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Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian acknowledges fans by holding up his horns when entering Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium alongside Police before a game against the Arkansas Razorbacks

How the Veer-and-Shoot offense took over the SEC and why it works

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian acknowledges fans by holding up his horns when entering Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium alongside Police before a game against the Arkansas Razorbacks

Football

How the Veer-and-Shoot offense took over the SEC and why it works

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Texas Longhorns second baseman Ethan Mendoza celebrates after scoring against the Texas State Bobcats.

Baseball

The No. 4 Texas Longhorns are facing the Sam Houston Bearkats in a midweek clash.

Texas Longhorns head coach Mike White walks to the pitcher's circle.

Softball

The Texas Longhorns welcome the Oklahoma Sooners to Red and Charline McCombs Field.

Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) walks off the feild after an interception during the game against Colorado State at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024.

News

Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian joined The Herd with Colin Cowherd to discuss this week's upcoming matchup with Michigan.

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

Football

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

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

News

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

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

Football

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

Texas Soccer Announces 2020 Fall Schedule

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

Texas Longhorns Baseball Adds Trio to 2020 Signing Class

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

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

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

Texas Softball Announces Megan Ciolli Bartlett as New Assistant Coach

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

Men’s Tennis Adds Graduate Transfer

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Payton Holden, an all-conference honoree from Princeton University and an Austin native, will join the Longhorns as a graduate transfer for the 2020-21 season.

Get to Know Latest Texas Basketball 2021 Commit Keeyan Itejere

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On Monday morning, Shaka Smart and Texas Basketball secured an encouraging commitment from six-foot-nine big man Keeyan Itejere.

Former Longhorn Sam Acho Speaks Out on ‘The Eyes of Texas’

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Former Texas Longhorn standout Samuel Acho has recently made headlines on social media platforms

Texas Longhorn Recruit Chosen in the MLB Draft

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With the No. 44 pick of the 2020 MLB Draft, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected Southern California high school pitcher and Longhorn recruit Jared Jones.

Longhorn Network to Showcase Texas Athletics’ NCAA Success

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LHN will feature UT’s Baseball, Softball and Volleyball programs this month.

Eight Years Ago Jordan Spieth Led Texas Longhorns Golf to an NCAA Title

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The PGA superstar helped the Longhorns to their first national championship since 1972

Longhorn Players, Coaches and Administrators Speak Out on Recent Events

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Texas players and coaches are making their voices heard

Andrew Jones named Big 12 Male Sportsperson of the Year

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League annually recognizes student-athletes who displayed an extraordinary degree of sportsmanship, community service and academic achievement.

Fan voting for Big 12 Athletes of the Year runs May 22-26

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Men’s Diving’s Jordan Windle and Women’s Swimming’s Claire Adams are UT’s nominees for the 2019-20 awards.

Men's Tennis Celebrates Anniversary of First National Title

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One year ago Texas Men's Tennis defeated Wake Forest for its first National Championship.

Texas' Kamaka Hepa is Riding Out Quarantine on Top of the World - Literally

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The will-be junior forward has been acclimating to life back at home north of the Arctic Circle in Barrow, Alaska

Texas Athletics pioneer Bill Sansing passes away

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Member of the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor, Sansing was a 1941 UT graduate and Texas Athletics’ first full-time sports information director (1945-49).

Cautious Optimism Seems to be Growing for a College Football Season

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Sports Illustrated's Ross Dellenger And Pat Forde met with 10 conference commissioners and the Notre Dame athletic director for a definitive look at where the 2020 season currently stands

My Texas Tailgate social media report

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The My Texas Tailgate featured more than 450 posts and over 300,000 interactions across Texas Athletics social media channels.