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Talking College Football with ESPN Honolulu’s Bobby Curran
I had the chance to join ESPN 1240 am host Bobby Curran, based in Honolulu, Hawaii, to talk some college football earlier this afternoon.
Bobby and I discussed our decision to put the Hawaii Warriors at No. 99 on the Rant Sports 100 in 100 college football series, who we see as the fourth best team in the country, Texas Longhorns football, and who we see taking home the National...
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Texas and the Big 12: Gettin' all game theory on ya
If you can't tell, I love the conference realignment game from a purely theoretical standpoint. So, when I come upon an analysis that so expertly lays out the current tension in the Big 12 at the moment as this outstanding piece from our friend Peter Bean at Burnt Orange Nation, I feel compelled to point it out.Whereas some people might be compelled to evaluate the positions...
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Texas Longhorns Freshman Class Preview: Johnathan Gray
After two consecutive lackluster seasons, Texas Longhorn football fans are getting restless, counting down the days until college football season officially begins.
But anyone who lives in Texas knows that football season never actually ends.
With the Longhorns’ highly-touted freshman class moving onto the 40 Acres this week, Rant Sports is breaking down this group of young...
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Texas Longhorns’ Financial Success Hasn’t Equated to Athletic Success
With a 4-2 loss to the Kansas Jayhawks last Thursday in the Big 12 Baseball Tournament in Oklahoma City, the Texas Longhorns baseball team was eliminated, and accordingly was not selected to play in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1998.
This is just one example of how Texas teams have under-performed in recent history given not only the expectations of the Longhorns...
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Longhorns miss NCAA Baseball Tournament
For the first time 15 years the Longhorn baseball team will not participate in the NCAA baseball tournament. The tournament selection committee announced the 64 team field this morning which included Big XII schools Baylor, Texas A&M, Oklahoma and conference tournament winner Missouri, but no Texas. The Longhorns finished the season with an overall record [...]
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Goodwin Qualifies for Nationals in 100M
Marquise Goodwin has always been known for his long jump prowess. But now, that won't be the only event that the Texas track standout participates in at Nationals.
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2012 Texas Longhorns Preseason Review – Part 1
One of the definitions for “Spring” in Websters Dictionary is “to move suddenly upward or forward” and for a team coming off 5-7 and 8-5 seasons, this is a perfect definition of what we hope the Longhorns do in the Spring/Summer before this season. The coaching staff said things have come easier for this group [...]
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Horns Check in at #11 in Athlon’s Preseason Top 25
As Athlon Sports reveals its 2012 Preseason Top 25 which will culminate with the #1 team being named on June 5th, the Texas Longhorns check in at #11 on the list. Texas is ranked one one spot above new conference rival West Virginia which claims the #12 spot. While it is only a preseason list [...]
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Jayhawks eliminate Longhorns in Big 12 action
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Kansas Jayhawks extended their season and put the Texas Longhorns on NCAA life support, knocking them out of the Big 12 Tournament with a 4-2 victory Thursday afternoon at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
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Dolphins sign DT Randall
Defensive tackle Kheeston Randall, a seventh-round pick out of Texas, signed with the Dolphins. Terms were not disclosed. A three-year starter for the Longhorns, he played in 47 games with 35 starts. Randall was credited with 98 tackles (49 solo), four sacks (31 yards) and 21.0 tackles for loss (66 yards). He also registered one forced fumble, deflected six passes and blocked two kicks.
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Spring Football Breakdown: Texas Longhorns
Wilson now takes a look at the Texas Longhorns as they wrap up the spring and head into the summer.
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14 days ago
Austin Cops Looking For Texas Longhorns Superfan Who Keeps Robbing Businesses
Via: Austin Police are looking for a suspect they believe is responsible for a series of robberies in Austin. The first incident was May 8 at Mr. Nice Guys on South First Street, the second was May 10 at a Conoco on Cameron Road and then again on May 10 at a Shell station on Ben While Boulevard. During each robbery, the suspect entered the establishments, displayed a weapon and asked...
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Brown: Three Longhorns face discipline
Texas coach Mack Brown says three football players cited for allegedly refusing to leave an Austin restaurant after a bar incident will face tough discipline within the team.
Safety Kenny Vaccaro, defensive end Alex Okafor and tight end Barrett Matthews, all seniors next season, were cited by police early Monday for failure to obey a lawful order, a misdemeanor punishable by a ...
Via AP on Fox
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19 days ago
Three Texas football players arrested
Three Texas Longhorns football players were arrested and charged with failure to obey a lawful order after police were called to a disturbance in Austin on Monday morning.
Defensive end Alex Okafor, safety Kenny Vaccaro and tight end Barrett Matthews were all hit with the misdemeanor charge, while former player Eryon Barnett was charged with failure to identify himself, KXAN.com...
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22 days ago
Texas Longhorn Football Stars Arrested in Austin
Most college football fans just want to get through an off-season without hearing about players from their teams getting into trouble with the law. Unfortunately for The University of Texas, four of their star football players were arrested early Monday morning.
Texas seniors Alex Okafor, Kenny Vaccaro and Barrett Matthews, along with former Longhorn, Eryon Barnett, were arrested...
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