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The pressure has reached a boiling point in Austin. After a deflating 29-21 loss to Florida, the Texas Longhorns find themselves at 3-2 and outside the AP Top 25. The slide has amplified frustration toward head coach Steve Sarkisian, who entered 2025 with the top-ranked team in the nation and legitimate national title expectations. Instead, […]

The pressure is mounting in Austin. After a 29-21 loss to Florida dropped the Texas football team to 3-2 on the season, the Longhorns have officially fallen out of the AP Top 25. Head coach Steve Sarkisian, once seen as the architect behind back-to-back playoff runs, now finds himself at the center of growing criticism, […]

Texas football has been to the playoffs the last two years under Steve Sarkisian. After the loss to Florida, Texas has dropped out of the top 25 and is in disarray.  While Arch Manning was expected to bring Texas to a national title, he has been average at best, and it is time to consider […]

The heat around Arch Manning intensified after Texas’ 29-21 upset loss to Florida, and one of the loudest critics was none other than former Heisman winner Johnny Manziel. Speaking on The Nightcap Podcast with Shannon Sharpe and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson, Manziel questioned whether Manning’s high school experience at Isidore Newman in New Orleans properly prepared […]

The Texas Longhorns suffered a shocking 29-21 upset loss to struggling Florida, exposing fatal flaws that could derail their entire season. Fans expected Arch Manning to save Texas football and lead the team to a national championship. Instead, he looked lost when the Longhorns needed him most. He threw two interceptions after completing 16-of-29 passes […]

Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian isn’t backing down after his Longhorns fell to 0-1 in SEC play. Following the shocking 29-21 upset loss to the Florida Gators on October 4, Sarkisian made it clear he’s not interested in dwelling on what went wrong in Gainesville. When asked if the loss forces him to reset […]

Just a week ago, Texas quarterback Arch Manning went viral, not just for lighting up the scoreboard, but for a touchdown celebration that drew the wrong kind of attention. After bulldozing his way into the end zone against Sam Houston State, the sophomore signal-caller stood over a fallen defender, nearly earning a taunting penalty. While […]

Texas football hits the road for the first time since Week 1. This time, the Longhorns head to The Swamp to face Florida, and head coach Steve Sarkisian spoke about the quality of the defense at Florida. Sark’s comments about the defense are a clear warning to Arch Manning. “It starts with Ron Roberts… They […]

The SEC is starting to separate contenders from pretenders as Week 5 approaches, and Texas finds itself in an interesting spot. The Longhorns dropped one place in the latest SEC Power Rankings despite cruising to a 55-0 rout of Sam Houston. While the defense suffocated its opponent, not allowing a first down until the final […]

While there’s no doubt that Texas football quarterback Arch Manning had experienced some struggles, the sophomore would bounce back hugely in the 55-0 win over Sam Houston on Saturday. On top of the Texas football star rushing for two touchdowns, he would throw for three more with 309 yards in what was easily his most […]

With the struggles continuing for Texas football quarterback Arch Manning, there is no doubt that the headlines have been around the sophomore star and people trying to figure out what has led to the slow start. While Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian believes Manning’s struggles will be good in the long run, the latest […]

Steve Sarkisian remains confident in quarterback Arch Manning as they progress through the Texas Longhorns’ 2025 season. Texas is off to a 2-1 start to the year, but Manning has been inconsistent with his performances. He completed 47 passes out of 85 attempts for 579 yards and six touchdowns and three interceptions. He also made […]

While there were struggles with the Texas football team against UTEP last Saturday, despite the 27-1o victory, there was an overwhelming agreement that the team could have played a whole lot better. Even with the lackluster play of the Texas football team, head coach Steve Sarkisian would send a message to the fans about their […]

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. […]

The Texas Longhorns’ 27-10 win over UTEP on Saturday came at a cost, as running back CJ Baxter exited on the very first play of the game with a hamstring injury. Baxter carried the ball for six yards before pulling up and limping off the field. He was able to walk to the locker room […]

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 […]

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. […]