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02/22/2010

Plenty of uncertainty lies ahead for Texas

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In a perfect basketball world, coach Rick Barnes would prefer to have a good idea what to expect in late February, writes Chuck Carlton. For Barnes and Texas, very little has approached perfection lately.

DeLoss Dodds: UT unlikely to leave Big 12

Longhorns lose PG Balbay for season

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DeLoss Dodds: Texas unlikely to leave Big 12
Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds says the Big 12 has worked well for the Longhorns and he doesn't see a change coming unless "something drastic happens."

02/23/2010

Handful of Dallas-area players headed to Texas' Junior Day this weekend
A fresh crop of recruits will visit Austin this weekend, and by Sunday the Longhorns could be in an even more enviable position than they were earlier this month.

02/22/2010

TCU out of women's poll, with OU, Texas and Texas A&M in mix
Hartford rode a school-record winning streak to its first Top 25 appearance, and gave UConn a little Nutmeg State company in The Associated Press women's basketball poll.

Texas, Texas A&M and Baylor in last five of AP men's Top 25
Texas, which was ranked No. 1 last month for the first time in school history, is at the lowest ranking of the season after dropping from 15th to No. 21. Texas A&M will be in two of this week's games between ranked teams.

02/21/2010

Wisconsin AD: Texas nowhere in initial Big Ten study
Maybe it's a smokescreen. Maybe it got lost in the fine print. Or maybe the Big Ten really isn't targeting Texas like a lot of people think, based on that report in a Kansas newspaper.

02/22/2010

Texas Longhorns lose point guard Balbay for the season
Texas received the news that it both feared and expected about junior Dogus Balbay. And the point guard situation for the Longhorns became even more unsettled.

02/20/2010

Inside job helps Texas hold off Texas Tech

Texas' Avery Bradley drives around Texas Tech's Mike Davis.
AP

Texas wasn't about to quibble or nitpick about any win, let alone Saturday's 71-67 victory in Lubbock against a Texas Tech team that was equally desperate, writes Chuck Carlton.

Carlton: Big win, potential big loss for UT

Summary

Scoreboard

Big 12 standings

Wisconsin's Alvarez: UT nowhere in initial Big Ten study

Blog: Colleges

Women's basketball: No. 15 Texas A&M 58, No. 12 Texas 44
Sydney Carter scored 14 points and Tanisha Smith added 13 to lead No. 15 Texas A&M to a 58-44 win over 12th-ranked Texas on Saturday.

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.
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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.

Summary

Scoreboard

Big 12 standings

Blog: Colleges

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.
AP

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.
AP

"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.
AP

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

Signing day: Video | Photos

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.

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