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CBS Sports does not believe that Texas head coach Tom Herman has produced enough to be considered a top coach within the Big 12.
It’s no secret that Texas head coach Tom Herman has his back against the wall this season. Continue reading “CBS Sports ranks Big 12 head coaches, Tom Herman absent from top four”
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?
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.
With Shaka Smart returning for the 2020-21 season, what does success look like for the Texas Longhorns?
The Texas Longhorns’ athletic director Chris Del Conte recently announced that head coach Shaka Smart will be returning for the 2020-21 college basketball season. This was big news on the Greg Brown recruitment front as it had been reported multiple times that if Smart was out so was he. So with his retainment, Brown still has Texas in his top five schools. 247 Sports crystal ball predictions have the Longhorns at 90 percent to land his recruitment. The Longhorns could use his athletic ability inside.
It starts with the Longhorns putting together another solid non-conference together. During the 2019-2020 basketball season, the Longhorns were able to put together some wins but losses against Providence, Georgetown and Louisiana State. Those hurt their tournament chances especially after beating a top 25 Purdue team early on. Teams can’t make the tournament during non-conference play but they can certainly make it a lot tougher down the stretch.
The Longhorns need to find a way to capture their late season magic from the 2019 campaign where they won five of their final seven games to capture the third best conference record. Texas needs to be more consistent in the next year and not sit back a hope for another late season push. Smart needs to coach with a sense of urgency and the players need to play that way. The seat will still be hot in 2020 so no need to get complacent. However, success for the Texas Longhorns is more than just doing well in conference play.
The Texas men’s basketball must make it to the big dance in March for the season to be considered a success. Not just making the tournament and exiting on the opening weekend. Under Shaka Smart, the Longhorns have failed to see the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament. The team hasn’t moved onto the third round since 2013-14 or seen a regional final since 2007-08. Both of those came under Rick Barnes.
So quite simply, for the Texas Longhorns and Shaka Smart to have success in 2020-21 they must advance to the round of 16 to really feel like they are building the program back to where it once was during the Barnes era. It is likely the only way that Smart coaches in Austin beyond next season.
Chris Del Conte announced Texas will be keeping Shaka Smart for the 2020-2021 season. Smart has three years left on his contract.
Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte spoke with the Austin American-Statesman on Friday and said Shaka Smart is “our coach.” Smart will now get the opportunity to coach the Longhorns for a sixth season, the same amount of time he was coach at VCU.
“Nothing’s changed. We won five of the last six down the stretch, finished third in the conference. We have a good team coming back. Nothing’s changed on my end,” said Del Conte.
Going into the 2019-2020 season, Smart was already on the hot seat as Texas had only made the NCAA Tournament twice under his tenure. Even when in the tournament, the Longhorns have failed to make it past the first round, losing to Northern Iowa in 2016 and to Nevada in 2018.
In the middle of February, it looked as if Smart was going to be fired at the end of the season, with Texas struggling in the Big 12. Lucky for him, the Longhorns turned it around, winning five out of their last six games, including victories against Oklahoma and Texas Tech.
Being in position to make the 2020 NCAA Tournament with a Big 12 Tournament quarterfinal win against Texas Tech, nobody will ever know what will happen as the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As of now, Smart’s contract has three more years on it, running through the 2022-2023 season. Back in 2015 was he was hired, Smart signed a seven-year, $21.7 million contract.
To keep his job after this season, the Longhorns must at minimum replicate their standing in the Big 12, but more than likely do better. Third place in the conference sounds nice, but going 9-9 and getting third place via tiebreakers does not sound as great.
100% of Texas’ production next season is returning so Smart should pick up right where they left off. Guard play from Matt Coleman, Courtney Ramey, and Andrew Jones were exceptional down the stretch.
Mix in Jase Febres, Gerald Liddell, Jericho Sims, and Kamaka Hepa all returning from injuries and the Longhorns’ outlook look positive for next season.
Smart must now take advantage of it and make (and advance) in the 2021 NCAA Tournament to save his job.
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Locked on Longhorns podcast brings another edition of Mock Draft Monday. Plus which Longhorn will return in 2021?
Cami and Patrick bring a new edition of the Locked on Longhorns podcast with an update on what they are doing since there are no sports going on. A Longhorn has decided to return to the Forty Acres in 2021.
The mock draft roundup shows where the top three Longhorns are projected. Plus an early look at which games Texas will be the underdog for in the 2020 season.
Also could this be Tom Herman’s last stand?
