As the No. 20 Texas Longhorns gear up for a battle with the No. 9 Vanderbilt Commodores at DKR on Saturday morning, the team received a slight setback in their gameplan on the defensive side with kickoff less than an hour away.
Steve Sarkisian will have to work without one of his best defensive players on Saturday. Texas will be without star safety Michael Taaffe for its marquee college football Week 10 matchup with Vanderbilt.
The Texas Longhorns finally saw their offense have an explosive game in a nail-biting overtime 45-38 win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs, which included their most points allowed on the season, eight games into the year.
The No. 20 Texas Longhorns mounted quite the comeback in their 45-38 overtime win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs in Starkville Saturday night, but that win seemed to come at a massive cost.
The Texas football team is already preparing to be without Arch Manning and could also potentially be without another star in Week 10 against Vanderbilt.
AUSTIN -- The Texas Longhorns could be one step closer toward getting both of their No. 16s back to full health. Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian provided a massive injury update during the weekly SEC Teleconference, saying that both Arch Manning and Michael Taaffe practiced on Wednesday ahead of the matchup against No.
Most Texas Longhorns football fans are aware that the No. 16 jersey is donned by two players within their program: quarterback Arch Manning and defensive back Michael Taaffe.
For the second straight week, the Texas Longhorns were forced to gut out a win against a team that many were thinking they would blow out of the water.
Texas will be without one of its defensive anchors for at least the next few games. Head coach Steve Sarkisian confirmed Wednesday that senior safety Michael Taaffe underwent thumb surgery after injuring his hand during Texas’ overtime win at Kentucky.
The Longhorns have set their sights on the Mississippi State Bulldogs, whom Texas will be facing on Saturday after a disappointing outing against the Kentucky Wildcats, whom Texas barely beat in overtime last week.
The Texas Longhorns will be without All-American safety Michael Taaffe this week after the fifth-year player underwent surgery on his thumb. Despite missing this week's matchup against Mississippi State and the Longhorns' following game against Vanderbilt, Taaffe is expected to return in time to face Georgia, according to Horns247.
If Texas football (5-2) is going to overcome its ongoing woes on offense and squeeze its way into the Playoff, it will need to rely heavily on its elite defense.
The Texas Longhorns are dealing with an injury to one of their top defensive players as the midway point of the SEC schedule approaches. According to On3's Pete Nakos, Texas safety Michael Taaffe underwent surgery on his thumb following Saturday's 16-13 overtime win over the Kentucky Wildcats.
Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning has been the target of many criticisms since being named the starter. From the moment Manning entered college, he had been painted as the apple of everyone’s eye.
Following a frustrating loss like the Texas Longhorns suffered to the Florida Gators on Saturday in Gainesville, it is easy to play the blame game and look at certain units as the weak spots.
On Saturday, Oklahoma and Texas will square off in the Cotton Bowl for the latest entry in the Red River Rivalry. The rivalry is one of the most historic in all of college football.
By now, most Texas Longhorns football fans are familiar with the backstory, the character and the leadership qualities associated with safety Michael Taaffe.
Texas Longhorns safety Michael Taaffe has had no easy road to becoming a starter. The former walk-on joined the program in 2021, earned a scholarship in December of 2022 and has spent his collegiate career developing as one of this team’s most well-known leaders.
Although losing on the road to a team ranked two spots below them didn’t signify a promising start to the 2025 season for the Texas Longhorns, a few positive takeaways could be identified.
Week one is here for the Texas Longhorns, who await their highly anticipated matchup against the reigning national champion Ohio State Buckeyes. The Longhorns get their chance at revenge after having their 2024 season ended at the hands of the Buckeyes in the semi-finals of the college football playoffs at the Cotton Bowl.
Texas Longhorns football enters the 2025 season with a defense that is expected to be one of the best in the nation. Some players on this defense standout compared to the rest, including two preseason first-team All-American selections, linebacker Anthony Hill Jr.
The Texas Longhorns enter the 2025 season with sky-high expectations following back-to-back College Football Playoff (CFP) semifinal appearances. With head coach Steve Sarkisian in his fifth year, the program is poised to compete for an SEC Championship and a national title.
There are some things that are just bigger than football. Texas Longhorns senior defensive end Michael Taaffe reminded folks of that with a tear-jerking gesture at SEC Media Days on Tuesday.
Texas Longhorns defensive back Michael Taaffe made headlines at SEC Media Days, but not for a controversial statement about a rival or the latest gossip about teammate Arch Manning; it was his tie that caught the nation’s attention.
Everybody had an opinion about Michael Taaffe’s huge hit in the Peach Bowl. And apparently, they went to great lengths to let the Texas safety know about it.