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Texas is one of five schools left in the hunt to land four-star defensive end Shemar Turner.
Texas is inching towards landing another highly sought-after defensive end prospect. Continue reading “Four-star defensive end lists Texas in top five schools”
247Sports recently listed the top 10 college football teams under the most pressure to win this season.
Texas football and pressure go hand in hand. Continue reading “Texas listed among teams with the most pressure to win this season”
A new Locked on Longhorns Podcast discussing a return to sports being imminent and the top five series. Plus a look at the 2020 predictions.
The shows opens up with Patrick and Cami discussing a return to college football being imminent? While California schools will remain closed. all of the Big 12 are planning for a return to campus in 2020. Is that the first big step for a return of college football?
The top five players that the Longhorns will play from the wide receivers and quarterbacks. Who is the top quarterback? Who is the surprise pick? Is Ja’Marr Chase the top wide receiver?
2020 game-by-game predictions. How far off are Patrick’s prediction? What has been the responses? Also they discuss who is the best opposing coach the Longhorns will face?
Latest Locked on Longhorns Podcast discussing if the Texas Longhorns should create a Last Dance style documentary on the team?
Cami and Patrick kick off the latest podcast discussing the The Last Dance. Should the Texas Longhorns do a documentary on their 2006 National Championship run? Stories and interviews surrounding that magical run that culminated in a BCS National Championship? Or one that showed the timeline that led to the Big 12 losing four teams to other conferences?
In the world of recruiting there are the blue chip ratios. This calculates the number of four and five star recruits in a single class. Where do the Longhorns rank? Pro Football Focus tweeted out what is the biggest college football rivalry? A couple funny responses to that tweet with a Texas Longhorns angle.
The duo discuss the 44 teams that the Longhorns have yet to play and the seven that they haven’t beaten but played. Any surprises on this list? A couple big time programs that have yet to play Texas. With talk surrounding Alabama discussing playing TCU week one with USC likely out due to the coronavirus mandates in California. Should Texas look into cancel USF and play the Crimson Tide?
The Longhorns are once again listed in the preseason Top 25 rankings, could this be the year that they’ll finally produce on the field?
Texas has seemingly reshaped their entire coaching staff this offseason. According to athletic director Chris Del Conte, it’s head coach Tom Herman’s one chance to do so. Continue reading “CBS lists Texas football in Preseason Top 25 rankings”
Joseph Ossai recently joined Longhorns Lunch Break to discuss his current routine and future expectations for Texas football.
The hype surrounding Joseph Ossai is real. Continue reading “Joseph Ossai believes Texas football is capable of ‘damage’ in 2020”
On Flashback Friday, Locked on Longhorns takes a look at the top 10 wins in school history and Eric Metcalf.
The duo open up Flashback Friday discussing the top wins in Texas Longhorns history including a couple games that featured Roger Staubach and Tom Landry. Cami gives the games that she would have included in the list.
As they continue Flashback Friday they discuss one of the best all-purpose players in former Longhorn Eric Metcalf. Should he be in the NFL Hall of Fame? Who are some of their favorite 2-sport athletes at Texas? Plus which Texas Longhorn from the past would they love to watch live?
CBS released their win projections for the Big 12, where is Texas projected? Which losses do they disagree with?
What were some of the best wins in Texas football history?
Texas has a long and storied football history. A look at 10 of the games that have left an indelible mark on the school and its legion of fans.
Going into the 1970 Cotton Bowl, the No. 1 Texas Longhorns carried with them a 19-game winning streak and 499 all-time victories. The Horns would not be denied their 500th win or their second national championship, as Texas overcame a late 17-14 deficit against ninth-ranked Notre Dame. James Street marched the Longhorns 76 yards on 17 plays, capped by a Billy Dale 1-yard touchdown, to grab a 21-17 advantage with just over a minute to play.
Texas Longhorns’ athletic director Chris Del Conte weighed in on resuming a rivalry with the Aggies of Texas A&M and it wasn’t pretty.
One of the more burning questions surround Texas athletics outside of the COVID-19 situation has to be on rekindling an old rivalry that died in 2011. Recently Missouri and Kansas announced a return to their border war that ended with the Tigers made the jump to the Southeastern conference along with Texas A&M. Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte joined Horns 247 where he answered many questions about Texas athletics, one such question involved bringing the A&M-Texas game back to life.
Chris Del Conte on returning rivalries with either Texas A&M, LSU or Arkansas: Our goal is to play non-conference teams that have won championships in the modern era of College Football.
— Taylor Gaspar Estes (@TaylorEstes247) May 5, 2020
The Longhorns did play the LSU Tigers this past season and have a return game in 2020 as they travel to Baton Rouge. As far as the Aggies, well CDC’s answer pretty much summed up why the Longhorns won’t be playing their long-time rivals. The Longhorns football team seems more interested in playing teams that have won a National Championship in the last 80 years.
Guess that answers that question.
Texas has added a four-star defensive end to their 2021 recruiting class.
Texas head coach Tom Herman and Co. have made it a top priority to strengthen the defensive line, it looks like the plans have started to come to fruition. Continue reading “Four-star defensive end commits to Texas”
