Look: Texas releases video honoring seniors playing their final game at DKR
On Friday, as the Texas Longhorns take the field at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium for the final time this season, it marks the last home game that this class of seniors will play. Included in this group are key contributors Devin Duvernay, Collin Johnson, Malcolm Roach, Zach Shackelford, and Parker Braun. Check out the video Texas released to honor their time representing the Longhorns on the field:
The Texas Longhorns are set to take the field for the final time this season against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Friday at 9 a.m. CT. Here is everything you need to know to watch, listen, or stream the game.
Watch: Former Longhorn Jarrett Allen with the emphatic block and stare-down
Tonight, as the Brooklyn Nets visit the Boston Celtics at TD Garden, former Texas Longhorn Jarrett Allen is making his presence felt on the defensive side of the ball. With the Nets and Celtics tied at 44 with just over 5 minutes to play in the second quarter, Allen rejected a layup attempt and gave the Celtics a quick staredown. Check out the emphatic block below:
In his single season at Texas, Allen played and started in 33 games. He averaged 13.4 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, and .6 steals while playing 32.2 minutes per game. Allen was drafted by the Brooklyn Nets with the 22nd pick in the first round of the 2017 NBA Draft.
Here is everything you need to know to watch, listen, or stream the Texas Longhorns vs Texas Tech Red Raiders football game
On Friday, the Texas Longhorns will play host to state rivals Texas Tech. After dropping two straight games to Big 12 foes, the Longhorns are 6-5 overall and 4-4 in conference play. Texas Tech comes in with a 4-7 overall record and is 2-6 in conference play. Here is everything you need to know to catch the game on Friday:
Date: Friday, November 29
Time: 9 a.m. CT
Location: Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
TV: FOX
Stream: FOX Sports Go
Radio: Austin 104.9FM, 99.3FM, 98.5FM, 1260AM; Dallas 1080AM; El Paso 600AM; Houston 790AM; San Antonio 1200AM — Spanish: Austin 105.3FM; Dallas 990AM, 99.9FM
UT and TTU meet for the 69th time in their history on Friday. The road team has won four years in a row and Texas can snap that this year.
With the road team winning the last four games, Texas and Texas Tech meet for the 69th time on Friday. Playing every year since 1960, the Longhorns and Red Raiders go all the way back to the Southwest Conference. While neither team has anything to play for as far as bowl eligibility, Texas needs a win to avoid their sixth 6-6 or worse regular-season record this decade.
Here is the series history between the Longhorns and Red Raiders:
All-time series record: Texas leads 51-17-0
Largest wins: Texas 58-7 in 1999, Texas Tech 33-9 in 1994
Latest Texas win: Nov. 10, 2018
Last season’s game against Texas Tech was an offensive slugfest that saw 38 of its 75 points scored in the fourth quarter. Both teams had over 450 total yards, including huge days for both Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger and Texas Tech quarterback Jett Duffy.
The Red Raiders were able to both throw and run the ball, having 595 total yards on offense. Duffy was the main guy for Texas Tech, throwing for 444 yards, while also leading the team in rushing with 80. Completing 78.7% of his passes and throwing four touchdowns, Duffy found seven different receivers. Antoine Wesley caught two of Duffy’s touchdowns and also racked in 171 receiving yards.
For the Longhorns, Ehlinger had one of his best days of the year, going 22-34 with 312 yards and four touchdowns. Three different receivers had over 50 yards for Texas, as Lil’ Jordan Humphrey led the way with 159 and Devin Duvernay and Jerrod Heard followed with 66 and 54 receiving yards respectively.
The play of the game came with 0:21 left in the game, tied at 34. Ehlinger threw a ball down the right sideline toward Humphrey, who reached over his defender, snagged the ball away from him, and went into the endzone to win the game for the Longhorns.
Texas won 41-34, making them 7-3 on the year. It was the fourth year in a row the road team had won in the series and Texas’ fifth straight win in Lubbock.
Latest Texas Tech win: Nov. 24, 2017
Playing on the Friday after Thanksgiving in 2017, both teams really struggled to throw the ball, with Texas completing 57% of their throws and Texas Tech completing 44%. To make matters worse, both teams threw two interceptions, turning the ball over a total of six times.
Late in the fourth quarter leading 23-20, Texas had a 3rd and 2 from their own 42-yard line. With 2:18 left in the game, a first down would have sealed the game for the Longhorns as Texas Tech only had one timeout left. Ehlinger scrambled to his right, threw across the middle and it was intercepted by cornerback Justus Parker. He took the ball all the way to the Texas 15 yard line, setting the Red Raiders up with a chance to win it.
Two plays later, Texas Tech quarterback Nic Shimonek found Cameron Batson for the go-ahead touchdown. On the final possession for the Longhorns, Ehlinger threw another interception with 0:55 left in the game, giving the Red Raiders the 27-23 win in Austin.
Struggling all day offensively, Texas fell to 6-6 on the season, giving them their fourth straight season with at least six losses. For Texas Tech, they also went to 6-6 and gained bowl eligibility for just the fourth time in seven years.
Texas will play Texas Tech on Friday at 11:00 a.m. CST on Fox.
The Texas Longhorns have opened up as 9.5-point favorites over the Texas Tech Red Raiders
The extremely disappointing regular season for the Texas Longhorns is coming to an end. For their final game of the season, the Longhorns will face off against the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
Texas Tech has already been eliminated from being bowl eligible, as they have seven losses. The Longhorns are bowl eligible and will look to end the season on a high note before being assigned their bowl game.
Texas has opened up as 9.5-point favorites over Texas Tech. Last season, the Longhorns were able to beat the Red Raiders on the road, 41-34.
You can catch the game this upcoming Friday, November 29th, at 11:00 AM CT on FOX.
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ESPN is projecting Texas to face Texas A&M in the Texas Bowl. It would be the first time they would play since the rivalry ended in 2011.
In ESPN’s latest bowl projection, Mark Schlabach projects one of the country’s best rivalry not only to come back but to be played in Houston, TX. Schlabach thinks the Longhorns will face off against former in-state rival Texas A&M in the Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl on Dec. 27.
A historic matchup that has been played 118 times, Texas has double the number of wins the Aggies do, leading the series 76-37-5. It was played for the final time in 2011 when Texas A&M decided to join the SEC. In the final game, Justin Tucker hit a game-winning field goal to give Texas a classic 27-25 win.
Since that moment, there have been continuous questions of when these two teams will play again. Either in a bowl game or scheduling a home and home series, the fans agree the Longhorns and Aggies need to play each other.
“Us not playing Texas A&M is not good for college football,” Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte said. “We’d love to play A&M.”
There were reports that Texas reached out to Texas A&M to renew the series with a home and home series in 2022 and 2023, but the Aggies “were already booked,” said Texas A&M athletic director Scott Woodward said.
Since being in the SEC in 2012, the Aggies have only had less than four losses once. Before leaving the Big 12, it had been since 1998 since they only had three losses. They agreed to play against Kansas State in the 2016 Texas Bowl but lost to the Wildcats 33-28.
While the basketball teams will play each other on Dec. 8, this rivalry will remain all talk until the two meet again on the football field. With both teams expected to end their season 7-5, the opportunity for the two schools will be there to play in the Texas Bowl. While there have been rumors that the Aggies would turn down that opportunity, the two schools need to find a way to face off against each other.
Former Longhorn Tyrone Swoopes promoted to active NFL roster from practice squad
Former Longhorns’ quarterback Tyrone Swoopes has made an NFL roster – but not as a quarterback. Swoopes transitioned to tight end in his first year in the NFL, and was promoted to the Seattle Seahawks’ roster to replace the injured Ed Dickson.
Aug 18, 2018; Carson, CA, USA; Los Angeles Chargers defensive back Derwin James (33) defends Seattle Seahawks tight end Tyrone Swoopes (46) during the second half at StubHub Center. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports
Swoopes started only one of his four years at Texas, his sophomore season in 2014. That year, he threw for 2409 yards, 13 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions on 58.3% passing. Swoopes was a threat on the ground as well, with 966 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns over the course of his career.
The Seahawks promoted Swoopes due to need at the tight end position, where they have been injury struck all year. Ed Dickson is the latest tight end to go on IR, after Will Dissly’s season-ending injury and Luke Willson’s lingering hamstring injury.
The newest top 25 for college basketball was released. Where did the Texas Longhorns fall?
Today, the newest iteration of the AP Top 25 poll came out for men’s basketball, and Texas did not make the cut. The voters obviously didn’t care for Texas’ tough loss to unranked Georgetown, and a win over Cal to secure third place in the 2k Empire Classic wasn’t enough to keep the Longhorns in.
Here is the full top 25:
1. Duke
2. Louisville
3. Michigan State
4. Kansas
5. Maryland
6. North Carolina
7. Virginia
8. Gonzaga
9. Kentucky
10. Ohio State
11. Oregon
12. Texas Tech
13. Seton Hall
14. Arizona
15. Utah State
16. Memphis
17. Tennessee
18. Auburn
19. Baylor
20. VCU
21. Colorado
22. Villanova
23. Washington
24. Florida
25. Xavier
Texas will not have much of a chance to get back into the top 25 this week, as the Longhorns only have one game on the schedule this week – a matchup against the 2-5 McNeese State Cowboys.
Texas remains unranked in the AP poll after losing to Baylor. With rivalry week this week, a lot of ranked matchups are on the schedule.
The Longhorns remain unranked in the AP poll after Saturday’s 24-10 loss on the road to Baylor. The Bears moved up two spots to No. 11, just missing out on the top 10 by three points.
Here is the new top 25:
1) LSU
2) Ohio State
3) Clemson
4) Georgia
5) Alabama
6) Utah
7) Oklahoma
8) Florida
9) Minnesota
10) Michigan
11) Baylor
12) Penn State
13) Wisconsin
14) Oregon
15) Notre Dame
16) Auburn
17) Memphis
18) Cincinnati
19) Iowa
20) Boise State
21) Oklahoma State
22) Appalachian State
23) Virginia Tech
24) Navy
25) USC
Others receiving votes:
Iowa State 74, Virginia 38, Texas A&M 27, Air Force 22, SMU 9, Arizona State 4, Louisiana-Lafayette 1
The team that fell the most was No. 14 Oregon. Losing on the road to Arizona State, the Ducks’ playoff hopes are finished as they pick up their second loss of the season.
With rivalry week ahead of us, there are a few ranked matchups that set up for a great weekend. The biggest one will be No. 2 Ohio State traveling to the Big House to face No. 10 Michigan. The Wolverines have not beaten the Buckeyes since 2011.
Other games include the Iron Bowl, with No. 5 Alabama facing No. 16 Auburn, No. 9 Minnesota hosts No. 13 Wisconsin for the right to go to the Big 10 championship, and No. 7 Oklahoma goes to Stillwater to play No. 21 Oklahoma State in Bedlam.
Unranked Texas will face unranked Texas Tech on Friday at 11:00 a.m.
