Published on: 25th September, 2010
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, Featured Columnist Dino Nicandros here, live blogging the Texas-UCLA game. We'll be watching to see if the Texas Longhorns (3-0) get caught looking ahead to their huge contest with Oklahoma in "Big D" next weekend, while the Bruins (1-2) are hoping to keep the momentum ...Published on: 20th September, 2010
Texas Longhorns' Head Coach Mack Brown said before the season began that he believed he could possess the best defense he's ever had during his tenure at the University of Texas. That's a pretty strong statement considering Will Muschamp's defense lost guys like Earl Thomas, Sergio Kindle, Lamar Houston, and ...Published on: 7th August, 2010
The USA Today Coaches Poll was released yesterday, and as many expected, Alabama was almost a unanimous number one. Perennial powers Ohio State and Florida follow behind the Tide at two and three. Coming in at number four are the Texas Longhorns, who went 13-1 last season and fell to Alabama in ...Published on: 19th July, 2010
The 2010 National Championship game was not your typical football contest. Sure, it pitted the top two teams in the country against each other in one of college football's most recognizable venues. But the sudden injury to one of the game's premier players instantly changed the circumstances. Young Garrett Gilbert was forced ...Published on: 20th June, 2010
To quote the King of Swamp Castle in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, "Please! This is supposed to be a happy occasion. Let's not bicker and argue about who killed who." All of the recent talk about conference expansion in college football has sent the sport's massive fan bases into a tizzy. So ...Published on: 10th May, 2010
With spring football now officially behind us, it's time for the endless anxiety and overhwelming anticipation that the summer before college football season brings us each year. All across the nation, players are meeting up for voluntary work-outs while their Head Coaches continue their tireless work to build successful game plans ...Published on: 6th April, 2010
There was a different feeling around Austin this spring. For the first time in five years, the Texas Longhorns entered spring practices on the heels of a bowl game loss. Losing to Alabama in the championship game was bad, but many Texas fans will tell you the manner in which their 'Horns ...Published on: 12th February, 2010
The University of Texas received some bad news this week. The NCAA passed a new regulation that drastically limits the ability of football programs with designated head coaches-in-waiting to recruit. Current Texas defensive coordinator and head coach-in-waiting, Will Muschamp, is one of the best recruiters in the nation and helped Texas rake ...Published on: 8th January, 2010
It was over. Following an ill-advised shovel pass from freshman quarteback Garrett Gilbert to running back Tre' Newton, Marcell Dareus was taking the tipped ball in to the endzone, putting the top ranked Tide up 24-6, effectively sealing the deal on the game. The Longhorns were dead in the water and you ...Published on: 6th January, 2010
We all watched the Big 12 Championship. We all witnessed one of the most bizarre endings in recent college football history. I'm sure everyone noticed just how incredibly ineffective the Texas offense was against the aggressive Nebraksa defense. Colt McCoy was tossed around like a rag doll by Heisman finalist Ndamukong Suh ...