After three years of Bert Auburn at the Texas Longhorns' kicking position, the coaching staff made a switch this offseason. Taking over place-kicking duties in 2025 has been Texas State transfer Mason Shipley, who is now in his sixth season of college football.
For three years, the Texas Longhorns had a kicker they could usually depend on in Bert Auburn, until they couldn't anymore. A Flower Mound native and the all-time program leader in field goals made (66), Auburn made just 16 of 25 (64 percent) of his field goal attempts last season, but his missed kicks was far more damaging.
One of the Texas Longhorns' biggest, yet also one of the most understated, changes this season comes at kicker. Bert Auburn may have struggled late last season, but he was Texas' kicker for three seasons and was generally reliable.
AUSTIN -- Former Texas Longhorns kicker Bert Auburn chose to enter the transfer portal prior to the end of spring practice. Now, the all-time leading scorer in Longhorns football history has found his now home after four years on the Forty Acres.
Miami Hurricanes are getting drafted, but the recruiting process never ends as the Canes add Keelan Marion, Kamal Bonner, and Bert Auburn from the spring portal per Hayes Fawcett.
On Thursday, Texas kicker Bert Auburn announced his intentions to enter the NCAA transfer portal. Auburn will have one year of eligibility remaining. He initially joined the Longhorns roster as a walk-on in 2021 and competed with scholarship kicker Will Stone prior to the 2022 season.
AUSTIN -- The Texas Longhorns will officially have to find a new starting kicker for the 2025-26 season. Texas kicker Bert Auburn announced on social media Thursday that he's entering the transfer portal after four years with the program.
AUSTIN -- The Texas Longhorns have a kicking competition on their hands this spring, something that's likely to continue into the fall. With the struggles
No. 5 Texas will face No. 8 Ohio State in the College Football Playoff semifinals on Friday evening. The Buckeyes enter the matchup as the 6-point favorite over the Longhorns although Texas is the higher ranked team in the playoff.
Notre Dame’s stunning finish Thursday night to beat Penn State in the College Football Playoffs highlights one of the biggest issues Texas has going into its matchup against Ohio State.
Looking back at it, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl could've ended in a win for the Texas Longhorns much earlier in the game if not for two missed field goal attempts by senior kicker Bert Auburn to leave the Longhorns fighting in double overtime.
The College Football Playoff semifinals boast big brands, future NFL stars and fan bases hungry for a national title. The margin for error is razor-thin in a 60-minute duel for a national championship berth.
The Texas Longhorns certainly had fans on the edge of their seats on Wednesday. No. 5 Texas and No. 4 Arizona State met in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals and it was certainly exciting down to the final minutes.
The Texas football team seemed to have the Peach Bowl wrapped up against Arizona State, but a disastrous fourth quarter collapse sent the game to overtime.
Auburn and special teams coordinator Jeff Banks revealed that the Longhorns kicker will be back in burnt orange and white next season. ATLANTA — Sideshow Bert back.
According to reports from Horns247's Chip Brown, senior kicker Bert Auburn will return to Texas for his fifth season with the Longhorns. He holds the program record for total field goals made with 61.
Kickers are unpredictable. They can drive a stake through your rival’s heart in one of the greatest moments in school history. Or, they can doink an extra point off the upright and trigger a coaching change.
The Texas Longhorns have received a ton of preseason praise this off-season. That hype continued as the coaches’ preseason all-SEC teams were released and the Longhorns had 10 players featured on the list.
The fourth-year kicker proved his clutch ability over the last two seasons, earning a scholarship in the process. The Texas Longhorns are back on the Forty Acres in preparation for summer conditioning that leads into preseason camp and the program’s first year playing SEC football.