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Arch Manning Might Be Good Enough to Save Texas Football From Itself

No team does less with more quite like the Longhorns do, but even UT shouldn’t be able to spoil the next great Manning quarterback.

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🔒FULL INTERVIEW: 1-on-1 with University of Texas head football coach Steve Sarkisian

Last week, Steve Sarkisian was in Houston for the Houston Touchdown Club Texas Longhorns Day and KPRC 2 Sports Director Randy McIlvoy went 1-on-1 with the Longhorns head coach talking about his second season coming up.

Will the Longhorns “Chase Money” in 2022, or Will They Chase Wins?

Amid an otherwise stellar off-season for UT football, a team leader’s public criticism has raised familiar questions about the program.

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Ex-Texas QB Casey Thompson embraces fresh start at Nebraska

Nebraska has not officially named its starting quarterback but all indications point to it being Texas transfer Casey Thompson.

Why Does UT’s $34 Million Head Coach Need a “Special Assistant”?

Ex-TCU coach Gary Patterson's move to Austin is a script only the deep-pocketed and dysfunctional Longhorns could write.

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Texas QB Casey Thompson enters transfer portal

Texas quarterback Casey Thompson has entered the transfer portal after starting 10 games and passing for 24 touchdowns this season.

The Lone Star State College Football Report Card

Grading the season performances and outcomes for all twelve FBS programs in Texas. You already know who's getting an F.

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Texas high school football playoffs: Shiner routs Refugio in state quarterfinal

Shiner rushed for nearly 600 yards as the Comanches topped Refugio for the second straight year in a Class 2A Division I state quarterfinal.

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Sources: Former TCU coach has talked to Texas about joining its football staff

Gary Patterson going to Texas as an assistant in any capacity is a win-win for both parties

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Texas Longhorns Football Is in Free Fall, and It Still Hasn’t Hit Rock Bottom

Clumsy administrators. Meddling boosters. Blown double-digit leads. A six-game losing streak. And a home loss to lowly Kansas. What's next?

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West Virginia beats Texas, Longhorns’ bowl hopes dashed

West Virginia has handed Texas its sixth straight loss.

West Virginia beats Texas, Longhorns' bowl hopes dashed

Suddenly, Texas has just a week left in a stunningly bad season under first-year coach Steve Sarkisian. West Virginia will get one more chance to avoid joining the Longhorns in ending the year in late November. Jared Doege threw three touchdown passes and Leddie Brown rushed for 158 yards and a score to lead West Virginia to a 31-23 victory over Texas on Saturday, handing the Longhorns their sixth straight loss and eliminating them from bowl consideration.

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The Guy Who Asked Steve Sarkisian That Endless Question Explains Himself

Terry Middleton of ‘Horns Illustrated’ tried to be positive during Monday’s Longhorns press conference. He didn’t know he’d get dragged for it.

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Kansas snaps losing skid and stuns Texas 57-56 in OT

Jalon Daniel hit Jared Casey on a scrambling pass for a 2-point conversion in overtime and Kansas stunned Texas 57-56 Saturday night to snap their eight-game losing streak this season and a 56-game losing streak in Big 12 road games over the past 13 years.

Tony Romo explains why struggling Patrick Mahomes will be just fine

Sports Seriously: Tony Romo breaks down what has gone wrong for Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs in the first half of the season and why the former MVP will be just fine long term.

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“Negative Thoughts” and the Texas Longhorns’ Latest Unraveling

Head coach Steve Sarkisian diagnosed his team's weakness after Saturday's loss to Oklahoma State. Now he has to repair it.

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Robinson the engine behind the offense for No. 21 Texas

Bijan Robinson spent far too much of last season watching others play football.

Texas College Football Roundup: Texas routs Rice to bounce back

A roundup of major college football games from Texas and the Big 12.

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Robinson, Texas running game rumble over Rice 58-0

Bijan Robinson ran for three touchdowns in the first half and Texas rebounded from a humiliating loss a week earlier by pounding Rice 58-0.

Robinson, Texas running game rumble over Rice 58-0

Texas turned to a punishing run game to wipe out any lingering bad taste of a bad loss. Bijan Robinson ran for three touchdowns in the first half and the Longhorns rolled up 427 yards on the ground in pounding Rice 58-0 Saturday night, a week after a loss a humiliating loss at Arkansas knocked the Longhorns out of the Top 25. Texas quarterback Casey Thompson got his first career start, but it was the smashing running game behind Robinson and Roschon Johnson that had the game quickly out of hand.

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MONDAY HUDDLE: Is the honeymoon for Steve Sarkisian already over at Texas?

Huddle up! Here’s a look back at the first full week of the football season, with three key takeaways from the state’s football scene.

Oregon, Iowa enter top 5; Arkansas has 1st ranking since '16

Oregon and Iowa are the big movers in The Associated Press college football poll after road wins over top-10 opponents.

Arkansas manhandles No. 15 Texas, 40-21, crowd rushes field

Texas hasn’t considered Arkansas to be a rival for a long time. Judging by the goal posts coming down Saturday night and with the Longhorns set to join the Southeastern Conference soon, that won’t last. Arkansas ran for 333 yards, held Texas to 256 yards of total offense and the Razorbacks beat their former Southwest Conference nemesis 40-21 on Saturday night.

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Texas NAACP files federal complaint over "The Eyes of Texas"

The Texas chapter of the NAACP and a group of students have filed a federal civil rights complaint against the University of Texas for its continued use of school song “The Eyes of Texas.”.

Week 1 Preview: Top-five matchup and Tide's new quarterback

No team has lost its opening game and reached the Bowl Championship Series title game of the College Football Playoff.

Sarkisian not ready to name starting QB for No. 21 Texas

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian says he's not ready to name either Casey Thompson or Hudson Card his starting quarterback.

SEC move on horizon, Texas and Oklahoma coaches focus on ‘21

Steve Sarkisian has yet to make his debut in the Big 12, but the new Texas coach was asked on Thursday to ponder life in his next league, the Southeastern Conference.

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AP source: Big 12 leaders discuss how to keep Texas and OU

Big 12 leaders held a call without Texas and Oklahoma on Thursday to discuss how to keep the league’s flagship schools from bolting to the Southeastern Conference — and contingency plans to survive without them.

AP Top 25 Podcast: OU gets defensive; ISU goes next level

Oklahoma has won six straight Big 12 championships and the Sooners enter the 2021 season with the most well-rounded team coach Lincoln Riley has had.

Report finds 'no racist intent' behind song 'Eyes of Texas'

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, file photo, fans join in singing "The Eyes of Texas" after Texas defeated UTEP 59-3 in an NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas. The University of Texas' long-awaited report on the history of the school song The Eyes of Texas found it had no racist intent, but the school will not require athletes and band members to participate in singing or playing it at games and campus events. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)AUSTIN, Texas – The University of Texas' long-awaited report on “The Eyes of Texas” has found that the school song has “no racist intent," but the school president said athletes and band members will not be required to sing or participate when the song is played at games and campus events. The report also noted the song was first performed at a minstrel show, most likely with performers in blackface. “Nobody has been, or will be, required to sing the song," Hartzell said.

UT president calls emails defending school song ‘extremist’

AUSTIN, Texas – Racist emails sent to the University of Texas amid a debate over the school song “The Eyes of Texas” were “abhorrent and hateful” but don’t truly represent the Longhorns’ alumni and fans, university President Jay Hartzell said Tuesday. AdSince Monday, at least two former players have tweeted they received threats from Texas fans for protesting the song. “A few extremist views in the sample of emails the Texas Tribune reported on do not speak for the 540,000 proud Longhorn alumni who actively support our students and university. Out of the many emails I received this fall, a very small number included comments that were truly abhorrent and hateful. The title of the song is taken from a favored saying of a former school president who had mimicked remarks by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.

Future Backfield Duo of UT Football?

Houston - Major recruiting news dropped in #txhsfb when nationally ranked recruit Rueben Owns out of El Campo High School committed to the Texas Longhorns. Owens is the first commit for new head coach Steve Sarkisian in the 2023 Class, but when he arrives in Austin he will join Jaydon Blue, the No. Blue committed to the Longhorns earlier this month and welcomed Owens to the family on social media. The #txhsfb recruiting landscape in Houston is hot. If Longhorn fans want a glimpse of the future, be sure to check out Jaydon Blue and Rueben Owens this fall.

$34 million, private planes, cars and housing allowances: Here’s how much UT-Austin is paying football coach Steve Sarkisian

Sarkisian, who was hired Jan. 2, will make $5.2 million in his first year as coach and is guaranteed a $200,000 raise each year. He will additionally receive a one-time payment of $1.2 million if he is still head coach on December 31, 2024. Sarkisian’s starting salary is over $5 million more than former head coach Tom Herman and $10 million more than former head coach Charlie Strong, according to the Dallas Morning News. AdThe University is still paying Herman $15 million over the next three years as part of his termination contract. Before that he was head coach for the University of Washington and the University of Southern California.

AP Top 25 Podcast: Sarkisian's road from rehab to Texas

Sarkisian is the new head football coach at the University of Texas. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)Steve Sarkisian was out of college football five years ago, having lost a dream job because of his struggles with alcoholism. Now Sarkisian is a head coach again, landing the job at Texas after helping Alabama win a national championship as offensive coordinator. Plus, Urban Meyer's first misstep as an NFL coach and Gus Malzahn lands at UCF. Ad___Follow Ralph D. Russo at https://twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP and listen at https://westwoodonepodcasts.com/pods/ap-top-25-college-football-podcast/___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25

AP Top 25 Podcast: Takeaways from 2020 coaching changes

(AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)A pandemic could not stop some college football programs from spending millions to change football coaches. On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast, ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg joins Ralph Russo to talk about the lessons learned from the 2020′s coaching turnover. It is becoming harder than ever to lure well-established head coaches from stable situations. Meanwhile, minorities are still woefully underrepresented among major college head coaches. ___Follow Ralph D. Russo at https://twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP and listen at https://westwoodonepodcasts.com/pods/ap-top-25-college-football-podcast/___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/Collegefootball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25

Bama hires ex-Texans coach O’Brien as offensive coordinator

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2020, file photo, Houston Texans coach Bill O'Brien watches during an NFL football training camp in Houston. Alabama has hired former Texans coach O'Brien as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – National champion Alabama has hired former Houston Texans head coach Bill O’Brien as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. O'Brien also served as offensive coordinator for the Nittany Lions and won national coach of the year honors after going 8-4 in 2012. A 28-year coaching veteran and former Brown defensive player, O'Brien was also offensive coordinator at Duke.

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Former Texans Head Coach Bill O'Brien Named Offensive Coordinator at Alabama

^ Keep Houston Press Free Support Us LocalCommunityJournalismI Support Support the independent voice of Houston and help keep the future of Houston Press free. An average head coach at the NFL level can scheme circles around most college coaches, and as a COACH, O'Brien was just that, average. University of Alabama is football's "coach rehab" outletChalk O'Brien up as the latest failed football coach to seek career rehabilitation in Tuscaloosa. Finally, Steve Sarkisian was last seen in college as a head coach getting fired at USC for literally being drunk at work, and in the NFL getting fired by the Falcons for being bad at his job. He would be a very sellable head coach to recruits with his New England, Alabama, and NFL head coaching background.

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New Texas coach Sarkisian defends ‘The Eyes of Texas’

(AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)AUSTIN, Texas – Fresh off a national title with Alabama, Steve Sarkisian plans big changes to Texas’ football program. Sarkisian said that while discussion about “The Eyes of Texas” and other issues are welcome, “‘The Eyes of Texas’ is our school song. Texas, without a conference championship since 2009, is itching to see if Sarkisian can produce similar results in Austin. Texas expects quick results from Sarkisian, recent winner of the Broyles Award given to college football’s top assistant coach. Asked about scheduling A&M again, Sarkisian said “I would love to play that game.”Sarkisian is Texas’ fourth head coach since 2009.

Bama's Waddle back practicing, status for title game unclear

Now the question is will he be able to play in the title game Monday night against Ohio State? “I think you absolutely have to prepare as if he's going to play,” Ohio State defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs said. Ohio State President Kristina M. Johnson posted photos on Twitter showing her visiting with coach Ryan Day and the team in the school's indoor practice facility. WEST COAST EXPORTSThe West Coast will be well represented in the national championship game among the players, if not the football programs themselves. Alabama All-America tailback Najee Harris, Ohio State wide receiver Chris Olave and Buckeyes All-America guard Wyatt Davis are all from California.

Sark latest 'Bama assistant multi-tasking before title game

(AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)Steve Sarkisian is the latest Alabama coordinator to be drawing up game plans for a national title showdown before leaving for a new head coaching job. The Longhorns fired Tom Herman and hired Sarkisian eight days before the national championship game Monday night against No. The difference this time is the accelerated time frame from Sarkisian’s hiring to the title game. Alabama beat Oklahoma in the semifinals before a 44-16 loss to Clemson in the national title game. Nearly a month passed from his hiring to the January 2012 title game rematch against LSU, which ’Bama won 21-0.

Texas Longhorns fire head football coach Tom Herman; Steve Sarkisian reportedly in line for the job

Texas coach Tom Herman watches from the sideline during the first half of the team's Alamo Bowl NCAA college football game against Colorado, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)HOUSTON – On December 13, Texas Athletics Director Chris Del Conte gave Tom Herman a vote of confidence announcing that Herman would return as head football coach in 2021. Now that we have rung in 2021, Del Conte’s stance changed and the school has announced that Herman has been fired. A home loss to Iowa State had Longhorn nation demanding a coaching change after Texas was eliminated from any chance at returning to the Big 12 championship game. Texas wasted no time, immediately naming Alabama Offensive Coordinator Steve Sarkisian as head coach.

Texas fires Herman after 4 seasons, hires Tide OC Sarkisian

The move comes just a few hours after Texas announced the firing of Tom Herman after four seasons with no Big 12 championships. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)AUSTIN, Texas – Texas was tired of waiting for Tom Herman to deliver a Big 12 title and turn the Longhorns back into national championship contenders. Texas fired Herman on Saturday after four winning seasons, then hours later announced it was giving the job to the Alabama offensive coordinator. He will be Texas’ fourth head coach since the program’s last Big 12 championship in 2009. Of note, Sarkisian was a USC assistant when Texas beat the Trojans for the national championship in the epic 2006 Rose Bowl.

Alabama head football coach Nick Saban tests positive for COVID-19

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2020, file photo, Alabama coach Nick Saban leads his team to the field before an NCAA college football game against Missouri in Columbia, Mo. Saban and athletic director Greg Byrne have tested positive for COVID-19, four days before the Southeastern Conference's biggest regular-season showdown. Patterson, File)TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama coach Nick Saban and athletic director Greg Byrne have tested positive for COVID-19, three days before the second-ranked Crimson Tide is set to face No. Saban said Sarkisian, a former head coach at Washington and USC, will still call the offensive plays. Alabama's head trainer Jeff Allen and medical director Jimmy Robinson said in a joint statement that Saban and Byrne were the only initial positive tests.

Virus wreaking havoc on SEC with Saban now testing positive

10 Florida's game against defending national champion LSU was postponed Wednesday to tentatively Dec. 12 after the SEC postponed Missouri-Vanderbilt on Monday. Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason is going through a similar situation. To play, the SEC requires at least 53 on game days. Timing is critical depending on the day of the week a positive test or tracing result returns. “Every time you’re taking a test," Mason said, “you're crossing your fingers ... you don't have anybody in harm's way."

Alabama head football coach Nick Saban announces he tested positive for COVID-19

Alabama Crimson Tide head football coach Nick Saban announced Wednesday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne also announced a positive COVID-19 test. Saban says he "immediately left work and isolated at home" after being informed of his positive test Wednesday afternoon. Saban informed the team of his positive test on a Zoom call Wednesday afternoon. Originally slated to kickoff September 3, the first SEC games were instead played September 26.

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Ex-USC coach battling alcoholism sues over firing

Steve Sarkisian, University of Southern California's former head football coach, is suing for wrongful termination. According to Sarkisian, he was discriminated against because of a disability -- alcoholism. In response, the university is vowing to fight the suit. CBS News legal expert Rikki Klieman joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss whether Sarkisian has a case.

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