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Hobbled Quinn Ewers leads No. 3 Texas past Kentucky
Quinn Ewers passed for 191 yards and two touchdowns while playing the final two and a half quarters with a gimpy right leg as No. 3 Texas handled Kentucky 31-14 on Saturday in a Southeastern Conference dustup in Austin, Texas., ,The Longhorns (10-1, 6-1 SEC) survived despite fumbling six times (they...
Texas edges Syracuse to reach Legends Classic final
Arthur Kaluma logged a double-double Thursday night and freshman Tre Johnson sank six foul shots in the last minute as Texas held off Syracuse 70-66 in a semifinal of the Legends Classic in New York.,Kaluma scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds before fouling out with 10.8 seconds left. Johnson a...
Syracuse looks to J.J. Starling in rare meeting with Texas
J.J. Starling starred in Syracuse's most recent game on Saturday, putting up a career-high 38 points in a 104-95 double-overtime home win over Youngstown State.,"That's the JJ Starling we know," Orange coach Adrian Autry said. "He's the guy for us.",Given Syracuse's struggles to defend and its inabi...
Madison Booker scores 25 as No. 4 Texas cruises past Tarleton State
All-American forward Madison Booker poured in 25 points in 24 minutes as No. 4 Texas routed visiting Tarleton State 83-41 on Wednesday in Austin.,The Longhorns (4-0) took advantage of 29 Texans turnovers to score 35 points, and also had the better side of points in the paint (38-16) and fastbreak po...
Texas, Notre Dame agree to play in 2028, 2029
Projected College Football Playoff participants Texas and Notre Dame agreed to play a home-and-home series in 2028 and 2029. ,The agreement announced Tuesday features the Longhorns visiting South Bend, Ind., on Sept. 9, 2028, and the Fighting Irish heading to Austin on Sept. 22, 2029.,Notre Dame own...
Texas gets off to hot start in drubbing of Chicago State
Freshman phenom Tre Johnson scored 19 points to lead five Texas scorers in double figures as the Longhorns dismantled Chicago State 105-58 on Tuesday in Austin, Texas.,The game was all but decided in its first 10 minutes, as the Longhorns (2-1) rushed to a 24-4 lead while going without a turnover an...
Ohio State never trails, takes down No. 19 Texas in Vegas
Bruce Thornton scored 20 points and Ohio State upended No. 19 Texas 80-72 on Monday in the Hall of Fame Series in Las Vegas.,The Buckeyes never trailed and took a seven-point lead to halftime. Texas culled the deficit to three points with 7:34 to play, after which Ohio State produced a 10-1 run capp...
No. 5 Texas holds off No. 25 Vanderbilt
Texas' Quinn Ewers threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns and the defense held Vanderbilt to 269 total yards, as the No. 5 Longhorns knocked off the 25th-ranked Commodores 27-24, in Southeastern Conference play at Nashville on Saturday.,The Longhorns entered the day ranked No. 1 in scoring defense...
Texas fined $250K by SEC for beer can protest
First-year member Texas faces a $250,000 fine from the Southeastern Conference after fans interrupted Saturday night's game against Georgia by throwing water bottles, beer cans and other debris onto the field.,The SEC announced sanctions against Texas on Sunday. The university will also "be required...
No. 1 Texas rolls to convincing win over No. 18 Oklahoma
Quintrevion Wisner ran for 118 yards and a touchdown and Texas' defense held No. 18 Oklahoma to just 237 yards as the top-ranked Longhorns blew out the Sooners 34-3 on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play at Dallas.,The win was just the Longhorns' second in the last seven meetings with the Soone...
Texas flips 4-star WR Daylan McCutcheon from Florida State
Daylan McCutcheon, one of the top wide receiver prospects in the Class of 2025, flipped his commitment from Florida State to Texas on Thursday.,McCutcheon, from Lovejoy High School in Lucas, Texas, is a four-star prospect ranked No. 107 overall and No. 14 among wide receivers in his class by the 247...
Report: Oklahoma WR Deion Burks likely out vs. Texas
Deion Burks, a key piece of No. 18 Oklahoma's offense as its leading receiver, is expected to miss Saturday's Red River Rivalry game against No. 1 Texas with a soft tissue injury, ESPN reported on Thursday.,Burks, a Purdue transfer who leads the Sooners with 26 catches for 201 yards and three touchd...
QB intrigue in play as No. 18 Oklahoma, No. 1 Texas renew rivalry
The annual showdown between Oklahoma and Texas doesn't need much in the way of extra juice.,"I think it's just in the dirt," Oklahoma linebacker Kobie McKinzie said of why point spreads don't matter in the Red River Rivalry. "Whatever happened there over these hundreds of years is just there. Like, ...
Texas QB Quinn Ewers eyes return to face rival Oklahoma
Quinn Ewers is on target to return on Oct. 12 when Texas faces archrival Oklahoma for the first time in the Southeastern Conference. ,The No. 2 Longhorns (5-0, 1-0 SEC) enter their bye week with one healthy quarterback, Arch Manning, but Ewers was reportedly close to being cleared to play last week ...
Arch Manning (3 total TDs), No. 1 Texas put away Mississippi State
Arch Manning passed for 324 yards and two touchdowns, both to DeAndre Moore Jr., and ran for another score as No. 1 Texas defeated visiting Mississippi State 35-13 on Saturday in the Longhorns' first Southeastern Conference game as a member of the league.,The Longhorns (5-0, 1-0 SEC) sputtered a bit...
Manning throws for 2 TDs, runs for another in No. 1 Texas' win over Mississippi State
Arch Manning passed for 324 yards and two touchdowns, both to DeAndre Moore Jr., and ran for another score as No. 1 Texas defeated visiting Mississippi State 35-13 on Saturday in the Longhorns' first Southeastern Conference game as a member of the league.,The Longhorns (5-0, 1-0 SEC) sputtered a bit...
Arch Manning in for Quinn Ewers as No. 1 Texas faces ULM
No. 1 Texas will showcase its considerable depth when it hosts Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday evening in Austin, Texas, in the Longhorns' final tune-up for Southeastern Conference play., ,Texas (3-0) ascended to the top of the Associated Press Top 25 poll this week after a 56-7 win over UTSA on Saturd...
Arch Manning may get first start as No. 1 Texas faces ULM
No. 1 Texas will showcase its considerable depth and look to stay on the improve when it hosts Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday evening in Austin, Texas, in the Longhorns' final tune-up for Southeastern Conference play., ,Texas (3-0) ascended to the top of the Associated Press Top 25 poll this week afte...
Report: Injured QB Quinn Ewers week-to-week, likely out vs. ULM
Texas star quarterback Quinn Ewers' availability is week-to-week because of an oblique strain, and he is likely to miss the next game for the new No. 1 Longhorns, ESPN reported Sunday afternoon.,Texas hosts ULM this Saturday, then opens Southeastern Conference play against visiting Mississippi State...
Arch Manning stars after Quinn Ewers' injury as No. 2 Texas rolls
Arch Manning passed for four touchdowns and ran 67 yards for another in relief of the injured Quinn Ewers as No. 2 Texas flew past UTSA 56-7 on Saturday night in Austin, Texas.,Manning went 9 of 12 for 223 yards in about two quarters of play in the most extensive action of the highly touted redshirt...