@cbsaustin
Sports Director. Left lane is for passing only. Don't say a score backwards. Pool baseball champion. Fighting for cure w/
@alstexas
Phil. 4:13
#MIZ
I wish we could tell a story like this every single night.
Shea O'Reilly plays for
@BowieBasketbal1
and finally got to shoot his shot.
Seriously - these videos never get old, and Shea rightfully earned legendary status for his role in this one...
Sam Ehlinger will start his first NFL game on Sunday, assuming Carson Wentz (reserve/COVID list) can't go. His experiences with both
@TexasFootball
and
@Westlake_Nation
- on and off the field - prepared him well.
Ehlinger: "I've had a lot of crazy life events thrown at me."
Tommy Harmon delivers this perfect Cliff Gustafson story.
A player was deciding between Texas and Texas A&M.
Gus: "If you go to A&M, you will wonder the rest of your life if you could've played at Texas. If you go to Texas, you'll never wonder if you could've played at A&M."
Since 2010 Texas is:
2-7 vs. TCU
3-9 vs. Oklahoma
3-7 vs. Oklahoma State
4-4 vs. West Virginia
5-5 vs. Baylor
5-5 vs. Kansas State
UT is also 5-12 vs. Power 5 non-conference opponents excluding bowl games (2-11 since 2013)
No Tom Herman press conference this morning, so instead ...
The reality for Texas football - and its unrealistic fan base that is acting like my 2-year old.
Texas is going a thousand miles an hour in practice and our 15-minute window to watch/shoot was quickly reduced to less than 10. Sark was in total football mode with outstanding intensity. Seriously - great stuff to watch.
#Hookem
"Culture is organic. It is not a sign up in your building. It's not a t-shirt you wear. It's not breaking the team down and saying 'Culture on 3'..."
If you want to know how Steve Sarkisian built the Texas football program, take 5 minutes to listen to this. Fantastic insight.
Steve Sarkisian: "I'm hopeful that my story can serve as some sort of motivation for others. We don't have to stay where we are in life."
Over the last month Steve Sarkisian has opened up about turning his own vulnerabilities into good. A great message again today.
#HookEm
"I'm just a football player and a normal guy just going to college."
Texas QB Arch Manning spoke to what it means to carry the family name. He issues an apology thanks to advice from his grandfather Archie, and also quips about his uncles Peyton and Eli - "They are funny."โฆ
โOur bad years are not that bad. Take a school like Missouri. Our bad years are better than their good years.โ -DeLoss Dodds, 2013
2017 Texas Bowl
7-5 Missouri vs. 6-6 Texas
December 27, 8:00pm
I told Breckyn Hager that kansas scored 40 on Oklahoma. โBut OU has no defenseโ he responded.
He then looked at the clock. โAnd what time is it? Itโs 11:12 ... and OU still sucks.โ
See? Rivalries can still be fun.
Loudest ovation on Senior Night ... no surprise ... goes to Jordan Whittington. JWhitt comes out bouncing around trying to get the crowd fired up. What a great story.
Whittington told us earlier this week his mom is in attendance for her first ever game tonight.
"It's very disappointing. It's frustrating for me as a head coach."
@TexasWBB
head coach
@CoachVic_UT
sounds off on the lack of support for his 11th ranked team, now 19-6. UT is averaging 2,649 fans per game.
"I've heard all the excuses, but there's no excuse for it. None."
Texas held the nation's leading rusher, Chuba Hubbard, to 3.3 yards per carry. Needed 37 carries to get to 121 yards.
It also held Tylan Wallace to 5 receptions for 83 yards.
The defense also had 12 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 2 interceptions and a forced fumble.
Best news to this point on the child at the Astros game - ESPN reports on the telecast the signs are positive and the child is awake and conscious and is getting care at a local Houston hospital. That was a terrifying moment.
What an incredible week for Texas athletics.
Football wins the Big 12 title and advances to the CFP for the first time
Volleyball wins its 1st and 2nd round NCAA Tournament games
Women's hoops beats UConn for the first time ever
Men's hoops wins too
UT's drops its new "Texas Lives Here" video voiced by Steve Sarkisian.
"Texas lives deep in the hearts of anyone who's ever worn the burnt orange and white. It lives in the souls of Longhorn nation everywhere ... and definitely rent free in the heads of our opponents."
#HookEm
"They were gonna send us out the right way, send us off the SEC, it was personal. Here's the thing: you better be careful when you start talking about owning the state."
We caught up with a fired-up Vic Schaefer following
@TexasWBB
67-55 win over Baylor tonight in Waco.โฆ
Texas RB
@Bijan5Robinson
surprised fans
@raisingcanes
in Cedar Park while bringing in toys for
@CedarParkPD
& Operation Blue Santa.
On the momentum in recruiting?
"It's not over. We're going to get a lot more people and to see where this team can go-it will be special to see."
This is Lil'Jordan Humphrey's 3rd career TD in his 8th career game - and 2nd in 3 weeks. The former
@TexasFootball
star is starting to figure it out in the league...
Yโall keep spinning whatever narrative you want.
Texas proved on the national stage it could out-physical Georgia.
Also, the Big 12 went 3-1 against the SEC this bowl season.
โHow does it feel rooming with TSweat?โ
TโVondre Sweat just hijacked the interview with Bryon Murphy. Wish he couldโve taken over the whole 15 minutes.
#Hookem
"Helping children live healthy and fulfilling lives was important to me and my family."
Texas QB
@ArchManning
announces he is donating 100% of his 1st NIL trading card to
@RMHCCTX
Ronald McDonald House Charities, Central Texas.
His Panini America card sold for $102,500.
The Revenge Tour continuesโฆ
Texas snaps a 3-game losing streak against Iowa State with a 24-21 win and Jordan Whittington and Xavier Worthy know where to celebrate bestโฆ
Texas: 11-1
Wins: @ (8) 'Bama, (25) KSU
SOS: 13th, SOR: 6th
Avg. Margin of Conf Win: 17.3
Oregon: 11-1
Wins: (20) Oregon St, @ Utah
SOS: 62nd, SOR: 9th
Avg. Margin of Conf Win: 24.8
So ... eye test? I still just don't get why this isn't more of a debate.
Cameron Dicker has now won NFC & AFC Special Teams Player of the Week in less than a month. Heโs played 2 career NFL games.
Iโm not sure what that is percentage wise, but I bet itโs pretty good.
Sark: The University of Alabama and Nick Saban and Tuscaloosa changed my life. These people here mean a lot to me. Iโm very grateful to them.
To come here and play them the way we played - itโs humbling.
Air Force head coach Mike Kazlausky: "All the men in my dugout are willing to die for all of us."
Then adds....
"All we're doing is training war fighters. If Gabe Garcia loses tomorrow, his next game will be war. This is a whole hell of a lot bigger than a baseball game."
So all in the same day...
* Mark Adams steps down at Texas Tech
* Chris Beard (likely) finds his new home at Ole Miss
* Rodney Terry wins a National Coach of the Year award
If I had told you any of these 3 things would happen 4 months ago...
I'm rational. I'm reasonable.
My takeaway from Texas-OU?
The Longhorns will win the national championship next year. There is no other logical conclusion.
West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins following Saturday's loss to Texas on the atmosphere at the Erwin Center:
"This is one of the easiest places in the league to play because they don't bring people in here ... here, you can hear conversations in the stands almost."
"He's shown me the ropes and taught me a lot." -
@XavierWorthy
"I really learned a lot just by the way he carries himself." -
@MoCityMitch
@J_Whitt3
gave everything he could to UT, and the extra year was key.
He's one of a kind. It was a true pleasure to cover him.
#HookEm
Just devastated for the Ehlinger family. Just praying for God's peace and love on them now.
Psalms 34:18
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Serious question. Did they just cutaway when Texas Tech knelt down to pray, then cut back when they stopped? I could be wrong but it looked like that didnโt it?
Vic Schaefer: "I need to apologize to the University of Texas for today and how my team played. I'm accountable for that. I'm the head coach. It's my responsibility to make sure we play a lot better than that. This university deserves better than that."
Penalties:
Texas - 6 for 49 (and 2 TDโs called back)
Iowa State - 1 for 0
Texas 6
Iowa State 3
Halftime
Bert Auburn: 13 straight field goals (50 yarder as time expires)
Sark on Baylor:
We just need to understand what weโre walking into. Now more than ever are there Horns Down. No more than ever there's ... 'who cares about Texas letโs take one more shot at them.'
We canโt be a punching bag. We have to be in attack mode and show we areโฆ
Lil'Jordan Humphrey with a nice catch for a TD to give the Patriots the 21-20 lead with under 5 minutes to go.
Humphrey: 6 rec, 62 yds, TD
On the other sideline - Collin Johnson is having a nice night despite a fumble.
Johnson: 7 rec, 82 yds
Sark on Bert Auburn:
Phenomenal. He's got ice in his veins and we learned that about him last year. Bert and I have a pretty unique bond. I always try to connect with him in practice and during games.
I saw the suit he had on - I just chuckled. I didn't say anything toโฆ
RT says he prays a lot and talks to his team about praying too.
Says he asked God to put him where he needed him. And selfishly asked that one day that was as the head coach at Texas.
Terry says God answers your prayers. Not on your timeline, but His.
Love this.
It is time to start the Jonathon Brooks Heisman campaign.
JB is 4th in the country in rushing yards per game (117.9) to go with now 8 TD.
Total yards his last 6 games:
164, 124, 241, 163, 150, 138
If Texas runs the table, I fully expect Brooks to find himself in New York City.
CDC can go ahead and hand Rodney Terry the contract in the locker room.
Texas is in the Sweet 16 for the first time in 15 years.
Texas 71
Penn State 66
Final
Disu (UT): 28 pts, 9 rebs
DeMarvion Overshown:
We're Texas. I feel like all eyes are on Texas. 5-7, 12-0 - all eyes are on Texas. No matter who you are you want to know how Texas is doing. We have a chip on our shoulder - but everyone wants to be where we are. Weโre Texas.
ESPN announces Sean McDonoughย andย Greg McElroy will call the Sugar Bowl. Great pairing for the Texas-Washington game ... was just talking to someone the other day about how much I love listening to Sean McDonough call a game.
POINT TEXAS.
MATCH TEXAS.
@TexasVolleyball
trailed Tennessee 2-1 and fought off match point in the 4th.
The Longhorns come back to win 3-2 (16-14 in the 5th).
Madi Skinner with a career-high 26 kills. UT advances to face either Stanford or Arizona State in the Elite 8.