Thompson would be starting Week 3 over […]

It is not a good day for  No. 15 Texas Longhorns and their fans. The Longhorns have taken a beating at the hands of the unranked Arkansas Razorbacks in Fayetteville, losing their second game of the season to the tune of a 40-21 score. Is this an ominous sign for Texas ahead of the program’s […]

The No. 21 Texas Longhorns with kick off their 2021 College Football season against a No 23. The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns on Saturday. This will be Texas’ first season opener as a ranked team against a ranked opponent since 1984. It’s time to continue our College Football odds series and make a Louisiana-Texas prediction and […]

The talk about college football expansion has been a big one with conferences expressing their intentions to move. The SEC is one conference that is looking to add teams in the next few years. And, according to Nick Bromberg of Yahoo Sports, the Big 12 is also eyeing some teams in hopes of expanding their […]

The No. 21 Texas Longhorns will begin their journey in the 2021 NCAA football season at home against the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns on Saturday with Hudson Card starting under center. That’s the decision Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian has made, leaving  Casey Thompson in a supporting role.  Card and Thompson battled for the starting position […]

It is no great secret that ESPN played a significant role in shepherding Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC, much as the sports broadcasting goliath in Bristol has its paws on many other moves in college sports. The Big 12 Conference and commissioner Bob Bowlsby are mad about it… but they now have to prove […]

The SEC announced Tuesday that the University of Texas and University of Oklahoma have submitted formal requests to join the conference in 2025. Here’s more from commissioner Greg Sankey: “While the SEC has not proactive sought new members, we will pursue significant change when there is a clear consensus among our members that such actions […]

Something big is developing in the world of college sports, and it involves two of the Power Six conferences and a couple of major programs. As reported previously, the Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns, who are both long-time stalwarts of the Big 12, have set in motion the plan to move from their current […]

With Texas and Oklahoma appearing to be on their way to the SEC, everyone is starting to chime in on the move and what it means for both the Big 12 and the SEC moving forward. Make some room though, the Maryland Terrapins would like a word. Maryland and Texas played each other on the […]

The Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners rumors to the SEC have brought along with them many questions. When did these talks start? How serious are they? What, if anything, can the Big 12 do to stop it? Now, we might have an answer and a conclusion to all of this. According to Kirk Bohls of […]

The ongoing chaos surrounding the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners exploring options to bolt the Big 12 and join the SEC added another wrinkle on Thursday. In a move that was clearly made to try and assure that Texas and Oklahoma wouldn’t be going anywhere for the foreseeable future, the Big 12 asked its members […]

The Texas Longhorns just lost a 2022 commitment in four-star cornerback Jaylon Guilbeau. Guilbeau had been the longest-standing commit for 2022, first pledging to the school when former head coach Tom Herman was in place. Herman was fired right at the start of 2021, getting replaced by Steve Sarkisian. Guilbeau was the only commit in […]

Chaos erupted before the college football season has even started when it was whispered about that the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners may try and bolt from the Big 12 for the SEC. The reports were meant with a brick wall of anger from many sides and with more even wondering what it would mean […]

Texas and Oklahoma are reportedly exploring the prospect of leaving the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference in a move that would radically alter the landscape of college football, once again. Not surprisingly, Texas A&M — currently the only Texas-based school in the SEC — is not exactly thrilled about the idea. A decade after […]

The Big 12 conference is having difficulty differentiating and addressing certain forms of trash talking directly circulating around the Texas Longhorns. Some use it as “bulletin board” material, others shake it off as nothing but trash talking is and always will be a huge part of sports. In the Big 12, the Texas Longhorns have […]

The Texas Longhorns parted ways with Tom Herman on Saturday as their college football head coach and they didn’t waste any time replacing him. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Longhorns are hiring Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian as their next head coach. Texas hired current Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian as its new head […]

Another struggling team in the Houston Texans could make significant moves at the trade deadline in hopes of winning more games in the latter part of the season. Texans running back David Johnson shared that interim head coach Romeo Crennel recently reaffirmed his men that he wants to keep everyone on the team ahead of […]

The Texas Longhorns were unable to defeat the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday, giving them their second consecutive loss of the season. Following the Longhorns’ devastating loss in the fourth overtime, angry Texas fans instantly became a meme on social media. https://twitter.com/rodger/status/1315031935576616961?s=20 Not long after the picture made its rounds on Twitter, The Athletic’s Stewart Mandel […]

Sam Ehlinger, the dual-threat quarterback of the Texas Longhorns, came close to defeating the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday, losing the game by the score of 53-45. After a hard-fought battle from both teams, Oklahoma fans were uttering profanity at Ehlinger as he walked off of the field. As OU fans chant, “Sam sucks d**k” as […]

The Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns took part in a classic Red River Showdown on Saturday, with the game going to four overtimes. Despite the ups and downs in the game, the Sooners overcame a massive collapse and quarterback changes to defeat the Longhorns on a clutch interception (via FOX College Football on Twitter). […]

Texas Longhorns quarterback Sam Ehlinger had himself a day against the rival Oklahoma Sooners. Ehlinger rushed for his fourth touchdown in the second overtime to tie the game up at 45. Take a look: Sam is a terror 🤘 pic.twitter.com/V0O3vXiLVH — Texas Longhorns (@TexasLonghorns) October 10, 2020 Whenever rivals such as Texas and Oklahoma play, […]

Collin Johnson is without a doubt, a polarizing NFL prospect. Possessing an incredible 6-foot-6, 220-pound frame, the Texas wide receiver is built like a character you’d create to dominate in Madden. Coming off a 2018 junior season that saw Johnson reel in 68 catches for 985 yards and seven touchdowns, the rising senior seemed prime […]

Thankfully, the week 2 schedule of college football is a big improvement from week one. This Saturday we see two matchups of top-15 teams, and an intriguing late night game. Hopefully these games will result in another week of great college ball. 3) USC Trojans vs. Stanford Cardinals, 7:30 pm, Saturday This matchup has trap […]

Once a Longhorn, always a Longhorn. Before he came to the NBA, Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant was a superstar in the making in Austin, playing one spectacular season for the Texas Longhorns way back in the 2006-07 NCAA season in which he earned the John R. Wooden Award and the Naismith College Player […]

Houston Texans rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson has been fantastic this season. Poised under pressure, showing leadership skills beyond his years, and providing hope to an NFL organization that has never earnestly had a franchise gunslinger, he is a big deal. And if Texans fans weren’t happy enough with Deshaun Watson, they are about to like […]

Week 8 of the college football season opened with a bang thanks to No. 10 Oklahoma State’s close 13-10 overtime victory over Texas. The day continued with several defensive wars, dominant performances by Penn State and Notre Dame, and close calls in the country’s top conferences. Here is a look at the highs and lows […]

The Texas Longhorns are currently in a weird spot. Concussion expert, Dr. Chris Nowinski, and founder of Boston University’s CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) program, is putting the program on blast for how it handled Sam Ehlinger being mauled last weekend. Long story short: Ehlinger’s head went to the ground on a tackle. He would then lay motionless on the […]

The Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns are set to do figurative battle this weekend. You, my friend, are here to gather concerning information for that game. Specifically, what are the betting odds, TV schedule and live stream information for when Oklahoma faces Texas. We’re friends. Thanks to that, we will remove ourselves from the semantics […]

Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder is no longer a young buck, but he is as respected a coach in the country as there is. It is why it comes as almost no shock that the Texas Longhorns wanted to pay tribute to the man, as he was celebrating one of his many birthdays. Texas […]

Blame realignment for rivalries that made logistical sense going the way of the dinosaur. Do not, however, blame students at Texas for anything that involved wanting to play Texas A&M. Those kids are trying like all heck to get that in-state brethren battle reignited. In fact, the student body at Texas has voted to reinstate […]

Tom Herman must love himself some New York Yankees, as the Texas Longhorns coach used one of the more dated references available to him to discuss Shane Buechele’s current situation. Backing up a bit, Shane Buechele got injured during the team’s opening game of the season. At the time, Herman said that when he was healthy, he […]

Noted cheater of bicycle races Lance Armstrong is made at the USC Trojans on behalf of the Texas Longhorns. Yes. You read that correctly. Lance Armstrong angry at USC. It is due to the program’s tongue-in-cheek play with numbers leading into its game against Texas. This is all about the Trojans pretending the 2006 Rose […]

The USC Trojans are embracing the petty. According to the school, it has never lost to the Texas Longhorns in football. “What about the 2006 Rose Bowl?” A smart reader might ask themselves. About that … Any college football fan worth his or her own salt (if age allows it) will certainly remember that time […]

Leave it to former Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Cardale Jones to not allow this Urban Meyer-Tom Herman thing to die. On Saturday, in what would eventually be an Ohio State loss, Jones poked fun at the new Texas Longhorns coach. We need that magical pixie dust on offense right about now @CoachTomHerman — Cardale Jones […]

This isn’t the Texas Longhorns facing the Ohio State Buckeyes. Heck, if you believe Tom Herman, this isn’t even something that concerns him all that much. Nevertheless, the first-year Texas coach heard what Urban Meyer had to say and, at least to him, this is a shoulder shrug emoji deal. Before we get to Tom […]

The Texas Longhorns are not back. Despite bringing in Tom Herman to coach the team with all the hoopla surrounding a theoretical reboot of George Romero’s “… Of The Dead” franchise, Texas lost to the Maryland Terrapins to start its season. Now, even more bad news has hit the market. According to Herman, starting quarterback Shane […]