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The Texas football team’s victory over UTEP quickly turned bittersweet when running back CJ Baxter went down with a hamstring injury on his very first carry. The sophomore limped off after a six-yard gain, and while he was able to walk to the locker room on his own, he did not return to the game. […]

Multiple teams in the SEC opened conference play this week. While some teams experienced triumph, others experienced heartbreak. The conference was dominant in non-conference play, going without a loss. As Week 4 approaches, it is time for the 2025 Week 4 SEC Power Rankings. 1. LSU (-) LSU hosted Florida in Week 3. The offense […]

There was a time when Paul Finebaum was the biggest supporter of Texas and Arch Manning in the college football landscape. It is safe to say those days are over. Finebaum, who entered the season calling Manning his Heisman favorite, declared that he is officially “out” on the Texas quarterback after Week 3 of the […]

Despite the Texas football team taking care of UTEP in a 27-10 win, Arch Manning’s rough start to the season drew even more criticism on Saturday. His uneven play once again raised doubts about whether he’s ready to consistently lead the Longhorns’ offense against top competition. Inside the locker room, though, teammates were quick to […]

Arch Manning hasn’t had the best start to a season, which continued despite the No. 7 Texas Longhorns beating the UTEP Miners 27-10 on Saturday evening. Manning was unable to complete at least half of his passes throughout the game. He was successful on 11 of his 25 attempts, throwing for 114 yards and a […]

After another shaky performance, Arch Manning critics grow louder despite the Texas football team’s win. Questions about the young quarterback’s ability to command the Longhorns’ offense are only intensifying. His outing against UTEP, despite Texas winning 27-10, once again left fans and media raising eyebrows at whether he is truly ready to handle the pressure […]

The No. 7 Texas Longhorns earned another nice win after defeating the UTEP Miners 27-10. Steve Sarkisian’s team looked solid defensively yet again, but the offense was noticeably. Arch Manning had another ugly performance, and the critics are growing even louder than ever before. Through four quarters of play, the 21-year-old quarterback only managed to […]

College football is making a change to the transfer portal, as it’s going away from two windows to one. The window will be 10 days long and begin on January 2, 2026. Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian opened up about the change, and it sounds like he’s a big fan of it. Sarkisian, who […]

The No. 7 Texas Longhorns are back in action in Week 3 when they host UTEP, the third of four consecutive non conference games on their schedule. Things didn’t go so well in the season opener on the road against No. 3 Ohio State. Texas fell 14-7 to the Buckeyes, dropping their No. 1 ranking. […]

As the Texas football team looks to overcome “immaturity,” as head coach Steve Sarkisian puts it, part of reaching the standard the program wants to achieve is through the culture inside the locker room. With the Texas football team coming off the Ohio State debacle in Week 1 and then beating San Jose State in […]

The team with the biggest expectations in college football for the 2025 season was easily the Texas football program. The Longhorns were ranked as the top team in both preseason polls, and with Arch Manning taking over under center, the expectations were through the roof. Now, after two weeks, there are doubts about whether Manning […]

With the Texas football team looking to move on from the Ohio State debacle, the program bounced back in Week 1 with a 38-7 win over San Jose State. As Texas football star Arch Manning had eye-opening plays, one aspect of the team that garnered the attention of head coach Steve Sarkisian was the offensive […]

There weren’t as many top 25 matchups in Week 2 as there were in Week 1, but it was still an exciting week of college football. The biggest game of the week was between Oklahoma and Michigan, and the Sooners will rise in our Top 25 Week 3 Power Rankings after picking up the big […]

Week 2 is in the books in the SEC. Some teams had major matchups, while others had a tune-up before big Week 3 games. Only two teams in the SEC found themselves putting a mark in the loss column. Kentucky fell to Ole Miss in conference play. The other loss belonged to Florida, as the […]

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian confirmed two things to the media on Monday: One, that his quarterback Arch Manning is not injured, and two, that he has no interest in seeing Texas media use the bathroom. When a reporter asked the fifth-year Longhorns coach about Manning appearing to grimace as he threw the ball on […]

On Saturday, Texas football finally got its first win of the season on the board with a dominant 38-7 win over San Jose State in its home opener in Austin. Of course, playing against the Spartans was a nice reprieve from the gauntlet that is this Longhorns schedule, which opened with a road date against […]

The Texas football program was humbled by Ohio State last week to start the 2025 college football season. But Texas is back on track after getting a win against San Jose State on Saturday. Perhaps more encouraging than the win itself was seeing QB Arch Manning significantly improve his play. The Longhorns had big expectations […]

The Texas Longhorns are currently putting a beating on San Jose State on Saturday afternoon. This big lead comes after a slow start, but nevertheless, the Longhorns figured it out. Texas led 14-0 after the first quarter and then 28-7 at the half. Texas started the second half with a field goal and a rushing […]

The Texas Longhorns fell to No. 7 after suffering a 14-17 Week 1 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes. That contest was an ugly one for Arch Manning and the program, as the Longhorns seemingly hope to get back in the win column in Week 2 against San Jose State. In an attempt to do […]

The Texas Longhorns football program returned to Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday looking to bounce back from a tough Week 1 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes. But just before kickoff against the San Jose State Spartans, the Longhorns injury report grew longer than expected — and now the team faces added pressure […]

The Texas Longhorns entered the 2025 college football season under the brightest spotlight imaginable. They debuted at No. 1 in the Associated Press poll. With Arch Manning taking the reins at quarterback and Steve Sarkisian promising to finally bring Texas ‘back,’ the hype machine has never run louder. Yet after just one game, cracks have […]

The Texas football team shockingly fell flat on its face in a 14-7 loss to Ohio State in Columbus. With Arch Manning as the starting quarterback, the Heisman Trophy candidate did not live up to expectations in Week 1. Manning’s performance drew plenty of backlash, including from former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III and more. […]

Texas football suffered a disappointing loss in its season opener vs. Ohio State, but Steve Sarkisian is still a believer that the Longhorns can make it back to the College Football Playoff. Following the 14-7 defeat, in which preseason Heisman favorite Arch Manning struggled, Sarkisian spoke on the impact of the CFP’s expansion from four […]

Week 2 continues on Saturday afternoon as Texas hosts San Jose State. Texas football dropped in the rankings after falling in Week 1. They are still heavy favorites over a non-power opponent in San Jose State. While the Longhorns are major favorites, there are still bold predictions to be made about this game. San Jose […]

Fox’s 2025 college football kickoff was by no means the game of the year. Yet with No. 3 Ohio State hosting No. 1 Texas in Arch Manning’s starting debut, it still drew a massive audience. Fox’s Big Noon Saturday scored 16,623,000 viewers for the Buckeyes’ 14-7 win over the Longhorns, according to Fox Sports PR […]

The Texas football team is facing an off-the-field setback just days after their Week 1 loss to Ohio State, as the Longhorns’ freshman defensive back Wardell Mack was arrested early Wednesday morning in Travis County, according to Joe Cook of On3. According to Travis County Sheriff’s Office records, Mack, the 19-year-old from John Ehret High […]

Week 1 is now in the books, and the SEC had some major games in their first week of play. While some teams played Week 1 cupcakes, others had major tests. The week saw teams like Texas and Alabama fall, while LSU came away with a win. As Week 2 approaches, it is time for […]

Despite a 14-7 season opening loss to Ohio State, the Texas football program will look to rebound over the next few weeks. Non-conference matchups against San Jose State, UTEP and Sam Houston at home should give the Longhorns time to get back on track. While Texas football quarterback Arch Manning struggled in this past Saturday’s […]

Week 1 of the college football season is in the books, so it’s time for our Week 2 Top 25 Power Rankings. The first week of the season provided a ton of action as there were tight finishes, upsets, and everything in between. There is sure to be some shake up in the rankings as […]

With the Texas football team moving on from the disappointing 14-7 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the opening game of the season, there’s no doubt that headlines have been on the frustrating performance from quarterback Arch Manning. As the Texas football team looks to address the areas of improvement for Week 2, head […]

Things could have gone better for Texas football in their Week 1 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday. While Texas only lost the game by seven points, it was a rough debut for quarterback Arch Manning, who had the majority of his 170 passing yards in the fourth quarter, when the Buckeyes had […]

After the ugly loss for the Texas football team against the Ohio State Buckeyes last Saturday, 14-7, the sports world has questioned the validity of how effective the team will be this season. As people have criticized Sarkisian’s game plan for the Texas football team against Ohio State, he would speak on where the program […]

It was a rough Week 1 for the Texas football program, who lost by a score of 14-7 to the reigning champion Ohio State Buckeyes to open up the college football season. It was a particularly rough day at the office for quarterback Arch Manning, who completed 17 of his 30 pass attempts, 170 yards […]

With some having reasons to panic after the Texas football team lost to the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday afternoon, 14-7, there are multiple aspects that are being heavily criticized. While there are fans who point to Texas football star Arch Manning having a rough outing against the Buckeyes, a couple of analysts highlight the […]

Week 1 of the college football season had some surprising results, with Arch Manning’s play in Texas’ 14-7 loss to Ohio State as one big one. Another was Alabama losing to unranked Florida State, 34-17, as questions swirl about the Crimson Tide program. Both teams were ranked in the top 10 in the AP preseason […]

Arch Manning’s first start as ‘the guy’ of the Texas football program did not go well, and one stat in particular illustrates just how bad it got versus Ohio State football. Amid an at-times offensively anemic performance, Manning completed just more than half of his passes for 170 yards, one touchdown, and one interception as […]

Nobody expected Texas to walk through Ohio State in its 2025 college football season opener, but the 14-7 loss ended up posing several questions about the team that were not previously there. Fans are quick to blame quarterback Arch Manning, but the Longhorns have several reasons to be concerned in the aftermath. Texas entered the […]

The lights were bright, the stage was massive, and all eyes were on Arch Manning. For months, the Texas Longhorns quarterback was hyped as not just the future of the program. He was potentially the face of the 2026 NFL Draft. Yet, after one deflating performance in front of a national audience, the narrative is […]

Around noon local time Saturday, Arch Manning was the favorite to be selected first overall in the 2026 NFL Draft. That’s not the case anymore after Texas football’s putrid performance against Ohio State. Manning, the nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning, entered the highly anticipated matchup vs. the Buckeyes with massive expectations placed upon him. […]