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New Face On The Forty Acres? An Early Look At Texas' QB Battle

New Face On The Forty Acres? An Early Look At Texas' QB Battle

Steve Sarkisian has three options to replace Casey Thompson in a pivotal year

Cole Thompson
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New Face On The Forty Acres? An Early Look At Texas' QB Battle
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New Face On The Forty Acres? An Early Look At Texas' QB Battle

Steve Sarkisian has three options to replace Casey Thompson in a pivotal year

Cole Thompson
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Could The State Of Texas Keep The Longhorns In The Big 12?
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Could The State Of Texas Keep The Longhorns In The Big 12?

Although more than likely over, there still is a way for Texas to remain in the Big 12

Cole Thompson
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'Timing Right’ For Kwiatkowski to Take Talents to The Forty Acres
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'Timing Right’ For Kwiatkowski to Take Talents to The Forty Acres

New Texas Longhorns defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski reveals why it was time for him to leave Washington, and take his talents to the Big 12

Tomer Barazani
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NCAA Moves to Cancel All Fall Sports Championships
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NCAA Moves to Cancel All Fall Sports Championships

The move will not affect FBS football, which is still planning on moving forward at this point.

Chris Dukes
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Texas Longhorns Offer Dallas-Area Big Man
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Texas Longhorns Offer Dallas-Area Big Man

Texas became the second Big 12 school to extend a scholarship offer to Garland center Zuby Ejiofor.

Chris Dukes
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Texas Baseball Great Jim Gideon named to National College Baseball Hall of Fame
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Texas Baseball Great Jim Gideon named to National College Baseball Hall of Fame

Gideon becomes the 12th former Texas Baseball player to be inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Recent Greg Brown III Highlights Should Have Texas Longhorns Fans Pumped

More highlights of the electrifying five-star recruit surfaced on social media on Thursday.

Chris Dukes
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Texas Longhorns Secure Commitment from Iowa Point Guard
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Texas Longhorns Secure Commitment from Iowa Point Guard

Shaka Smart adds a second commitment to his 2021 recruiting class with the verbal pledge of Emarion Ellis.

Chris Dukes
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SI All American: Texas Longhorns Target Talks Recruitment
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SI All American: Texas Longhorns Target Talks Recruitment

The Texas Longhorns are pursuing one of the country's top power forwards in Caleb Houstan

Chris Dukes
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Texas Basketball Earns NABC Team Academic Excellence Award
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Texas Basketball Earns NABC Team Academic Excellence Award

Longhorns recognized for having a team cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better during the 2019-20 season.

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The ‘Eyes of Texas’ is Set to Stay
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The ‘Eyes of Texas’ is Set to Stay

On Monday the University of Texas released a statement titled: 'A More Diverse and Welcoming Campus'.

Tomer Barazani
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UT Announces Campus Changes to Promote Racial Equality
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UT Announces Campus Changes to Promote Racial Equality

The changes come in response to numerous requests from current and former student athletes

Chris Dukes
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Texas AD Chris Del Conte Gives Update on Athletes' Return to the Forty Acres
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Texas AD Chris Del Conte Gives Update on Athletes' Return to the Forty Acres

The University of Texas vice president and athletic director praised his staff's implementation of COVID safety measures.

Chris Dukes
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Texas Soccer Announces 2020 Fall Schedule
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Texas Soccer Announces 2020 Fall Schedule

Longhorns to face five opponents that participated in the 2019 NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship.

Longhorn Country Staff
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Texas Volleyball to Play 2020 Home matches in Frank Erwin Center
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Texas Volleyball to Play 2020 Home matches in Frank Erwin Center

Venue will provide adequate space for social distancing.

Longhorn Country Staff
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Texas Longhorns Baseball Adds Trio to 2020 Signing Class
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Texas Longhorns Baseball Adds Trio to 2020 Signing Class

The Longhorns have added two graduate transfers and an incoming freshman for the 2021 season.

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Women's Tennis' Anna Turati to Return for Additional Season
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Women's Tennis' Anna Turati to Return for Additional Season

Turati earned ITA singles All-America honors and ranked No. 4 in final Oracle/ITA singles rankings last spring.

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2021 Five-Star Daimion Collins Includes Texas in Final 10
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2021 Five-Star Daimion Collins Includes Texas in Final 10

The No. 5 center in the nation for the class of 2021 (according to 247Sports) included Texas in his final 10-team list. Some other programs in contention include Alabama, Arkansas, Baylor, Houston, Kansas, LSU, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Texas Tech.

Tomer Barazani
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Texas Basketball Announces 2020-21 Non-Conference Schedule
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Texas Basketball Announces 2020-21 Non-Conference Schedule

Home game against Gonzaga and Maui Jim Maui Invitational appearance highlight UT’s non-conference slate.

Chris Dukes
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UT, A&M Will be Part of Battleground 2K20 Doubleheader
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UT, A&M Will be Part of Battleground 2K20 Doubleheader

The Longhorns will face Louisiana Tech as part of a doubleheader event on Dec. 18 in Houston’s Toyota Center.

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Texas Longhorns Picked First in Big 12 Preseason Volleyball Poll
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Texas Longhorns Picked First in Big 12 Preseason Volleyball Poll

The Longhorns are the favorite to win the league for the 10th-straight year.

Longhorn Country Staff
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Texas Longhorns Offer Five-Star Kansas Prospect
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Texas Longhorns Offer Five-Star Kansas Prospect

The Longhorns are making a move to try and secure the services of power forward Mark Mitchell

Chris Dukes
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Texas Softball Announces Megan Ciolli Bartlett as New Assistant Coach
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Texas Softball Announces Megan Ciolli Bartlett as New Assistant Coach

Ciolli Bartlett spent the last five seasons as the head softball coach at Ball State

Longhorn Country Staff
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Fourteen UT Student-Athletes Named 2020 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars
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Fourteen UT Student-Athletes Named 2020 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars

Awards honor undergraduate students of color who exemplify the highest standards of scholarship, athleticism and humanitarianism.

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Texas Picked as a No. 3 Seed in Latest ESPN Projections
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Texas Picked as a No. 3 Seed in Latest ESPN Projections

The Texas basketball team continues to build hype going into the 2020-21 season.

Chris Dukes
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