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The Texas Longhorns football program is grieving after the team’s official Twitter account announced the death of Jaden Hullaby, a sophomore tight end and running back from Dallas. Hullaby was a member of the New Mexico football team at the time of his passing. The announcement was accompanied by a quote mourning the loss of […]

Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian shared his condolences for the family of former Longhorn Jaden Hullaby, who tragically died. “It’s such devastating and tragic news to hear of  Jaden’s passing,” he said, according to the program’s official Twitter account. “He was a great person and someone we all enjoyed being around, coaching and spending […]

After highly touted signal-caller Arch Manning struggled in the Texas Longhorns annual Orange-White spring game on Apr. 15, completing just 5-of-13 pass attempts for 30 yards, questions were expected to follow. After all, Arch is the grandson of Manning family patriarch Archie Manning, the 1969 SEC Player of the Year and a two-time Pro Bowl […]

Texas football has been focused on adding more premium talent at wide receiver this offseason. They have succeeded both in recruiting and via the transfer portal by securing ex-Georgia wideout AD Mitchell. With the WR room now getting a bit crowded, 4-star recruit and track standout Brenen Thompson has requested to enter the transfer portal, […]

One of the main storylines heading into the 2023 NFL Draft has centered on the reported concerns that some NFL teams have about former Alabama quarterback Bryce Young’s size. Young officially measured at 5-foot-10 1/8 and weighed 204 pounds at the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine. The one-time Heisman Trophy award winner’s size was not much […]

Although the 2023 college football season is still months away, programs are already up and running with spring practices. Teams have the hope of finally taking the next step to make it to the College Football Playoff, as is the case for Texas football. In 2022, the Longhorns entered the season unranked in the Associated […]

Texas football star Xavier Worthy struggled down the stretch of the 2022 season because of an injury, according to Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian. The Texas football coach told the media Monday that Worthy played with a broken hand. “That guy never wanted to sit out, not play,” Steve Sarkisian said of Worthy. “He fought […]

National Signing Day is officially in the books, which means the 2023 recruiting cycle is essentially completed. After some ups and downs in 2022, Texas football is rebuilding its core with many new faces. The Longhorns finished with the third-best recruiting class in the nation with 305.09 points, according to 247Sports’ rankings. They were only […]

Bijan Robinson was a one-man wrecking crew for the Texas Longhorns in their Saturday’s game against the Kansas Jayhawks on the road. Robinson, regarded as one of the top prospects in the 2023 NFL Draft, turned on the boosters at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium down in Lawrence and rushed for a ridiculous total of […]

There was some controversy involving Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian following his team’s 41-34 loss to Oklahoma State this past Saturday. Instead of staying on the field to sing ‘The Eyes of Texas’, the Longhorns’ school spirit song that has been a part of postgame tradition for decades, Sarkisian headed to the locker room, […]

The Texas Longhorns dropped their third game of the season in a 41-34 defeat to Oklahoma State, but head coach Steve Sarkisian named Quinn Ewers as the team’s starting quarterback going forward. Ewers competed fearlessly against the relentless Cowboys, and he completed 19 of 49 passes for 319 yards with 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. […]

After building a 14-point lead in the first half, it appeared that Texas was poised to earn a key road win over Oklahoma State for head coach Steve Sarkisian. But as it has happened so often in the Sarkisian era, the Longhorns saw that advantage disappear. Texas dropped a 41-34 decision to the Cowboys. The […]

Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers was like a house on fire in his first Red River Showdown rivalry game against the Oklahoma Sooners Saturday. The Texas football signal-caller returned in time for the Oklahoma game after a prolonged absence due to a clavicle injury suffered in Week 2’s close loss in Austin to the Alabama […]

The Texas football Red River game against Oklahoma is scheduled for Saturday, and Sooners fans are doing everything they can to get into Longhorns’ coach Steve Sarkisian’s head. Fans took to Twitter to blast the coach ahead of the game, and some of their antics were nothing short of hilarious. “Steve Sarkisian walks into a […]

Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian reportedly said Hudson Card will start for the Longhorns on Saturday, per Tiffany Blackmon. Just spoke with Texas coach Steve Sarkisian. He told me Hudson Card will start today. — Tiffany Blackmon (@tiffblackmon) September 24, 2022 It was recently revealed that Quinn Ewers was going to travel with the […]

There was a bit of drama involving Texas Longhorns star linebacker DeMarvion Overshown supposedly getting arrested on Monday for marijuana possession, but head coach Steve Sarkisian has cleared things up and explained what really happened. An initial report from 247Sports’ Chris Hummer said Overshown was arrested Monday for possession of less than two ounces of […]

Texas football has some genuine excitement to it again after almost taking down Alabama. Steve Sarkisian’s squad lost starting quarterback Quinn Ewers to injury in the first quarter. Now, they will have to figure out where to go from here as the redshirt freshman recovers. Ewers will be sidelined for roughly a month with a […]

In football, there are winners and losers in every game. Sure, a game can end in a tie, and a player can have a star-making performance in a losing effort, but as a general rule, the term “moral victory” is about as memorable as being the fourth-place finisher in the Olympics who will eventually fade […]

Texas Longhorns QB Quinn Ewers suffered an injury during Texas football’s heartbreaking 20-19 loss against Alabama on Saturday. Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian provided an update on his QB after the game, per Pete Thamel. “Sark on Ewers: He has a clavicle sprain. They don’t know the severity. He’s going to have an MRI.” This […]

With Week 2 of college football upon us, it is time to make some bold predictions for one of the most anticipated matchups of the weekend between the Texas Longhorns and No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide. Texas Football Bold Predictions For Week 2 Vs. Alabama Football The Longhorns are coming off a big 52-10 win […]

Alabama football head coach Nick Saban gave a rather snide response to a reporter who asked about the difficulty of playing against a Texas Longhorns team led by their former OC Steve Sarkisian. Sarkisian served as Alabama football’s offensive coordinator from 2019 to 2020, so there’s a lot of familiarity there. With that said, it […]

Call it a rookie mistake! Texas football redshirt freshman quarterback Quinn Ewers aced his first on-field test in the team’s Week 1 win over UL Monroe but had an off-field brain fart. Ewers had his car towed during the game, posting a tweet after the contest hilariously wondering how he had met such a fate. […]

Steve Sarkisian ruffled a few feathers when he decided not to release a depth chart for Texas football with the 2022 college season around the corner. Sarkisian told reporters that “a lot of guys are going to play”, noting that it didn’t matter whether they were a starter or a reserve. Naturally, many were struggling […]

Texas football had a disappointing campaign last year, finishing 5-7 in their first season under head coach Steve Sarkisian, including a 3-6 record in the Big 12. Clearly, the Longhorns were far from the perennial national championship contenders they became known as in the early-to-mid 2000s. Sarkisian spoke to the media on Wednesday and dropped […]

Texas football wide receiver Agiye Hall was arrested and charged with criminal mischief on Thursday night. The charge, which was a Class B misdemeanor, was “equal to or greater than $100 but less than $750.” On Friday, Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian took action regarding Hall. Sarkisian has suspended Hall indefinitely, per college football reporter […]

On paper, Steve Sarkisian’s Texas Longhorns offense look to be an absolute juggernaut. Coach Sarkisian is a known offensive mastermind. Combine that with the power of Texas recruiting, which has pulled in some of the highest rated recruits in recent memory like Quinn Ewers, Arch Manning and Bijan Robinson. However, Texas’ offense had a slightly […]

The Texas Longhorns shocked the college football world when they announced their intention to leave the Big-12 for the SEC nearly a year ago. Having been a Big-12 school since 1996, it was pretty stunning for longtime fans to learn that the school would have a new home, a move set to occur in 2025. […]

According to Colin Cowherd, recent comments made by Alabama head coach Nick Saban regarding the recruiting practices of Texas A&M and head coach Jimbo Fisher is “fear talking” for the seven-time national champion. Nick Saban apologizes for comments on Jimbo Fisher… "This is fear talking and this is what it looks like." — @ColinCowherd pic.twitter.com/KdM2nB5efh […]

The Texas Longhorns parted ways with Tom Herman on Saturday as their college football head coach and they didn’t waste any time replacing him. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Longhorns are hiring Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian as their next head coach. Texas hired current Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian as its new head […]

It seems that rumors of Steve Sarkisian potentially joining Kliff Kingsbury’s coaching staff with the Arizona Cardinals have been quelled. According to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, Sarkisian is no longer expected to become the Cardinals’ offensive coordinator. Arizona has spoken to a few other candidates, with former New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo […]

The Arizona Cardinals appear to be in line to hire their offensive coordinator with former Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian. One the offensive side, Steve Sarkisian was closing in on the OC job with the Cardinals. https://t.co/6zoCiD7Njr — Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) January 11, 2019 Arizona was looking to fill the void their former offensive […]

The Detroit Lions are considering Steve Sarkisian and Nathaniel Hackett for their vacant offensive coordinator position, according to Alex Marvez of SiriusXM NFL Radio. Sarkisian spent his last two seasons serving as the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons, leading the Falcons to a top-10 offense in each of those seasons. However, Atlanta did experience […]

The Atlanta Falcons are reportedly set to clean house by firing offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian, defensive coordinator Marquand Manuel, and special teams coach Keith Armstrong. It was a disappointing 2018 campaign for the Falcons, as they started 4-9 overall before winning their final three games of the regular season. That kept Atlanta out of the playoffs […]

The Atlanta Falcons are set to wrap up a disappointing 2018 campaign falling well short of reaching the playoffs after what has been an atrocious second half of the season. This has also once again shifted much of the attention toward the team making some possible coaching changes centered on offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian. According […]

The Atlanta Falcons season has been a mess and it continues to be a downward spiral, but owner Arthur Blank hasn’t lost faith in Dan Quinn and Thomas Dimitroff. The Falcons are sitting with a 4-8 record and Blank admits that it’s been a tough season to watch. “We’re sitting here at 4-8,” Falcons owner Arthur […]

The Atlanta Falcons offense didn’t live up to expectations in the team’s first year under offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian. There was a lot of hype going into last year after the team had made it all the way to the Super Bowl the year before and it seemed to take a toll on everyone. Wide receiver Julio […]

Since Steve Sarkisian took over the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons, there has been a notable dip in the offensive production. It has subsequently brought attention to whether Sarkisian is the right long-term answer at the position for the franchise. During a recent interview with The Wake Up Call on ESPN Charlotte radio, D Orlando Ledbetter […]

Following the Atlanta Falcons misstep in the playoffs that saw them exit in a disappointing Divisional Round loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, it saw offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian get plenty of blame tossed his way. During a press conference on Thursday morning, head coach Dan Quinn made it clear that Sarkisian wasn’t the reason why […]

The Atlanta Falcons had one last chance to take the lead late in their NFC divisional-round matchup versus the Philadelphia Eagles. Unfortunately, their red zone woes followed them into the playoffs as star wide receiver Julio Jones was unable to haul in a pass from quarterback Matt Ryan in the closing seconds. The connection between […]