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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 […]

The 2025 college football season has yet to officially begin, but Steve Sarkisian is not off to the luckiest start. As Texas’ head football coach prepared for his SEC Media Day obligations, the event crew inadvertently interrupted his introduction with the Texas A&M fight song. The incident occurred as Sarkisian was making his way onto […]

Arch Manning has just two starts in his college football career, but is already expected to have a big year with Texas in 2025. With many already expecting him to be one of the top quarterbacks of the 2026 NFL Draft, Steve Sarkisian is just hoping for the best in the upcoming season. Manning is […]

Texas football hits a fierce gauntlet out the gate once the 2025 schedule starts. Defending national champion Ohio State is first up. But down the road comes a “mystery” attached to annual rival Oklahoma. The Red River Rivalry opponent aims to improve from their 6-7 showing of last season. The Sooners will want nothing more […]

Texas football enters 2025 with an unfinished business mindset. The Longhorns proved they were built for the Southeastern Conference rigors. By joining longtime SEC representatives Georgia and Tennessee in the College Football Playoffs. Texas eventually fell to Ohio State with Quinn Ewers behind center. Now the ‘Horns officially hand the reins over to Arch Manning. […]

The Texas football program is finally ready to see what it has in Arch Manning. The young quarterback, who comes from the legendary football family, is set to start for the Longhorns in 2025. It sounds like Manning is already a big fan of his head coach Steve Sarkisian. Manning explained why he still believes […]

Texas football delivered a splashy college football recruiting move Sunday. Richard Wesley goes from jumping into a pool with Dan Lanning to diving into Austin. The former Oregon commit has now joined the Longhorns’ 2026 class. The five-star pass rusher announced his newest destination on Sunday afternoon. He told Hayes Fawcett of On3 that he’s […]

The Texas football program is looking to capitalize on an excellent debut season in the SEC. A strong run that included winning the SEC Championship and making an appearance in the national championship game before they lost to the Ohio State Buckeyes. Although head coach Steve Sarkisian and his team were unable to capture the […]

Texas football received representation during the Elite 11 finals. Dia Bell walks away from the Manhattan Beach, California event making history. The Longhorns quarterback commit took home the Most Valuable Player award. Bell emerged as the top QB in an event that invites the top prep football passers in the nation. But the five-star Bell […]

Clemson football took an early College Football Playoffs loss to Texas back in December 2024. The Tigers claimed a huge college football recruiting win over the Longhorns six months later. The Atlantic Coast Conference champs reeled in four-star edge rusher Dre Quinn Thursday. Hayes Fawcett of On3 revealed Texas was indeed in the final running […]

Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian took the Longhorns to newer heights post Tom Herman and Mack Brown. Sarkisian is now hitting the recruiting trail hard, including landing a new weapon for Arch Manning. But now “Sark” received an honor similar to what his predecessors earned. Sarkisian is now the sixth Texas coach to grace the […]

Texas football sustained a pivotal loss Wednesday to Georgia and Alabama. A four-star edge rusher who Texas targeted is turning his attention elsewhere. The Longhorns struck out on pursuing edge rusher Khamari Brooks any further. That’s because Brooks announced the two other Southeastern Conference rivals as his final two choices Wednesday. Brooks even canceled a […]

Texas football stockpiled its 2026 class during the official visit weekend for recruits. The Longhorns not only added new commits, but gained a potential future Arch Manning weapon courted by Ole Miss and Notre Dame. Texas and head coach Steve Sarkisian landed Kohen Brown Sunday, with Hayes Fawcett of On3 confirming the commitment. Brown previously […]

Texas football filled a massive need for its 2026 class Saturday. A four-star defensive lineman once pursued by Bill Belichick and North Carolina chose the Longhorns. Dylan Berymon of Monroe, Louisiana verbally committed to Texas. Hayes Fawcett of On3 confirmed the move involving the 6-foot-3, 330-pounder. Belichick and UNC offered Berymon on April 15. He […]

Texas football quarterback Arch Manning got a surprising comparison to Trevor Lawrence and was recently called the second-best quarterback in the country by an acclaimed analyst. The former 5-star recruit is heading into the 2025 season with massive hype. Head coach Steve Sarkisian’s team is coming off two straight College Football Playoff appearances and is […]

The Texas Longhorns are expected to be among the contenders to win the 2025 College Football Playoff, but their head coach is realistic about expectations. Though Steve Sarkisian is hell-bent on taking Texas to the top, he believes the days of unbeaten national champions are over. “I don’t think we’ll see an undefeated champion,” he […]

One of the teams under the most pressure heading into the 2025 season is Texas football. Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns have suffered painful losses in the College Football Playoff semifinals in two consecutive seasons after Ohio State ended their run last year in the Cotton Bowl. Of course, the quarterback is going to steal […]

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian is getting a defensive back for his 2026 class. Texas got the commitment of safety Yaheim Riley, per On3. Riley chose Texas over Ole Miss, in a SEC recruiting battle. Riley is listed as 6 feet, and 170 pounds. He is from Austin, and his commitment is a huge get […]

Texas football edged out two Southeastern Conference rivals on the college football recruiting trail Wednesday. Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns snatched an elite 2026 weapon courted by Florida and Texas A&M. The Longhorns received a verbal commitment from Jermaine Bishop Jr, Hayes Fawcett of On3 revealed. The Willis, Texas two-way talent told Fawcett “I’ve been […]

Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns football program are poised for a big 2025 season as they are ranked in the top three of most preseason polls. However, the coaching staff is thinking about the future as well as they continue to build their 2026 recruiting class. The latest addition is a 4-star cornerback from […]

Texas football’s rivalry matchup with Texas A&M received a major schedule update. The Longhorns are officially in championship-or-bust mode in Steve Sarkisian’s fifth year as head coach and Arch Manning’s first year as the starting quarterback. Texas, however, will have to navigate a daunting schedule to return to the College Football Playoff for a third […]