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Coming off of an SEC Championship Game appearance in which they only ran the ball for 31 yards in a 22-19 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs, the game plan for the Texas Longhorns in their opening game of the College Football Playoff against the Clemson Tigers was simple, and could be summed up in just […]

Following their 38-24 victory over Clemson, Texas football officially punched their ticket to the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in the second round of the College Football Playoff. After the win, Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian met with reporters for his post-game press conference, noting his opinion on the committee’s controversial decision. “What an environment for college […]

Criticisms involving the College Football Playoff and the scheduling have not changed, as evidenced by Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian. He explained to Paul Finebaum on ESPN how he truly feels about what needs to improve. “I do think it’s something that needs to be revisited,” Sarkisian said. Sarkisian isn’t solely talking about the […]

The NCAA’s decision to grant Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia an additional year of eligibility has sparked intense debate, with Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian among its most vocal critics. The ruling, which stems from a federal judge’s injunction against an NCAA bylaw counting junior college (JUCO) years toward eligibility, has set a precedent that […]

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian said that he is comfortable with where quarterback Quinn Ewers and left tackle Kelvin Banks are health-wise, according to Anway Richardson of Orangebloods.com. Sarkisian also said that Ewers did not wear a brace last week, which is an encouraging sign, according to Richardson. The status of Ewers and Banks are […]

Following a heartbreaking overtime loss at the hands of the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship Game, the Texas Longhorns are now focusing on readying themselves for a four-game run through the College Football Playoff that will begin with a matchup against the Tennessee Volunteers on campus in Austin. But before the Longhorns and Vols […]

The Texas football program entered Saturday’s SEC Championship game against the Georgia Bulldogs on a hot streak. Since the Bulldogs came to Austin and beat Texas earlier in the regular season, head coach Steve Sarkisian’s program went on a run to close their first SEC season, clinching a spot in the title game opposite Georgia. […]

In their quest to capture the SEC Championship in their first season in conference, the Texas football program is gearing up for their biggest SEC matchup yet. The Longhorns will face off against the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday in Atlanta with the conference title on the line. However, head coach Steve Sarkisian’s program might have […]

No longer dealing with the everyday stress of coaching, Nick Saban is excited to watch the 2024 SEC Championship Game like a proud father as two of his former disciples, Georgia’s Kirby Smart and Texas’ Steve Sarkisian, go head-to-head. However, he is not afraid to mock either one of his two friends, which he did […]

Timothée Chalamet will join ESPN College GameDay as the guest picker for the SEC Championship, ESPN revealed. The actor is set to appear on set before the Georgia football vs. Texas football game in Atlanta. According to the announcement, Chalamet will join ESPN’s College GameDay team, including Rece Davis, Nick Saban, Pat McAfee, Kirk Herbstreit, […]

After a hard-fought win over Texas A&M, Texas football has advanced to the SEC Championship Game where it will get a chance for revenge against Georgia. The Longhorns have played very good football for most of the season even while dealing with multiple injuries to quarterback Quinn Ewers. Ewers’ latest injury is an ankle sprain, […]

When the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners announced their decision to depart the Big 12 for the SEC, there was no shortage of skepticism from folks in SEC country that the Longhorns and Sooners would be out of their depth as they stepped into what has traditionally been the most dominant conference in college football. […]

After the No. 3 Texas Longhorns secured a hard-fought 17-7 victory over No. 20 Texas A&M on Saturday night, head coach Steve Sarkisian took immediate action to ensure the celebration did not spiral into disrespect. With emotions running high at Kyle Field, Sarkisian stopped his players from celebrating on the Aggies’ midfield logo, emphasizing the […]

One of the best rivalries in college football will be renewed next Saturday when Texas football faces their state foes, the Texas A&M Aggies. This is the first time they will meet since 2011 in College Station. This contest is a huge one for the Longhorns, who can clinch a spot in the SEC Championship […]

Texas football has been cruising along since its disappointing loss to Georgia, but that’s in the rearview mirror now. Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns have continued to roll through the bottom half of the SEC on their way to a 10-1 record and a No. 3 ranking in the College Football Playoff rankings before the […]

The College Football Playoffs is stirring up controversy with every snap of the ball. Will a garbage-time touchdown by Indiana be enough to convince the committee the Hoosiers deserve to remain in the top 12 bracket? How will Tulane and Boise State’s battles against negative narratives shake out? Even fights on what should happen on […]

Texas football landed a very talented recruit on defense. This great news comes as the Longhorns celebrated Senior Day against the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday. Head coach Steve Sarkisian and company are in the middle of a successful first year in the SEC as the No. 3 team in the country. And along with the […]

Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian gave a surprising take on the Longhorns’ opponent on Saturday, the Kentucky Wildcats. Quarterback Quinn Ewers and the No. 3 team in the country are two wins away from securing a spot in the SEC championship game. However, a loss before the regular season ends could put the Longhorns […]

The Texas football program is preparing for its last home game of the 2024 regular season against the Kentucky Wildcats on Nov. 23. The matchup could be star junior quarterback Quinn Ewers’ last-ever home game at Texas, given that he could declare for the 2025 NFL Draft or transfer. Steve Sarkisian gave a cryptic response […]

As the Texas football team prepares to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks, they are currently the No. 3 ranked team in the entire country, as people could be predicting they will be hoisting up the national championship by the end of the season. After Texas football’s dominating win over the Florida Gators, the confidence level […]

The Texas football program continued their excellent first season in the SEC, defeating a new conference foe in the Florida Gators in a dominant 49-17 win over the visitors. Quarterback Quinn Ewers had an efficient afternoon, torching the Gators’ secondary for 333 yards and five passing touchdowns. Longhorns fans through the college football world were […]

As the Texas Football team blew out the Florida Gators Saturday afternoon, 49-17, it was led by an impressive performance from quarterback Quinn Ewers. While there have been discussions about the No. 5 Texas football team being overvalued in the rankings, they showed how dominant they can be Saturday as they thrashed the Gators. Ewers […]

The Texas football team is back, after a quiet three-game stretch that left fans unsure about their true dominance against tough competitors. But rest assured, the Longhorns are proving their CFP worth with just a few weeks remaining in the regular season. When Texas trounced No. 18 Oklahoma nearly a month ago, especially in Quinn […]

While the Texas Longhorns didn’t have much trouble taking care of the Florida Gators on the way to an 8-1 record, outscoring the SEC stalwarts by a score of 49-17, Steve Sarkisian’s team did have a little help in the game in the form of Mark Calaway, aka WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker, who […]

Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian gave an eye-opening reaction to his team’s beatdown of the Florida Gators. The Longhorns lived up to the predictions of a blowout with a dominant performance that was over by halftime. Quinn Ewers led a terrific offensive showing with five touchdown passes on 19 completions for a team squarely […]

Coming off a bye last week, the No. 5 Texas Longhorns (7-1, 3-1 SEC) return home in Week 11 to host the Florida Gators (4-4, 2-3 SEC) in SEC play. The Longhorns, led by quarterback Quinn Ewers, will be looking to keep their College Football Playoff dreams intact. The Gators, on the other hand, just […]

Florida football head coach Billy Napier got honest about his relationship with Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian ahead of the teams’ first meeting since 1940. Napier, who has been on the hot seat all year, has a history with Sarkisian at Alabama under then-head coach Nick Saban. The Florida football head coach gave a light […]

Following Texas football’s ugly loss to Georgia football, head coach Steve Sarkisian hopes for a resounding win against Florida football. However, he knows the Gators are better than their 4-4 record suggests, according to Brian Davis. “I will say this: This will be arguably the best-looking team in our conference,” Sarkisian said. “They are big, […]

Last week in the Texas football team’s first loss of the season vs. Georgia, Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian benched starting quarterback Quinn Ewers briefly. While much was made about what they may or may not mean, Sarkisian said Ewers responded well to the adversity he faced a week ago. Ewers got the Longhorns back in […]

The Texas football program entered their matchup against the Vanderbilt Commodores with a special hunger. The Longhorns took their first loss of the 2024 season to Georgia on Oct. 19, so they wanted to avenge themselves with a win over the Commodores. Texas did just that, and Steve Sarkisian gave an eye-opening review of Quinn […]

Former Texas A&M quarterback was puzzled by Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian’s decision to bench quarterback Quinn Ewers in favor of Arch Manning during their 30-15 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs, per an interview with Collin Wilson of The Action Network. “Coach Sark has come out and said that [Ewers] is his guy, he’s […]

Nearly as quickly as the rumor floated that Texas football starting quarterback Quinn Ewers would sit for the rest of the 2024 college football season, another report, per a source close to Pete Nakos of On3, asserted the rumor to be untrue. Ewers took to his social media to call out the rumor as “fake news,” […]

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian is not happy with fans. Longhorns fans threw debris on the field during a loss on Saturday to Georgia. The tossing was in retaliation to a pass interference call from officials that called back a big play for Texas. Sarkisian had a specific message to Longhorns Nation after the contest. […]

Texas football had a disastrous first half against Georgia on Saturday night. Despite protecting the No. 1 overall ranking and playing at home, the Longhorns got blitzed right out of the gate and couldn’t get anything going against Kirby Smart’s Georgia defense, as the Bulldogs raced out to a 23-0 lead in the first half. […]

In the wake of Texas’s recent defeat and amid rising speculations about the quarterback dynamic within the team, head coach Steve Sarkisian has made his stance clear. Quinn Ewers remains the starting quarterback for the Texas Longhorns football team. This assertion came during a time when whispers about potential changes at the quarterback position began […]

As the Texas football team prepares for a huge matchup Saturday night against the Georgia Bulldogs, there has been a constant conversation regarding the quarterback room. While Longhorns star Quinn Ewers is the starter, there has been hype surrounding the young and talented Arch Manning as head coach Steve Sarkisian speaks on the relationship between […]

The Texas football program got a huge 34-3 win over Oklahoma in the Red River rivalry on Saturday, and with a big game coming up against Georgia next week, head coach Steve Sarkisian challenged the fanbase to show up just as much as it did for this game against Oklahoma. “I don’t know if our […]

Arch Manning heads back to the bench in Week 7 as Quinn Ewers is set to make his return for Texas. Ewers, who’s been sidelined since suffering an oblique strain during the UTSA game on Sept. 14, will reclaim his role just in time for one of the season’s biggest games. Texas’ quarterback depth was […]

On Saturday afternoon, the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners will face off on the gridiron for the 120th time. While it may not be the sport’s longest-running rivalry, it would be awfully easy to make the case that the Red River Rivalry defines college football as much, if not more, than any other. Everyone involved is surely […]