Watch as the Texas Longhorns men’s basketball team defeat the California Golden Bears in the 2K Empire Classic
Last night, the Texas Longhorns men’s basketball team suffered their first loss of the season in an 82-66 game against Georgetown. This was also their first matchup in the 2K Empire Classic.
Today, the Longhorns got back into the win column by defeating the California Golden Bears by a score of 62-45. Texas is now 5-1 on the season.
Four different Longhorns score in double-figures against California. Junior guard Matt Coleman III led the Longhorns with 14 points. Both guard Jase Fabres and forward Jericho Sims added 12 points each while guard Courtney Ramey added 10.
Watch some of the highlights of the Texas win here!
Texas’ third most-played opponent, Baylor comes into Austin with only one loss. The Longhorns can make it five wins in a row on Saturday.
Texas and Baylor have been playing against each other for a long time, with the first game dating back to 1901. Only Texas A&M and Oklahoma have played the Longhorns more. The Bears are also the team Texas has beaten the most in their history. Dominating the series for years, the momentum swung towards Baylor in the first half of the decade. Now on a four-game winning streak and back in favor of Texas, they can add another win against an old rival on Saturday.
Here is the series record between the Longhorns and Bears:
All-time series record: Texas leads 78-26-4
Largest wins: Texas 77-0 in 1913, Baylor 50-7 in 1989
Latest Texas win: Oct. 13, 2018
Last season’s victory against Baylor was one that was led by then backup and now SMU quarterback Shane Buechele. Sam Ehlinger left the game injured in the first quarter and Buechele played well in this place.
Buechele was 20-34 with 184 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. His touchdown was a 44-yard deep throw to Collin Johnson who beat one on one coverage down the right sideline to give the Longhorns a 13-10 lead.
Where the Longhorns really succeeded though was on the ground. Keaontay Ingram had a season-high 110 yards on just 19 carries. Tre Watson contributed 41 yards and Texas rushed for 170 total yards. Lil’ Jordan Humphrey had the only rushing touchdown for the Longhorns, scoring on a wildcat formation touchdown.
Holding Baylor go 100 rushing yards, the Bears’ 88 rushing yards were third-fewest Texas allowed in the regular season. Quarterback Charlie Brewer led the Baylor in rushing with 22 yards. As for passing the ball, Brewer struggled, only completing 51% of his throws. His 240 yards, a touchdown, and an interception were apart of an offensive struggle for the Bears.
Texas won 23-17, making it four wins in a row against Baylor. It is the longest winning streak the Longhorns have had in the series since winning 12 straight from 1998 to 2009.
Latest Baylor win: Oct. 4, 2014
Ranked No. 7 at the time, Baylor was riding a 4-0 start with an average margin of victory of 41 going into the 2014 matchup against Texas. Under first-year Head Coach Charlie Strong, Texas was 2-2 and still trying to find themselves.
Both quarterbacks had an awful day, completing a combined 41% of their throws. Baylor’s Bryce Petty was 7-22 with 111 yards. Two of those seven completions were second-half touchdowns to Antwan Goodley and Corey Coleman. Texas’ Tyrone Swoopes was a little better going 16-34 with 144 yards, but he had two interceptions.
Both teams excelled running the ball, especially the Bears. Baylor’s Shock Linwood averaged 5.3 yards per carry, with 148 yards on 28 carries. Other running back Johnny Jefferson had 72 yards on 11 carries. Texas had Jonathan Gray and Malcolm Brown go for 134 yards on 24 carries, while Gray scored the Longhorns’ only points of the game.
In a low scoring affair, both offenses struggled to find points. The only scoring play of the first half was a first-quarter blocked field goal by Baylor and Terrell Burt returned it 62 yards to give the Bears a 7-0 lead.
Baylor beat the Longhorns 28-7, making it their second win in Austin since 2010. Before those two wins, it had been since 1991 that the Bears beat Texas on the road. Baylor ended the season 11-1 and just missed out on the inaugural College Football Playoffs, while Texas stumbled to a 6-7 season.
Texas will play Baylor on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CST on FS1.
Despite the outstanding season, Devin Duvernay was not named a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff. The snub was “shocking” to Tom Herman.
The Biletnikoff semifinalists were announced on Monday morning and Texas wide receiver Devin Duvernay did not make the cut. Only one receiver from the Big 12 made the cut and it was Oklahoma’s CeeDee Lamb.
To this date, Duvernay has 87 catches and 1,017 receiving yards. Both of those numbers lead the Big 12 and are ahead CeeDee Lamb. Outside of the conference, his 87 catches rank second in the country and his receiving yards are eighth. Here is how he stacks up to the other semifinalists:
How does Texas WR Devin Duvernay stack up against the Biletnikoff Award's 12 semifinalists? More receptions than 11 of them. More receiving yards than five. Team record and touchdown catches have him behind the pack, however.https://t.co/oEeeY0ncYj#HookEmpic.twitter.com/agObecYIdj
What he does not have like most of the other receivers is receiving touchdowns. All but four of the Biletnikoff semifinalists have double-digit touchdowns receptions, while Duvernay only has seven.
“You’re telling me he’s not one of the 20-best wideouts in the country? That’s a shame,” Head Coach Tom Herman said.
Herman also added that it is “shocking” that Duvernay was left off the list. While it is shocking, everyone knows how important he has been to this team this season. With other star wide receiver Collin Johnson missing time throughout the season, Duvernay has stepped up and become one of the best players for Texas.
Duvernay will need to step up big time again on Saturday, as the Longhorns have the chance to spoil Baylor’s College Football Playoff dreams.
Texas will face Baylor on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CST on FS1.
A disappointing loss against Iowa State, a lot went wrong for the Longhorns. The offense struggled and two mental errors cost Texas.
For the fourth time this year, Texas is on the losing side in frustrating fashion. Suffering a soul-crushing defeat to Iowa State on Saturday, a lot went wrong for the Longhorns. Offensively struggling all game and a couple of mental errors is the difference between a disappointing season and one with potential still in sight.
Here are three reasons Texas lost to Iowa State:
The offense’s poor play
Throughout the season, the Texas offense has been a strong suit for the team and the defense was the reason for the losses. Against Iowa State, the script was flipped. The Longhorns punted the ball a total of nine times and eight of them were after the offense went three-and-out. The inability to move the ball was something Texas had not shown all season.
Running backs Roschon Johnson and Keaontay Ingram struggled, combining for 14 carries and 27 yards. Quarterback Sam Ehlinger had the same amount of rushing yards as the two combined but on 12 carries. Even when designed plays were called for Ehlinger to run it, he got stuffed.
Throwing the ball, Ehlinger only completed 55% of his passes. In the first half, he was only able to get out 12 attempts due to the constant three-and-outs. He has been the glue to this offense all year and when he does not play well, the entire offense suffers. That was evident in Saturday’s loss.
Deshaunte Jones’ 75-yard touchdown
Going into halftime, Texas finally got some momentum, scoring a touchdown in 30 seconds to cut the Iowa State lead to three before the break. Texas kicked the ball off to start the second half and ruined all the momentum they had built up. On the first play of the third quarter, Purdy escaped pressure by scrambling to his left, launched the ball downfield, and found a wide-open Deshaunte Jones.
Iowa State beats #19 Texas 23-21 on a game-winning FG at the buzzer Brock Purdy : 30/48 for 354 yards, 2 TD's & an INT Deshaunte Jones : 7 catches for 144 yards & a TD pic.twitter.com/uvzenN1jhB
Without this total collapse in the secondary, Iowa State is going for a game-winning touchdown instead of a field goal in their final drive. The Cyclone offense struggled the rest of the second half, kicking two field goals, punting the ball four times, and turning it over on downs once. If the Longhorn defense does not allow that touchdown, the game could have been different.
Jumping offsides on the field goal attempt
After scoring touchdowns on two straight offensive possessions, the Texas offense went three-and-out (again), giving Iowa State the ball back with three minutes left in the game. After a couple of big plays from Brock Purdy and a pass interference call against Caden Sterns, Texas stopped the Cyclone offense and forced a field goal with two minutes and 16 seconds left in the game. Theoretically, that would have been enough time for Ehlinger to go win the game for himself.
However, Joseph Ossai jumped offsides on the field goal attempt, giving Iowa State a fresh set of downs from the Texas 20. Using their timeouts on the previous three plays, the Longhorns had no way of stopping the clock to give themselves an opportunity to win the game. The Cyclones were able to drain the clock down to four seconds before Connor Assalley hit the game-winning field goal from 36 yards.
This loss was a detrimental one to the Longhorns who are nearly out of the Big 12 Championship discussion. A miracle would be required and is looking more and more unlikely. Beating Iowa State would have allowed the Longhorns to control their own destiny, but now can only play the role of spoiler to Baylor.
Texas will face Baylor on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CST on FS1.
The Texas Longhorns have opened up as 4.5-point underdogs against the Baylor Bears
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The disappointing 2019 season for the Texas Longhorns is nearing the end, and this coming Saturday, they will visit Waco to play the Baylor Bears.
Both teams are coming off of disappointing losses. Texas lost on a last-second field by Iowa State and Baylor blew a huge lead against Oklahoma. But with the Texas loss, the Big 12 Championship teams are nearly locked up, with the game likely to be played between Baylor and Oklahoma.
Texas still has a chance to make the playoffs, but A LOT would have to go right. They would have to start with a win over Baylor this weekend. The Bears have opened up as a 4.5-point favorite (spread). The money lines for Baylor and Texas are -115 and -106, respectively.
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Texas falls out of the AP top 25 poll after losing to Iowa State. After getting back into the top 25 last week, Texas only lasted one week.
Texas fell out of the AP poll Top 25 after losing on the road to Iowa State. The Longhorns stint in the top 25 only lasted one week after being ranked No. 22.
Here is the new top 25:
1) Louisiana State
2) Ohio State
3) Clemson
4) Georgia
5) Alabama
6) Oregon
7) Utah
8) Oklahoma
9) Penn State
10) Florida
11) Minnesota
12) Michigan
13) Baylor
14) Wisconsin
15) Notre Dame
16) Auburn
17) Cincinnati
18) Memphis
19) Iowa
20) Boise State
21) SMU
22) Oklahoma State
23) Appalachian State
24) Texas A&M
25) Virginia Tech
Others receiving votes:
Indiana 47, Iowa State 31, Virginia 23, Navy 13, Air Force 12, Pittsburgh 9, San Diego State 7, USC 6, Washington 6, Texas 4, Illinois 1
Georgia takes over in the top four, as they jump Alabama after narrowly defeating Auburn on the road.
Oklahoma had an incredible comeback win against Baylor, being down as much as 28-3. The Sooners came back to win 34-31 and jumped up two spots to No. 8. The Bears surprisingly only dropped one spot to No. 13.
Oklahoma State is the only other Big 12 team ranked, jumping up three spots to No. 22. Iowa State (31) and Texas (4) also received votes.
Texas will travel to face No. 13 Baylor on Saturday.
Texas lost a rough one to Iowa State on a game-winning field goal last night. It caused the Longhorns to fall out of the Amway Coaches Poll.
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Iowa State beat Texas 23-21 last night on a game-winning field goal as time expired from Connor Assalley. It was the Longhorns fourth loss and dropped them out of the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Minnesota fell four spots to No. 11 after losing on the road to No. 20 Iowa. The Gophers and Baylor were two 8-0 teams that fell last night, as the 13th ranked Bears lost at home to No. 7 Oklahoma.
Below is the latest Amway Coaches Poll in its entirety, voted on by 65 FBS head coaches.
1) Louisiana State
2) Ohio State
3) Clemson
4) Georgia
5) Alabama
6) Oregon
7) Oklahoma
8) Utah
9) Penn State
10) Florida
11) Minnesota
12) Michigan
13) Baylor
14) Wisconsin
15) Notre Dame
16) Auburn
17) Cincinnati
18) Memphis
19) Boise State
20) Iowa
21) Southern Methodist
22) Appalachian State
23) Oklahoma State
24) Texas A&M
25) San Diego State
Schools dropped out
No. 21 Navy; No. 23 Texas; No. 25 Indiana
Others receiving votes
Virginia Tech 46; Air Force 43; Indiana 39; Navy 25; Virginia 20; Louisiana Tech 10; UL Lafayette 8; Pittsburgh 7; Southern California 3; Wake Forest 2; Temple 1; Kansas State 1
Today’s loss to ISU drops Texas to 6-4 and out of the Big 12 title race. While the defense played well, the offense was not good enough.
With four seconds left in the game, Iowa State’s Connor Assalley hit a game-winning field goal, handing the Longhorns their fourth loss of the season. The Cyclones used Brock Purdy’s 354 yards to win 23-21.
The story of the game was Texas’ inability to move the ball on offense, especially in the first half. The Longhorns punted the ball nine different times, including eight three-and-outs. Only four of Texas’ drives lasted longer than three plays, three of which ended in touchdowns.
Sam Ehlinger completed 55% of his passes, going 22/40 with 273 yards and a touchdown. Wide receiver Devin Duvernay was clutch down the stretch, picking up first downs to keep Texas drives alive. He ended with a game-high nine catches and 107 yards.
Iowa State made a huge stop with three minutes left in the game, making Texas punt the ball back and giving them a chance to win. Lining up for a field goal with two minutes and 16 seconds left, Joseph Ossai jumped offsides, giving Iowa State a first down.
That penalty is ultimately what lost the game for Texas, giving Iowa State the ability to drain the clock out and hit the game-winning kick as the clock expired. The Cyclones move to 6-4 and above Texas in the Big 12 standings.
While the Longhorns are not eliminated from the Big 12 championship race, it is highly unlikely. The Longhorns would need to win out, have Iowa State to lose one more time to either Kansas or Kansas State, and have Baylor lose their final three games.
Texas closes the season out on the road to Baylor and at home against Texas Tech and is playing for a better bowl game at this point. It has been a rough season for the Longhorns and today’s game against Iowa State was their final chance to prove themselves.
Watch as Texas Longhorns quarterback Sam Ehlinger gives his team their first lead over Iowa State with an incredible touchdown pass
As the announcer said, what a difference the legs of Ehlinger can make.
Trailing 20-14 on 4th & goal with less than six minutes to go against Iowa State, Texas QB Sam Ehlinger had to escape multiple Cyclone pass rushers and finally found receiver Malcolm Epps in the endzone for the touchdown.
Ehlinger made this play happen. He used his great scrambling abilities to keep the play alive and was finally able to find an open receiver for six. Kicker Cameron Dicker made the extra point to put the Longhorns on top for the first time all game, 21-20.
Ehlinger now has three touchdown passes on the day to go along with 273 passing yards and this incredible play:
Watch as Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger finds his running back Keaontay Ingram for a 22-yard touchdown against Iowa State
Just ten seconds into the final quarter of play in the game between the Texas Longhorns and the Iowa State Cyclones, quarterback Sam Ehlinger found running back Keaontay Ingram for a 22-yard touchdown.
The score now sits at 20-14 in favor of Iowa State.
This touchdown pass marked the second of the night for Ehlinger. He has completed 15 out of his 28 passes and has 178 yards through the air. Ingram now has three catches for 32 yards and a touchdown as well.
Watch the Ingram TD catch below:
Solid clock awareness here by Ehlinger. Watch the Iowa State LB let Ingram slip right past him. Sam hasn't been great with touch passes, but this was. pic.twitter.com/ox727f0nrJ
