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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 […]

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 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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Even Steve Sarkisian believes that fans are getting a little too ahead of themselves when it comes to Arch Manning. Following Texas’ Week 1 loss to Ohio State to kick off the 2025 college football season, Sarkisian demanded that fans take it easy on his quarterback after giving him unrealistic preseason expectations. Sarkisian has been […]

Although the Texas football team entered Saturday’s matchup versus Ohio State as the number one ranked team, the entire college football world knew this matchup would be a major test. If the Longhorns could pull out a win, then it would give them a massive boost heading into the rest of the season. The Texas […]

Texas football suffered its first loss of the season today, and some people are very, very upset at Arch Manning and Steve Sarkisian. During the Longhorns’ 14-7 defeat to Ohio State, Manning, one of the most highly anticipated college football players in recent history, fell flat in the biggest game of his young career. The […]

As the Texas football team lost to the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday afternoon, 14-7, the sports world has focused on the disappointing performance from Texas quarterback Arch Manning. While there were fans roasting the Texas football star during the game, the star spoke after the game about the frustrations from his perspective. In the […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes heard all the top college football prognosticators talk about how powerful the top-ranked Texas Longhorns were and that they would march into Ohio Stadium and hand a defeat to the defending national champions. That talk inspired the Buckeyes, and they defended their home field and came away with a 14-7 triumph […]

With fans roasting the Texas football team and star quarterback Arch Manning due to the disappointing 14-7 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday afternoon, head coach Steve Sarkisian spoke after the game to give his initial thoughts. While the reality of the performance of Manning for Texas football sets in for fans, don’t […]

Texas football landed on the wrong side of history Saturday. The Longhorns become the first No. 1 team in 35 years to lose their opener. Steve Sarkisian then got blasted by a player from his USC past during the 14-7 loss to Ohio State. “Coach Sark” drew his critics who watched the marquee afternoon showdown. […]

Despite entering the 2025 college football season as the top-ranked team for the first time in program history, Texas struggled mightily in a 14-7 Week 1 loss to Ohio State. Following the defeat, head coach Steve Sarkisian is well aware that he needs more from quarterback Arch Manning and his offense. The game was just […]

The energy was already high ahead of the Texas Longhorns showdown with the Ohio State Buckeyes, but actor and longtime Texas super-fan Matthew McConaughey managed to elevate it even further with a powerful pregame message. Just moments before kickoff at Ohio Stadium, McConaughey delivered an address that captured the mindset of a team on a […]

Texas football is stepping into the spotlight with a heavyweight showdown against Ohio State. Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian made it clear how much faith he has in quarterback Arch Manning ahead of kickoff. In a pregame interview with FOX Sports’ Jenny Taft, Sarkisian kept his message short and powerful: “Today is his chance to […]

The 2025 college football season is underway, and Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian has already delivered one of its most heartfelt moments. During ESPN’s College GameDay broadcast on August 30 from Ohio Stadium, Sarkisian paid emotional tribute to Lee Corso in what would be the legendary analyst’s final live appearance. College GameDay took to […]

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian knows that his starting quarterback, Arch Manning, is entering the season with unreal expectations. With the Manning name on his back, the name of the No. 1 team in the country on his front and seemingly the weight of the world on his shoulders, there’s just no way Manning can […]

The Texas Longhorns are set to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Week 1 season opener in what should be a fun contest. However, the Longhorns have had some injury woes on the offensive line before the start of the season. On Monday, the program received some good news regarding the offensive line. […]

The Texas Longhorns are the No. 1 team in the country entering the 2025 college football season. That means they’ll have a bullseye on their chest with every opponent they face looking to make a statement against them. But make no mistake, there’s a good reason this Longhorns team is ranked No. 1. They’re extremely […]

Regardless of success or failure, there won’t be a more talked-about player in college football in 2025 than Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning. Despite having just two career starts, Manning has already become a national sensation ahead of the Longhorns’ season. ESPN’s Marty Smith told Paul Finebaum earlier this year that Manning’s popularity could even […]

The Texas Longhorns football team held a scrimmage recently in preparation for the upcoming season. There has been buzz claiming that quarterback Arch Manning struggled a bit in that scrimmage. However, head coach Steve Sarkisian’s latest statement about Manning should ease any concerns ahead of the season opener against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Sarkisian claims […]

Texas football is hearing the constant Arch Manning hype. But the incoming quarterback will need Quintrevion Wisner to ease his starting transition. Wisner himself delivered a key sacrifice to prepare for the 2025 season. Wisner is an avid lover of trash talking defenses plus feasting on McDonald’s. But he tossed one out  this fall, he […]

Steve Sarkisian has been the head coach of the Texas football team for four seasons now, and he is about to enter his fifth year. This isn’t Sarkisian’s first head coaching job, as he led Washington and USC back in the day. Much of Sarkisian’s career has been spent as an assistant, however, and he […]

What better way to announce a football scholarship than with the help of famous Texas Longhorns fan Glen Powell? Somehow, head coach Steve Sarkisian made it happen. Marshall Landwehr, a fifth-year senior linebacker, recently received a scholarship during a team meeting. Sarkisian got the Twisters star (and Texas alum) Powell to deliver the news via […]

Defenses down south face a fierce gauntlet of Southeastern Conference quarterbacks for 2025. The likes of Garrett Nussmeier, Arch Manning, D.J. Lagway and LaNorris Sellers among others will attempt to pick defenses apart. However, these SEC secondaries present a big counterpunch to those gunslingers. The SEC welcomes back loaded and reloaded defensive back units east […]

There’s no stellar quarterback play without a dominating offensive line. Even in the Southeastern Conference, as a litany of returning passers headline the 2025 season. But the likes of D.J. Lagway and Garrett Nussmeier still need stout play up front to thrive in the SEC. The conference already delivered the best OL prospect for the […]

Stout quarterback play populates across the Southeastern Conference this fall. But the SEC features star power in the backfield too. Especially through these five running backs ahead of 2025. One already tasted 1,000-yards. Another received his carries at a place known for playing stout freshmen before. There’s even a high-caliber college football transfer portal addition […]

The Texas football team recently picked up a huge win on the recruiting trail from five-star running back Derrek Cooper. Cooper announced his commitment to the Longhorns on Sunday, and it was another massive pickup for head coach Steve Sarkisian. Cooper is one of the best players in the 2026 recruiting class. Texas had a […]

Texas football enhanced its future backfield on Sunday. Plus swooped up the high-caliber talent over Ohio State. Derrek Cooper is off to Austin. The nation’s No. 2 running back added a new impressive college football recruiting win for the Longhorns. The four-star out of Chaminade-Madonna Prep in Florida again spurned the Buckeyes for Texas, per […]

Coaches in the SEC are currently taking part in the conference’s media day, including Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian. When he was introduced to press members earlier this week, whoever was operating the audio in the venue accidentally played the Texas A&M football team’s fight song as he walked on the stage in what […]

Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian dropped a truth bomb on quarterback Arch Manning that is going to fire up fans. The Longhorns are coming off an encouraging season that saw them make the SEC Championship game and once again qualify for the College Football Playoff semifinal. It’s a new era under center in Austin […]

SEC media days are underway, and we hear news and soundbites from coaches and players across the conference. One team with the biggest expectations is the Texas football team. The Longhorns are expected to completely reload and be one of the best teams in the country. Steve Sarkisian and Heisman Trophy favorite Arch Manning are […]