Tag: UT

Three star defensive tackle Sawyer Goram-Welch commits to Texas

Texas has landed another defensive tackle commit in the 2020 class with Sawyer Goram-Welch. He is a three star prospect out of Longview, TX.

Texas has landed three-star defensive tackle Sawyer Goram-Welch out of Longview, Texas. It was a quick change of events for Goram-Welch, who flipped from Oklahoma State two months after announcing he would be committing.

When Goram-Welch decommitted from the Cowboys on Dec. 7, the Longhorns had already offered him a scholarship five days earlier. Making his official visit to Texas this weekend, Goram-Welch made the decision to join the No. 7 ranked 2020 recruiting class on Sunday night.

 

Goram-Welch is listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 278 pounds. Coming out of Longview High School, he had 64 tackles in his senior season. 15 of them were for losses, including eight sacks. While he did not force any turnovers this year, he forced three fumbles in his junior season in 2018.

Joining Vernon Broughton as the other defensive tackle in the 2020 class, the Longhorns are now up to six defensive commits. Gorman-Welch plans on signing with Texas during the early signing period, enrolling in the University in the spring.

Early period signing day is on Wednesday, Dec. 18. Texas currently is the highest-ranked Big 12 team in the 2020 class, with Oklahoma being the closest to the Longhorns at No. 10.

[lawrence-auto-related count=3]

How to watch, listen, or stream Texas Longhorns vs Central Michigan basketball

Everything you need to know to catch the Texas Longhorns basketball team take on the Central Michigan Chippewas

The Texas Longhorns basketball team looks to continue its winning ways as they are set to take on the Central Michigan Chippewas this Saturday. Texas is sporting an 8-1 record and riding high on five straight wins. Though the record looks nice, it hasn’t been enough to rejoin the top-25. Close wins against weak teams don’t inspire much confidence in voters, and that has been reflected in the polls. At this point, Texas just has to keep stringing the wins together and plan on making noise come tournament time.

Nov 21, 2019; New York, NY, USA; Texas Longhorns forward Kai Jones (22) shoots the ball against Georgetown Hoyas forward Jamorko Pickett (1) and center Qudus Wahab (34) and forward Josh LeBlanc (23) during the second half at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Here is everything you need to know to catch the Longhorns in action:

Date: Saturday, December 14

Time: 1 p.m. CT

Location: Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas

TV: Longhorn Network

Stream:  WatchESPN

Radio: TexasSports.com/audio —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

Watch: Hype video includes all of Longhorn Brandon Jones’ highlights

Texas Longhorns’ safety Brandon Jones released a hype video with highlights from his four years at Texas

It seems like everyone has their own videography team nowadays. Texas Longhorns’ safety Brandon Jones dropped a professional-looking hype video on his Twitter earlier.

Jones’ highlight reel includes interceptions, forced fumbles, sacks, and big hits. A lot of big hits. Check it out here:

The senior safety has totaled 232 total tackles, 3 interceptions, 7 passes defended, 2 forced fumbles, and 3 fumble recoveries over the course of his four-year career at Texas.

Jones is a physical defender who isn’t afraid to fly around the field and put a hit on someone. He isn’t a day-one prospect in the NFL Draft, but he will get his chance on an NFL roster.

Former Texas Longhorns Quandre Diggs and Earl Thomas share rare distinction

Former Texas Longhorn football players Quandre Diggs and Earl Thomas share rare distinction in the NFL

Earl Thomas and Quandre Diggs are two stud safeties who made their way through Texas. Thomas was the leader of the famed “Legion of Boom,” a moniker given to the Seattle Seahawks’ dominant secondary that consisted of Thomas, Richard Sherman, and Kam Chancellor.

Earl Thomas has since moved on and is currently the starting free safety for the Baltimore Ravens. Seattle replaced one Longhorn with another when they acquired safety Quandre Diggs from the Detroit Lions.

Since then, Diggs has become the first player with three interceptions in his first four games with the Seahawks since – you guessed it – Earl Thomas.

In his two years at Texas, Thomas made 97 total tackles and had 8 interceptions, two of which he returned for touchdowns. Diggs spent four years at Texas and totaled 220 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 11 interceptions, and 3 forced fumbles.

In the NFL, both Thomas and Diggs are impact players whose contributions don’t always show up in the stat sheet. Despite that, both are known playmakers and the statistics back it up.

Three names to keep an eye out for the offensive coordinator position

Firing Tim Beck, Texas is looking for a new offensive coordinator for the first time in three years. Here are names to keep an eye out for.

For the Longhorns in 2019, the offense was one of the strong suits. Quarterback Sam Ehlinger was fantastic, wide receiver Devin Duvernay was one of the best in the country at his position, and even running back Roschon Johnson – who was originally a quarterback – did a fantastic job for Texas this season. However, as the season went on, something was still missing. Especially in the final few games, the Longhorn offense did not feel like themselves.

Once the game against Texas Tech was done, Tom Herman decided that it was time to make some changes. The Longhorns got rid of Tim Beck as the offensive coordinator, moving him to quarterbacks coach. While Tom Herman has been heavily involved in the offense, it may be time for someone new to take over the reins.

When Herman was hired from Houston in 2017, Beck made the transition over with him. Now, making his first coordinator hire as head coach at Texas, Herman has to get it right. What Texas needs is an outside hire that has had success as an offensive coordinator at another big name school. Here are three names to keep an eye out for the offensive coordinator job.

Pages: Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4

WATCH: Quandre Diggs gets his second interception of the game

After an interception that went for a touchdown earlier in the game, Quandre Diggs picked off Jared Goff for the second time. Watch it here.

After an interception that went for a touchdown earlier in the game, former Texas cornerback Quandre Diggs picked off Rams quarterback Jared Goff for the second time in as many drives.

This one was different than the first one, as it was downfield. Goff threw it deep to wide receiver Brandon Cooks on 3rd and 5 but overthrew him by a few yards. Diggs was five yards behind the receiver, being in the perfect position to intercept the pass.

You can watch the interception here:

This is Diggs’ third interception of the year, all being with the Seahawks. He continues to make big plays for Seattle, keeping them in games.

[lawrence-auto-related count=3]

WATCH: Former Longhorn Quandre Diggs gets a pick six

Former Longhorn Quandre Diggs is making another play, this time a pick-six. This is Diggs’ second INT since being traded from Detroit.

Another week, another highlight play for Quandre Diggs. The Seattle Seahawks are in primetime again this weekend, this time playing the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday Night Football. For most of the night, Rams’ quarterback Jared Goff has been having success against the Seahawk defense.

That changed when Diggs intercepted Goff in their first possession of the first half. Thrown across the middle, Diggs came out of nowhere, intercepted the ball, and ran 55 yards to the endzone untouched.

You can watch the play here:

This is Diggs’ second interception for Seattle since being traded from Detroit. He has made an instant impact for the Seahawks, being a huge addition to the Seattle defense.

[lawrence-auto-related count=3]

Texas set to take on No. 11 Utah in the Alamo Bowl

The Texas Longhorns football team is scheduled to take on the Utah Utes in the Alamo Bowl

So, this could get ugly. The Texas Longhorns finally got their bowl destination, and they are scheduled to take on the Utah Utes in the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas at 6:30 pm CT on New Year’s Eve.

The Longhorns had an overall disappointing season, finishing third in the Big 12 with a 7-5 record. They finished third only because they won a four-team tiebreaker over Kansas State, Oklahoma State, and Iowa State.

Meanwhile, the Utah Utes had an impressive season, finishing 11-2 with a loss to Oregon in the PAC-12 Championship. Going into that game, Utah had a very real shot at making the College Football Playoffs.

Dec 6, 2019; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Utah Utes running back Zack Moss (2) rushes against Oregon Ducks cornerback Thomas Graham Jr. (4) during the second half of the Pac-12 Conference championship game at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Texas has played in the Alamo bowl three times, most recently in 2012, and have a record of 2-1. The Longhorns have wins over Iowa (26-24 in 2006) and Oregon State (31-27 in 2012) and a lone loss to Oregon (30-7 in 2013).

This game should be a fun one at the very least. Utah has scored more than 30 points in every game this season, so the Texas defense has its’ work cut out for it. The Utes’ running back Zack Moss is perhaps the most underrated back in college football and has 1246 yards and 15 touchdowns on 200 carries.

How to watch, listen, or stream Texas Longhorns vs. TAMU Aggies basketball game

How to watch, listen, or stream Texas Longhorns vs. TAMU Aggies basketball game

On Saturday afternoon, the rivalry is renewed on the basketball court as the Texas Longhorns travel to Texas A&M to take on the Aggies. The Longhorns are 7-1 but on the outside looking into the top-25. A win here would extend Texas’ record to 8-1 and make it tougher to keep it unranked. The Aggies are only 3-4 and are in the midst of a three-game losing streak – dropping games to Fairfield, Temple, and Harvard.

Texas has been led by junior guard Matt Coleman (13.8 points, 4.9 assists per game) with senior Andrew Jones (12.4 ppg) coming off the bench for an offensive spark.

Here is everything you need to know to catch the Longhorns’ matchup with the Aggies:

Date: Sunday, December 8

Time: 2 p.m. CT

Location:  Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas

TV: ABC

Stream:  ABC App

Radio: TexasSports.com/audio —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

O/U: 125

Spread: Texas -10

(Odds via BetMGM. Access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated 11/30 at 10:45 a.m. ET. )

Gannett may earn revenue from audience referrals to betting services. Newsrooms are independent of this relationship and there is no influence on news coverage.

Final regular season Amway Coaches Poll

Texas misses out on the final regular-season Amway Coaches Poll. The top four and its order is the same as the College Football Playoff.

Texas misses out on the final Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports. The Longhorns did not even receive a vote, but two Big 12 teams make it into the top 25.

The top four teams are in the same order as the College Football Playoff, as LSU, Ohio State, Clemson, and Oklahoma are followed by Georgia and Oregon at No. 5 and No. 6.

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) Oklahoma

5) Georgia

6) Oregon

7) Florida

8) Baylor

9) Alabama

10) Utah

11) Wisconsin

12) Penn State

13) Auburn

14) Notre Dame

15) Memphis

16) Minnesota

17) Michigan

18) Boise State

19) Iowa

20) Appalachian State 

21) Navy

22) Cincinnati

23) Southern California

24) Air Force

25) Virginia

Schools dropped out

None

Others receiving votes

Oklahoma State 64; Southern Methodist 61; Kansas State 20; Indiana 10; UL Lafayette 6; Florida Atlantic 6; Central Florida 6; San Diego State 5; Tennessee 4; Kentucky 3; Iowa State 3; Arizona State 3; Virginia Tech 2; Hawaii 1; California 1.

[lawrence-auto-related count=3]