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02/18/2010

Would Horns of plenty exit Big 12? Maybe, if eyes of Texas see more

In the 2008-09 academic year, Texas far and away led the nation in athletic revenue with $138.4 million.

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If you think Texas is content to be buckled up with the Big 12 for another 50 years or 20 or 10 or five, you don't know Texas, writes Kevin Sherrington.

Would UT consider a jump?

Pros and cons

Point-counterpoint: Does UT to Big Ten make sense?

Big Ten network enticing

National reaction: Many think Texas won't want Big Ten

Blog: Colleges

02/17/2010

UT's Damion James: 'We shouldn't be in this position'

Referee Ed Hightower catches the foot of Texas' Jordan Hamilton after he was fouled and fell to the court during the first half.

Despite 24 points from Justin Hamilton and 18 from Damion James, Texas lost at Missouri, 82-77, on Wednesday night, its sixth defeat its past nine games.

Women's basketball: Texas 62, Kansas State 41
Kat Nash scored a game-high 22 points and No. 12 Texas beat Kansas State 62-41 on Wednesday night.

Texas Longhorns' Damion James one of 16 finalists for POY award
Senior Damion James was named among 16 other finalists for this year's Oscar Robertson Trophy Tuesday. This trophy is college basketball's oldest, most prestigious award given annually to the national player of the year.

Colt McCoy throwing; could Longhorn be next Drew Brees?
Colt McCoy is throwing 40 to 50 balls a day in an intense rehabilitation program for the injury that knocked him out of the national championship game and hopes to fully participate in the NFL draft combine next week.

02/16/2010

UT's Damion James a finalist for Oscar Robertson Trophy
Texas forward Damion James is among 16 finalists for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, a national player of the year award presented by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.

Point-counterpoint: Texas to the Big Ten, would it make sense?
Here are a couple of columnists' opposing viewpoints on recent reports of Texas being lured by Big Ten Conference.

Kindle eager to horn in on success of former UT teammate
Sergio Kindle seems sure to be taken in the first round of this year's NFL draft.

Columnist: Texas Longhorns going to Big Ten is a joke
Lee Barfknecht of the Omaha World-Herald laughs at the mere thought of Texas considering moving to the Big Ten.

Colt McCoy says brother Case right to follow him to Longhorns
Former Texas quarterback Colt McCoy says his younger brother made the "perfect decision" to follow in his footsteps with the Longhorns.

02/15/2010

For Colt McCoy, no need to fret draft round
Given the magic of hindsight, Spergon Wynn, Steve Fuller, Gary Huff and Gary Keithley have earned their place in NFL lore. But they should serve as a reality check for former Texas quarterback Colt McCoy, the 2009 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award winner. The Forgettable Foursome were quarterbacks taken in the NFL draft ahead of a Hall of Famer.

Longhorns drop in poll again; Kansas State, Kansas on highs
Kansas State has its highest ranking in 48 years and Richmond is in The Associated Press' college basketball poll for the first time in 24. Meanwhile, Texas dropped from 14th to 15th.

Texas-ex Durant offers advice for slumping Longhorns
After his name was announced during introductions at the NBA All-Star Game, Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant showcased a Hook 'em Horns sign to the delight of the crowd. He clearly hasn't forgotten his Texas days.

Texas' McCoy to receive honor, but work just starting
Drew Brees' MVP performance in Super Bowl XLIV may have been just what Colt McCoy needed.

02/13/2010

Texas rebounds, crushes Nebraska, 91-51
Avery Bradley scored 25 points and No. 14 Texas used a big first half to romp to a 91-51 win over Nebraska on Saturday.

Women's basketball: No. 14 Texas 85, Kansas 82
Ashleigh Fontenette scored eight of her 20 points in the two overtime periods, including a clutch 3-pointer, to help No. 14 Texas beat Kansas 85-82 on Saturday.

WR Jaxon Shipley, brother of Jordan, commits to UT
Brownwood's Jaxon Shipley, the brother of graduated All-American receiver Jordan Shipley, has orally committed to Texas for class of 2011, Orangebloods.com reported.

02/12/2010

Longhorns freshman says he can lead Texas to national title
Sagging Texas needs a spark. The No. 14 Longhorns could get one if freshman J'Covan Brown can seize his second chance at leading the offense.

Big Ten Network enticing, but would it be enough for Texas to leave Big 12?

Ohio State has been a non-conference opponent for Texas in recent years, but reports say the Big Ten is interested in adding the Longhorns to their conference.

The Big Ten would love to have Texas. The real story will be whether the Longhorns show any mutual interest.

Would UT consider jump to Big Ten?

UT to the Big Ten: Pros and cons

National reaction: Most think Texas won't want Big Ten

Texas, Maryland to tackle coach-in-waiting rule

Blog: Colleges

More Texas

02/11/2010

National reaction: Many think Texas won't want Big Ten
A sampling of reaction from other newspapers to the talk that the Big Ten and Pac 10 might try to lure the University of Texas into their conferences:

Would Texas consider jump to Big Ten?

Is it possible Texas and Michigan could be conference opponents in the future ... in the Big Ten?

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Chuck Carlton takes a look at whether it would make sense for Texas to jump to the Big Ten, which was reported to have made overtures to the Longhorns.

UT to the Big Ten: Pros and cons

National reaction: Most think Texas won't want Big Ten

Blog: Colleges

More Texas

Women's basketball: Texas 74, Colorado 50
In Boulder, Colo., Ashleigh Fontenette scored 13 points, Cokie Reed added 12, and Texas routed mistake-prone Colorado for its fourth consecutive win.

Horns 'singled out' by new NCAA recruiting rule
The recruiting role of Texas football defensive coordinator Will Muschamp will be dramatically curtailed under a new NCAA rule that targets head coaches-in-waiting.

02/09/2010

Mack Brown No. 1 in pay, but he can't top Michigan State's Tom Izzo

'The worst 11 minutes' in Longhorns coach's career
Texas is too talented to get destroyed on its home floor, and Kansas is too good to lose a big lead anywhere.

Position-by-position recruiting ranks: Dallas-area players a big boost for Texas, A&M, Oklahoma

BEN TORRES/ Special to DMN

Texas has never been short on producing first-class high school football talent, like Tevin Jackson and Adrian Phillips (pictured left). And this 2010 class is no exception. Rivals.com revealed its position-by-position rankings this week, and some familiar Texas faces helped their respective schools achieve high marks.

Area: Top 50 for 2011

Skyline LB Wallace top recruit for 2011

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2 Oklahoma players cited for shoplifting before beating Longhorns
Oklahoma freshmen basketball players Andrew Fitzgerald and Steven Pledger were cited for shoplifting at a department store in Norman, just hours after the Sooners upset Texas on Saturday.

Kansas had Texas 'on our calendars;' Longhorn: 'we’re No.1 in our hearts regardless' of rank
The top-ranked Jayhawks beat No. 14 Texas 80-68 on Monday night, easily handling a team that a few weeks ago was supposed to challenge them for the Big 12 title.

02/08/2010

Longhorns shocked: 'This is the worst we're going to play'

Kansas' Cole Aldrich rejects a shot attempt in the first half of the Jayhawks' win over Texas.

"I don't know what happened; it happened so fast," Texas forward Damion James said after a blowout loss to No. 1 Kansas.

'The worst 11 minutes' in Longhorns coach's career

Longhorn: 'we’re No. 1 in our hearts regardless' of rank

Check out Texas’ new uniforms

UT plummets to 14th in AP poll

Box score

Colleges blog

Longhorns plummet to 14th in AP poll
Texas is falling. The Mountain West Conference is doing some serious climbing.

The Texas Longhorns' new uniforms: What do you think?

02/07/2010

Free-falling Texas faces Kansas with free throw woes

Head coach Rick Barnes and the Texas Longhorns are finding free throws a frustrating problem.

On a Super Bowl Sunday before a larger-than-usual Big Monday, Texas basketball players talked about the impending showdown with No. 1 Kansas, writes Chuck Carlton. Yet free throw misses may keep Texas from the big time.

Women's basketball: No. 17 Texas 81, Texas Tech 51
Brittainey Raven scored a game-high 22 points to help No. 17 Texas rout Texas Tech 81-51 on Sunday.

Dallas Jesuit's Jordan Spieth, No. 1 junior golfer, commits to Texas
Dallas golfer Jordan Spieth, the nation's No. 1 ranked junior player, has given an oral commitment to Texas, his father Shawn said.

02/06/2010

Sooners win one for Wayman Tisdale, knock off No. 9 Texas, 80-71
Willie Warren showed it when he limped his way in for a key layup in the final 2 minutes.

02/05/2010

Three UT spring practices will be open to fans
Football fans will have three opportunities to watch the Longhorns this spring.

02/04/2010

Texas Sports Hall of Fame expands with history of SWC
The gaping holes in Earl Campbell's No. 20 Texas Longhorns jersey are reminders of futile attempts by defenders trying to tackle the Heisman Trophy winner.

Longhorns win 2010 national title? Only in Haiti for a good cause
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas is sending nearly $300,000 worth of clothing to Haiti to help earthquake victims

02/03/2010

Women's basketball: Texas 75, Oklahoma 57
Ashleigh Fontenette scored 21 points, Brittainey Raven added 17 points and No. 17 Texas continued its rise in the Big 12 with a 75-57 victory against No. 13 Oklahoma on Wednesday night.

Mack Brown: Longhorns' latest class possibly best ever

Garland football players Tevin Jackson (left) and Adrian Phillips sign letters of intent with the University of Texas.

BEN TORRES / Special to DMN

Texas filled every need and signed the No. 3 recruiting class in the nation.

Brown: True freshmen to play?

Top recruit Jeffcoat's focus: Speed

Brown defends adding Colt McCoy's brother

Why top LB picked Texas over Ohio St.

Team rankings

Team analysis: UT | OU | A&M | Tech | Baylor | OSU | SMU | TCU | UNT

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Latest rankings: Where Texas, other Big 12 schools stand in recruiting
Rivals.com rankings of college recruiting classes (latest issue Wednesday, Feb. 3). The list contains total commitments, 5-star, 4-star, 3-star commits and average star ranking.

Horns of plenty load up again with nation's No. 3 class

College Sports blog: Texas' unused BCS national champions gear to go to Haiti
Before Texas played Alabama in the BCS national championship in January, manufacturers had produced paraphernalia proclaiming the Longhorns as the winner.

02/02/2010

Jackson Jeffcoat will play as a freshman at Texas, recruiting expert says

Scout expert: Texas one player away from No. 1 class

Former Texas QB Walter Fondren dies at 73
Walter Fondren, all-Southwest Conference halfback at Texas before playing quarterback for coach Darrell Royal's first Longhorns team, has died at the age of 73.

Cowlishaw: Depth keeps Texas Longhorns in Big 12 basketball race
The beauty of having depth showed up for the University of Texas on Monday in Stillwater where the Longhorns' losing ways easily could have continued against a solid Cowboys team, writes Tim Cowlishaw.

02/01/2010

Where Texas, other Big 12 schools rank nationally in recruiting
Rivals.com rankings of college recruiting classes (latest issue Jan. 15). The list contains total committments, 5-star, 4-star, 3-star commits and average star ranking.

02/02/2010

Dallas ad campaign posts 'Don't mess with Texas' in 'Bama's backyard
The Tuscaloosa News is reporting that billboards have appeared around th Alabama Crimson Tide hometown with "Don't mess with Texas" on them, with the color of the "Texas" being burnt orange.

02/01/2010

Longhorns' Colt McCoy proves recruiting ratings are dice rolls
During the 2009 football season, Texas quarterback Colt McCoy and Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh combined to win nine national individual awards. Both earned consensus All-America recognition.

Men's college basketball: No. 9 Texas 72, Oklahoma State 60
Freshman swingman Jordan Hamilton scored a career-high 27 points and No. 9 Texas finally slowed down James Anderson in the second half to beat Oklahoma State, 72-60, on Monday night.

Texas signing day preview: Longhorns at top of class
Texas provided an exclamation mark to a class ranked in the top three nationally by landing Plano West DE Jackson Jeffcoat and Lakota West (Ohio) LB Jordan Hicks, both five-star recruits listed as the best players at their position by Rivals.com.

Former Texas QB Fondren dies
Walter Fondren, all-Southwest Conference halfback at Texas before playing quarterback for coach Darrell Royal's first Longhorns team, has died at the age of 73.

Kansas tops AP men's poll; Texas ranked ninth, Baylor 20th
Kansas is No. 1 again in The Associated Press' college basketball poll.

Time for Texas Longhorns to step up

Texas talked a far better game than it played Saturday against Baylor, writes DMN's Chuck Carlton. The Longhorns, once No. 1 and now losers of three of four games, get a chance to prove doubters wrong quickly in two road games.

Blog: Colleges

01/31/2010

Women's basketball: No. 19 Texas 61, No. 14 Baylor 50
Earnesia Williams scored 13 points and No. 19 Texas got a much-needed boost in the Big 12 with a 61-50 win over No. 14 Baylor on Sunday.

Texas-ex Durant goes for 45 as Thunder outlast Warriors
After scoring a season-high 45 points, Kevin Durant was bound to make a move in the NBA scoring race.

FSSW Video: Durant talks about game

01/30/2010

Baylor finally wins one at Texas

Baylor's Ekpe Udoh (left) grabs a defensive rebound in front of Texas center Dexter Pittman.

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Baylor bore little resemblance Saturday to Bears teams that had lost 11 straight at Texas, writes Chuck Carlton. Baylor blew a 14-point lead in the second half, forced overtime then hit clutch free throws to take an 80-77 win over No. 6 UT.

FSSW video: Baylor-Texas highlights

01/29/2010

Late rush makes UT's class second to one
In getting commitments from Plano West defensive end Jackson Jeffcoat and Ohio outside linebacker Jordan Hicks, Texas finished a top class with a flourish and busted a few recruiting myths.

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