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July 8, 2025 - Expectations for Arch Jul 08, 2025

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For the first time in three seasons, the Texas Longhorns are breaking in a new quarterback.

The former top player in the country, Arch Manning, is officially set to take the field as QB1 for the Texas Longhorns after two seasons of ill-informed questions and transfer rumors. Expectations are already sky high for the Longhorns' quarterback as they try to reach their third consecutive College Football Playoffs.

July 2, 2025 - Mississippi State Preview Jul 02, 2025

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We continue our march through the Texas Longhorns' season with the Longhorns' first trip to Starkville as a member of the SEC.

A year ago, the Mississippi State Bulldogs managed to move the ball on Texas, but the Longhorns managed to do enough to get the job done. In the offseason, MSU added more than 50 players through the portal, allowing second-year coach Jeff Lebby to reload and try to improve on their last-place finish in the conference.

June 26, 2025 - Vanderbilt Commodores Preview Jun 26, 2025

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The Texas Longhorns played one of their tightest games of the year in 2024 against Diego Pavia and the Vanderbilt Commodores. The dynamic playmaker is back for another year, with coach Clark Lea hoping to build on the most successful Vanderbilt season since Jame Franklin was the coach.

What can we expect from Pavia Year Two and can the defense improve enough to help him?

June 23, 2025 - Texas loading up in the trenches Jun 24, 2025

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The summer visit window is closed, and the Texas Longhorns have secured four elite defensive linemen: three interior and one pass rusher. It's clear that Texas has a focus on the trenches for 2026, prioritizing several key pieces on both sides of the ball.

How does this class set Texas up for the future, both near and far-term?

June 19, 2025 - Georgia Bulldogs Preview Jun 19, 2025

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Perhaps the biggest blemish on the Texas Longhorns' 2024 season is the pair of losses to the Georgia Bulldogs. The first, in Austin, was not as competitive as Texas fans hoped. And while the second meeting, this time in the SEC Championship, was closer, Georgia still came out on top.

What can Texas fans expect from the Bulldogs as they face in the late-season matchup that will likely have both SEC Championship and CFP implications?

June 17, 2025 - Texas Clinches the Director's Cup Jun 17, 2025

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For the fourth time in the last five years, the Texas Longhorns have claimed the Director's Cup as the top athletic department in the nation. It was tighter than it probably should have been, with the men's basketball team and baseball teams underperforming, but the track and field teams did just enough to secure a 1.5-point win over the USC Trojans.

We dive into what this says about Texas athletics and the impact of their first year in the SEC.

June 12, 2025 - Arkansas Razorbacks Preview Jun 12, 2025

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Our season preview series continues this week, covering the Texas Longhorns' Week 11 opponent, the Arkansas Razorbacks. The long-time rivals meet for back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 2003 and 2004 seasons, the first time as conference opponents since the days of the Southwest Conference.

The Razorbacks return an experienced quarterback in Taylen Green, but are turning over most of their other offensive players around him in a year where Sam Pittman needs a solid year to keep his job. What are the expectations for Arkansas with a tough schedule and a ton of new faces on both sides of the ball?

June 10, 2025 - Texas Softball Claims National Championship Jun 10, 2025

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The Texas Longhorns went to Oklahoma City with an opportunity to exorcise several demons, knocking off Oklahoma and Tennessee to set up this weekend's matchup with old rival Texas Tech and star pitcher NiJaree Canady. It took all three games of the championship series to get it done, but the Longhorns hoisted their first-ever softball trophy in Oklahoma City.

With that win locked up, we also brought in Brett Wilkinson, the man behind Director's Cupdates to let us know what needs to happen this weekend for Texas to claim its fourth Director's Cup in five years.

June 5, 2025 - Texas A&M Football Preview Jun 05, 2025

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We are rapidly approaching the college football season and so it is time to begin our season preview series. Every offseason we go through the Longhorns' schedule week-by-week in reverse order with someone who knows the opponents best.

This week, we welcome Cameron Ohnysty to help us dive into the 2025 Texas A&M Aggies. We talk about Year 2 of the Elko Era, what we can expect from the offense, and how they plan on replacing three key defenders who are now in the NFL.

June 3, 2025 - Baseball falls, Softball Advances Jun 03, 2025

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The Texas Longhorns saw their spring sports head in different directions over the weekend, with the baseball team bowing out of the postseason at home while the softball team advanced to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City.

The baseball team, the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament couldn't overcome the pitching of the UTSA Roadrunners -- leaving runners on base while also struggling in the field.

Several hours north, the ladies were dominant in the WCWS thanks to the pitching of Teagan Kavan. She took care of business against Florida and Oklahoma as the starting pitcher and then came in to close things out after Mac Morgan kicked things off strong.

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