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Wide receiver Evan Stewart is the latest prospect from the 2022 recruiting class to receive an offer from Texas.
Texas head coach Tom Herman is hoping to strengthen the wide receiver group moving forward.
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The University of Texas community took to social media to relay positive messages during these trying times.
The University of Texas community is doing their part to spread positivity.
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If you could put together a team of Avengers using the Texas Longhorns football team, who would make the cut?
With no football going on, we decided to take a little different approach and bring some pop culture into sports talk. Over the last decade or so, Marvel’s Avengers movie series has been one of the hottest things to hit the theaters. Setting box office record after box office record. Here we compared current Texas Longhorns to their Avengers counterpart.
Nick Fury’s job is to lead his team of Avengers (Longhorns) against the evil group known as Hydra (Oklahoma). With Fury there is often times a plan in place but the end game is quite unclear on how to achieve it. The same can be said for Herman. At one point Fury disbanded the entire Shield team only to build it back up gain, Herman did the same with his new staff for 2020.
Hawkeye is the archer of the group who is all about his pinpoint accuracy. No one fits that better than Dicker the kicker. Cameron Dicker nailed 77.8 percent of his field goal attempts and 98.2 percent of his extra points in 2019. Poised for an even better year in 2020.
Take a look back at a few of the most thrilling yet unexpected trick plays in Texas football history.
Out of the 14 quarterbacks selected in the 2010 NFL Draft, only one remains active in the league.
Former Texas safety Adrian Phillips agreed to a two-year deal with the New England Patriots on Thursday.
Former Texas safety Adrian Phillips is no longer an NFL free agent.
Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports announced that Phillips agreed to a two-year deal with the New England Patriots on Thursday.
A team source tells Yahoo Sports that Pro Bowl safety Adrian Phillips has agreed to a two-year deal with the #Patriots.
— Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) March 19, 2020
Phillips was a 2018 Pro Bowl selection that will bolster the Patriots secondary after safety Duron Harmon was traded to the Detroit Lions on Wednesday.
The versatile defensive back is also expected to contribute on special teams. Although his 2019 season was cut short with the Los Angeles Chargers due to a broken arm, Phillips compiled 94 total tackles, one interception, and nine passes defended in 2018.
Phillips was an undrafted free agent out of Texas in 2014 and has spent his entire professional career with the Chargers.
Updated images of the South End Zone project show luxury suites with balconies on each side of the jumbotron.
The University of Texas began a $175 million project on the new South End Zone facility at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium last May. It is expected to be completed prior to the 2021 football season.
While this will enclose the stadium and enhance the gameday atmosphere for the fans, head coach Tom Herman explains the importance of the project for the players.
“When you come to The University of Texas, you deserve to train in the finest facilities in the country. We’re close right now with the renovations that we did when we first got here with our locker room and weight room, and this new project will certainly put us in the upper echelon of training facilities nationwide.”
Amid the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak that has cancelled many sporting events around the world, Brian Davis of the Austin American-Statesman gave Longhorns fans some excitement to look forward to.
Here's a little pick-me-up for you Texas fans. I found some new images of the new south end zone project. I'm betting these are closer to what it'll look like. pic.twitter.com/KkhOdePjib
— Brian Davis (@BDavisAAS) March 19, 2020
These updated images show an incredible upgrade to the South End Zone, including more permanent seating and luxury suites with balconies on each side of the jumbotron.
Although the stadium has been home to the Longhorns football team since 1924, it has been expanded several times since its original opening.
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?
There is now no chance for the Texas baseball and softball programs to continue play at a later date this season.
Rather than cancelling the season entirely, many were hopeful that the Big 12 Conference would leave the door open to continue play in a few weeks for the baseball and softball programs.
Unfortunately, that’s not the case. According to Kendall Rogers of D1Baseball.com, the Big 12 officially announced that there would be no games played for the remainder of the season.
SOURCES: The @Big12Conference has canceled the remainder of its college baseball season. The league had hoped to continue in a few weeks. Not anymore. It’s done. #Big12
— Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogers) March 13, 2020
This applies to #Big12 softball, too. 😰 https://t.co/hQZMg7ea63
— D1Softball (@D1Softball) March 13, 2020
Both programs were off to an impressive start to the 2020 season. Texas baseball ended with an overall 14-3 record and was one week away from starting conference play. The Longhorns were scheduled to travel to Norman on March 20 to face the Oklahoma Sooners.
Several baseball teams within the Big 12 looked stout throughout the early part of the season. There was a legitimate chance for six teams to represent the Big 12 in the postseason. Texas Tech, Texas, Oklahoma and TCU finished atop the final conference rankings, with Oklahoma State and West Virginia close behind.
Arguably the most dominant team in all of Texas athletics this season, softball ended the year with an impressive 24-3 overall record. In her final appearance on the mound last week, senior Miranda Elish pitched a perfect game. Texas defeated the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams in the nation on back-to-back nights, which propelled the Longhorns to the No. 1 team in the nation according to Softball America.
Not only was Texas softball in a great position to take home the Big 12 conference title, they were a favorite to win the College World Series.
The NCAA officially announced the intent to add an extra year of eligibility to seniors who were not able to finish out the season. The details remain in the works, but having a chance to finish their collegiate careers on their own terms is a great place to start.
The public health and safety is top priority amid the Coronavirus outbreak, but it’s understandably an emotional period for college athletes who have dedicated countless hours into this season.
Texas football is targeting highly-touted linebacker Justin Medlock out of Manvel High School.
Texas head coach Tom Herman has signed several highly-rated players in the past few recruiting classes.
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