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The Texas Longhorns Position Battle That Could Continue Into the Season

The Texas Longhorns Position Battle That Could Continue Into the Season

Texas approaches the start of the 2026 season with most of its depth chart settled. One spot, however, still leaves Steve Sarkisian and offensive line coach Kyle Flood some flexibility: left guard.

Texas Longhorns News / Volleyball On SI / August 30

Texas Volleyball Loses Key Offensive Weapon to Season-Ending Knee Injury

Texas volleyball sophomore outside hitter Abby Vander Wal is expected to miss the remainder of the 2026 season after suffering a knee injury Saturday against TCU, head coach Jerritt Elliott confirmed following the Longhorns' match against Nebraska on Sunday.

Texas Longhorns News / Texas Longhorns on SI / August 30
6 Days Until Texas Football: Greatest Longhorns to Wear No. 6

6 Days Until Texas Football: Greatest Longhorns to Wear No. 6

Texas Longhorns football is nearly here. We're six days away from opening kickoff at home against Texas State. Expectations are enormously high for Steve Sarkisian's team.

Texas Longhorns News / Texas Longhorns on SI / August 30

Star Texas RB Commit Landen Williams-Callis Goes Off in Season Opener

The Texas Longhorns have a ton of excitement surrounding their new-look running back room as the 2026 season begins next week. Along with the hiring new running backs coach Jabbar Juluke, Texas added two transfers in Hollywood Smothers (NC State) and Raleek Brown (Arizona State) while bringing in star freshman Derrek Cooper.

Colin Simmons News / Texas Longhorns on SI / August 30
Colin Simmons Is Chasing Texas Football History in 2026

Colin Simmons Is Chasing Texas Football History in 2026

The Texas Longhorns' roster is stockpiled with elite talent up and down the roster and at multiple positions, paving the way for the massive expectations and projections the Longhorns face headed into the 2026 season.

Texas Longhorns News / Texas Longhorns on SI / August 30
5 Bold Predictions for Texas Longhorns' 2026 Season

5 Bold Predictions for Texas Longhorns' 2026 Season

The Texas Longhorns are a week away from beginning the 2026 season, marking the start of a long journey that won't end until the program hoists the national championship trophy in February.

Texas Longhorns News / Volleyball On SI / August 30
Players Era Volleyball Showcase: Nebraska, Texas Make Statements With Wins in Las Vegas

Players Era Volleyball Showcase: Nebraska, Texas Make Statements With Wins in Las Vegas

Two matches and two sweeps for the first day of the Players Era Volleyball Showcase in Las Vegas. Nebraska, Texas, TCU and UNLV descended on T-Mobile Arena for the first evening of a two-day showcase.

Arch Manning News / Texas Longhorns on SI / August 30
Texas' Biggest Offensive Question Has Nothing to Do With Arch Manning

Texas' Biggest Offensive Question Has Nothing to Do With Arch Manning

Arch Manning is the center of the Longhorns' universe this season. Texas goes as far as Arch is able to take them. So one would think, right? And yet, Manning only goes as far as his offensive line is able to take him.

Travis Shaw News / Viral Sports News / August 30
Former Texas Longhorns Bust Gets Dumped by NFL Team

Former Texas Longhorns Bust Gets Dumped by NFL Team

Tampa Bay waived former Texas Longhorns defensive tackle Travis Shaw on Saturday as the Buccaneers trimmed their roster ahead of the 53-man deadline. For Longhorns fans who watched Shaw’s one season in burnt orange, the news lands with a familiar shrug.

Texas Longhorns News / Texas Longhorns on SI / August 28
Texas' Fall Camp Offensive 'Struggles' May Actually Be a Good Sign for 2026

Texas' Fall Camp Offensive 'Struggles' May Actually Be a Good Sign for 2026

Despite all the added firepower this offseason via the transfer portal, the story of fall camp for the Texas Longhorns was the defense. Under the direction

Texas Longhorns News / Texas Longhorns on SI / August 28
Where Does Texas Recruiting Turn to After Missing Out on Elite 2028 Tackle?

Where Does Texas Recruiting Turn to After Missing Out on Elite 2028 Tackle?

The Texas Longhorns are nearly wrapped up with fall camp as the program looks to find its way back into the College Football Playoffs, satisfying its quest to bring a national championship back to Austin for the first time in 20 years.

Texas Longhorns News / Texas Longhorns on SI / August 28
Texas' Running Back Rotation May Be Deeper Than Expected

Texas' Running Back Rotation May Be Deeper Than Expected

The Texas Longhorns roll into the 2026 season with a completely revamped running back room after the Longhorns' rushing attack struggled mightily a season ago.

Jermaine Bishop News / Texas Longhorns on SI / August 28

Jermaine Bishop Jr. is Creating a Difficult Decision for Texas In The Best Way

It’s not a hot take to say the Longhorns have an elite wide receiver corps.  But while Cam Coleman, Ryan Wingo and Emmett Mosley V are often the ones stealing the spotlight, a certain freshman has continued to turn heads on the practice field.

Texas Longhorns News / Texas Longhorns on SI / August 28
One Texas Longhorns Concern is Getting Too Much Attention Ahead of the 2026 Season

One Texas Longhorns Concern is Getting Too Much Attention Ahead of the 2026 Season

There are a few different reasons many analysts believe the sky is falling in Austin. Besides certain freshmen players' parents commenting on Steve Sarkisian's program, Texas losing WILL linebacker Ty'Anthony Smith is a blow to the team's rotational depth after his contributions to the team in 2025.

Texas Longhorns News / Yardbarker / August 28
Analyst says Manning, Texas have ‘no excuse’ not to win national title

Analyst says Arch Manning, Texas have ‘no excuse’ not to win national title

There are going to be a lot of eyeballs on the Texas Longhorns football team this season.

Steve Sarkisian, Texas have a potential breakout star in freshman WR Jermaine Bishop
The 'Division 1 Texas football teams' quiz
Texas Longhorns News / Texas Longhorns on SI / August 28
Top 100 Rankings Highlight Texas Longhorns’ Biggest 2026 Roster Question

Top 100 Rankings Highlight Texas Longhorns’ Biggest 2026 Roster Question

The Texas Longhorns enter the 2026 season with one of the most talented rosters in all of college football. And that is not speculation. According to ESPN’s

Texas Longhorns News / Texas Longhorns on SI / August 28

Texas Adds 15 Freshmen in College Football 27 Roster Update

The Texas Longhorns are getting a sizable group of new faces in EA College Football 27. As part of the game's upcoming major roster update, 15 Texas players are being added to the Longhorns' roster.

Texas Longhorns News / Texas Longhorns on SI / August 27
Former Texas Basketball Player Jason Klotz Passes Away at 44

Former Texas Basketball Player Jason Klotz Passes Away at 44

Former Texas Longhorns basketball player Jason Klotz has passed away at the age of 44, per reports from the Houston Chronicle. Klotz, who played center at Texas for five seasons under head coach Rick Barnes, starred at Klein Forest High School in Houston before arriving to Austin ahead of the 2000-01 season.

Texas Longhorns News / Yardbarker / August 28
Steve Sarkisian, Texas have a potential breakout star in freshman WR Jermaine Bishop

Steve Sarkisian, Texas have a potential breakout star in freshman WR Jermaine Bishop

Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns feel they have something special brewing at wide receiver. It's understandable.

Preseason mock draft has QBs going 1-2-3; history suggests that's unlikely
The 'Division 1 Texas football teams' quiz
Texas Longhorns News / Yardbarker / August 27
Former Browns QB says Deshaun Watson decision wasn't Todd Monken's

Former Browns QB says Deshaun Watson decision wasn't Todd Monken's

What drove Todd Monken's decision to name Deshaun Wilson as QB1 of the Cleveland Browns? Was it strictly on-field performance, or was there more to it?

Insider addresses players' reaction to Deshaun Watson decision, makes Dante Moore-Arch Manning prediction
Three backup quarterbacks poised to steal starting jobs by midseason
Browns insider sounds alarms about future of Shedeur Sanders
More information about how Shedeur Sanders lost Browns' QB competition emerges
The 'NFL MVPs' quiz
Texas Longhorns News / Yardbarker / August 24
New statistical model raises red flags for Texas QB Arch Manning's NFL readiness

New statistical model raises red flags for Texas QB Arch Manning's NFL readiness

Many expect Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning to be pick No. 1 in the 2027 Draft, but let's tap the brakes on the hype.

Texas LB Ty’Anthony Smith dismissed from program
College football's most impactful defensive transfers for 2026
Notre Dame predicted to win the national championship
LSU HC Lane Kiffin balks at his own suggested guardrails in welcoming NFL transfer
The 'College football color teams' quiz
Texas Longhorns News / Larry Brown Sports / August 19
Art Briles reveals what changed his mind about taking the Texas job

Art Briles reveals what changed his mind about taking the Texas job

Art Briles spent 13 seasons as a college football head coach and put together a respectable 9-65 record during his time at Houston and Baylor. As it turns out, Briles admitted he almost took the Texas Longhorns job after the 2013 season, but he revealed what made him change his mind.

Trevor Goosby News / Yardbarker / August 18
All-SEC Texas tackle's status for start of season in doubt

All-SEC Texas tackle's status for start of season in doubt after practice injury

If he misses significant time, his play will be difficult to replicate.

Texas HC Steve Sarkisian isn't worried about preseason polls
Texas A&M lands Texas transfer guard Jordan Pope
How many teams in 2026 preseason Associated Press Top 25 Poll have rosters worth $40M or more?
The 'Division 1 Texas football teams' quiz
College Basketball News / Yardbarker / August 17
Texas A&M lands Texas transfer guard Jordan Pope

Texas A&M lands Texas transfer guard Jordan Pope

The Texas A&M Aggies have picked up a big commitment via the transfer portal. In fact, this is a massive win for head coach Bucky McMillan and his staff.

Bill Self, Kansas suffer major loss on the recruiting trail as five-star SF decommits
Miami basketball's future is bright thanks to HC Jai Lucas
The 'NCAA men's First Four teams' quiz
Texas Longhorns News / Yardbarker / August 17
Texas HC Steve Sarkisian isn't worried about preseason polls

Texas HC Steve Sarkisian isn't worried about preseason polls

The Texas Longhorns have the talent to win it all this season.

Five takeaways from release of preseason AP Top 25 Poll
How many teams in 2026 preseason Associated Press Top 25 Poll have rosters worth $40M or more?
Ohio State No. 1, Oregon No. 2 in preseason AP Top 25 poll
The 'Division 1 Texas football teams' quiz

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