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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 […]

Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns are preparing for the 2025 season as the program continues building its roster. Thanks to the NIL and transfer portal era, the team has the opportunity to build an amazing team for a potential title run yet again. But exactly how much is Texas spending on its roster? The […]

The Texas football team had a lot of success during its first season in the SEC as the Longhorns made it to the SEC title game and the College Football Playoff. Texas suffered one loss during the regular season as it fell to Georgia, and the Longhorns lost to the Bulldogs again in the SEC […]

The transfer portal is open, and Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns are making head-turning moves early. On Friday, the program managed to steal a key Maryland defender away from Bill Belichick and North Carolina, even though he had already signed with the Tar Heels. Defensive lineman Lavon Johnson opted to sign with Texas after […]

Arch Manning has not been in the shadows for the last two years. It is impossible to lay low with his last name. Although there was little actual quarterback controversy while Quinn Ewers started, many discussed and speculated the Texas depth chart ad nauseam. Heck, Dr Pepper even alluded to the situation in its popular […]

The Texas Longhorns will enter the 2025-26 season with high expectations, with Arch Manning in line to play as the starting quarterback. Offensively, excitement is through the roof for this program, however, the defense might be getting overlooked. Head coach Steve Sarkisian opened up about what to expect from the Longhorns’ defense next season. During […]

Texas football doesn’t need to wait until the 2026 recruiting class to find the replacement for Matthew Golden. The Longhorns secured a massive college football transfer portal addition Monday. The College Football Playoff qualifier landed Emmett Mosley V via the portal, who comes over from Stanford. Matt Zenitz and Chris Hummer of 247Sports both confirmed […]

Texas football got a four-star recruit to say “I’m coming home” on Sunday. Even choosing the Longhorns over local schools USC and UCLA. Class of 2027 linebacker Taven Epps of Tustin, California shut his college football recruiting period down early. Epps confirmed his decision to join the Longhorns with Hayes Fawcett of On3. The College […]

Following a huge return of Steve Sarkisian this offseason, Texas football is getting out ahead of its coaching staff adjustments for 2025, with Neal Brown in position to join the program for a pivotal upcoming campaign. Texas should have another journey to the College Football Playoff, but Sarkisian is leaving no stone unturned before spring […]

Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian pulled into Lucas Oil Stadium ready to watch his former Longhorns compete. But “Coach Sark” didn’t just watch on Saturday, he analyzed the action momentarily — when Quinn Ewers threw the ball. Sarkisian got invited to the NFL Network broadcast booth to sit next to Rich Eisen and Daniel […]

When the Supreme Court ruled in favor of allowing collegiate athletes to be compensated for their Name, Image and Likeness in June 2021, it forever altered the college sports landscape. At the time, there was no way to tell just how drastically NIL would come to impact the NCAA, and even now, almost four years […]

Texas football has had one of the best defenses in college football over the past few seasons, but now Steve Sarkisian will have to replace one of his top assistants on that side of the ball. Defensive passing game coordinator Terry Joseph is leaving Texas to take the same position with the New Orleans Saints, […]

A flurry of moves have taken place inside of the Texas football program. Most notably between head coach Steve Sarkisian and quarterback Arch Manning. While the latter had his share of action, there are too many early predictions about Manning. Regardless of that, Sarkisian remains confident in his quarterback. On the Up & Adams Show […]

The Texas football team is joining a new trend in college football as they will not have a Spring Game this year. Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian confirmed the plan on Thursday, and we are seeing other teams go this route as well. Sarkisian cited limited practice time as a reason, but we have also […]

Texas football is far removed from the Big 12 Conference. But the Longhorns still found a way to pluck a past rival coach for their own coaching staff. Head coach Steve Sarkisian is bringing in one of the more talented assistants across the nation. The Southeastern Conference runner-up ‘Horns will soon add Chad Scott from […]

Texas football and Steve Sarkisian needed to find an immediate defensive assistant replacement. Blake Gideon is off to Georgia Tech, but “Coach Sark” now has Gideon’s replacement coming in. Texas is luring in Rutgers cornerbacks coach Mark Orphey to replace the former safeties coach, per Anwar Richardson of Orangebloods. “According to my sources, Texas football […]

The 2025 recruiting cycle wrapped up last week with National Signing Day, and the Texas football team ended up finishing with the best class in the country. The Longhorns have a ridiculously talented class coming in that includes five five-star commits, 14 four-stars and six three-stars. Landing even one five-star recruit is difficult as there […]

With a few days left until the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles face off in Super Bowl LIX, the media tour within the NFL continued on Friday, with Diana Russini meeting with Houston Texans edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. In their conversation, Russini was curious about how Anderson was gifted the nickname The Terminator. However, […]

The 2024 college football season ended with Ohio State winning the first iteration of the 12-team College Football Playoff. The Buckeyes head coach, Ryan Day, was rewarded with a contract extension that makes him one of the highest-paid coaches in the nation because of the victory. Coaching college football has never been more complex than […]

Texas football quarterback Arch Manning turned a lot of heads when showcasing his athleticism on Thursday. As the heir apparent to the Manning quarterback dynasty, the former 5-star recruit is already generating hype as he is set to start for the Longhorns in 2025. Texas football is coming off a successful first season in the […]

After a second consecutive elimination in the College Football Playoff semifinal, the Texas Longhorns will be undergoing something of a transition during the 2025 season. But in place to ensure that this process goes smoothly is third-year sophomore quarterback Arch Manning, who played sparingly throughout the 2024 season in a handful of packages and in […]

Alabama football and Texas football both fell short of their ultimate goal this season, as Alabama missed out on the College Football Playoff entirely while Texas fell to eventual national champion Ohio State in the semifinals. Now, both schools are already doing the groundwork to get back to college football’s mountaintop. Both perennial powerhouses are […]

The 2024 season may not have ended the way that fans of the Texas Longhorns hoped it would, but at the very least, folks in the Lone Star State can rest comfortably knowing that the Texas football program won’t need to undergo an unexpected coaching search this offseason. That’s because four years after joining the […]

Texas football stared at the end zone with under two minutes left inside the 10-yard line. The Longhorns had Ohio State on the ropes with one more chance to tie the game. But Quinn Ewers took a massive hit and fumbled, turning into seven points and sealing the Cotton Bowl loss. As Ohio State celebrated […]

The College Football Playoff semifinals at the Cotton Bowl came down to the final minutes between two of the sport’s heavyweights. Texas and Ohio State battled tooth and nail all night long, and the Longhorns found themselves with the ball on the one-yard line and trailing by seven, with four chances to even the score […]

The Texas football team is getting ready for its biggest game of the season in the College Football Playoff semifinals at the Cotton Bowl. Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns have a hefty task in front of them as they rake on the red-hot Ohio State Buckeyes. Despite the high stakes and immense pressure of the […]