The Longhorn Republic

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May 27, 2026 - Baseball gets No. 2 Seed, Softball headed to WCWS May 27, 2025

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While the Texas Longhorns' baseball team made an early exit from the SEC Tournament, Texas still managed to grab the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Baseball tournament. That not only affords them friendly confines for the first two weekends of the tournament, but also grants them a favorable draw en route to Omaha.

The ladies are heading to the Women's College World Series, despite drama to open the Super Regional against the Clemson Tigers. Texas now heads back to Oklahoma City on a collission course with the Oklahoma Sooners if they can get past the Florida Gators.

May 20, 2025 - Baseball clinches SEC; Softball advamces May 20, 2025

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The 2025 Texas Longhorns' baseball team went into Norman and clinched the SEC regular season title with a series win over the Oklahoma Sooners. That win guarantees them a double-bye in the SEC Tournament, putting them two steps closer to achieving their season goals.

The softball team hosted and dominated the Austin Regional, setting up a Super Regional matchup against the No. 13 Clemson Tigers. The winner will head to Oklahoma City for the Women's College World Series.

May 13, 2025 - Bad weekend on the Diamond May 13, 2025

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The Texas Longhorns had their worst combined weekend on the diamond of the year, with the baseball team dropping the weekend series, while the softball team was run-ruled out of the SEC Tournament by the Texas A&M Aggies.

How do they rebound as they both still have championship aspirations for the remainder of their seasons?

May 6, 2025 - Director's Cupdate May 06, 2025

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The Texas Longhorns have positioned themselves to once again bring home the Director's Cup, awarded to the top-performing athletics department in the country. To help us break down where Texas stands and how things can close out, we welcome in Brett Wilkinson, the man behind Director's Cupdates.

We also dive in on the bad weekend for Texas baseball and how softball has gotten their groove back.

April 29, 2025 - Baseball sweeps, Record NFL Draft Apr 29, 2025

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The No. 1 Texas Longhorns reignited the rivalry with the Texas A&M Aggies and put a stranglehold on the SEC standings with a sweep of their closest rival. What does that mean for the immediate future despite the injuries, and what do those injuries mean for the postseason?

While the baseball team was handling business, 12 former Texas football players were drafted into the NFL. In the four seasons under Steve Sarkisian, Texas has seen more players make the jump to the NFL than in the decade prior.

April 22, 2025 - Baseball and softball still going strong Apr 22, 2025

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In the closing weeks of the season, the Texas Longhorns' baseball and softball teams are positioning themselves well for the postseason.

Baseball swept yet another top-10 team, building on a narrow Thursday win and ending the weekend with a run-rule victory over the Auburn Tigers. At this point, they are positioning themselves to be the top seed in the SEC Tournament and beyond.

The softball team may have dropped one game, but the bats were live, while the pitching managed to do enough to suppress the bats of the LSU Tigers. Texas needs to finish the regular season strong to keep their rivals from taking the regular season title.

April 15, 2025 - Texas baseball takes the top spot Apr 15, 2025

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The No. 1 Texas Longhorns continue their winning ways in the SEC with a tight weekend series win over the Kentucky Wildcats.

Thanks to their win and some fortuitous losses in the rest of the country, the Longhorns took the top spot in the country for the first time in three seasons. What did Texas do to put themselves in this position and how do they continue it through the rest of SEC play?

April 3, 2025 - NFL Draft Preview with Ryan McCrystal Apr 02, 2025

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The Texas Longhorns held their 2025 Pro Day over the weekend, giving NFL Scouts an opportunity to check out the talent they hope to send to the NFL.

With the NFL Draft rapidly approaching, we reached out to Ryan McCrystal of Sharp Football Analysis to help us dive in on where your favorite draft-eligible Longhorns might end up.

April 1, 2025 - Texas heading to the Final Four Apr 01, 2025

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The No. 4 Texas Longhorns had two very different games in the Sweet 16 and the Elite 8, but they managed to come away with wins in both to advance to the final weekend of the tournament.

The high-powered Tennessee Volunteers hung with Texas late and Texas had to weather a late wave, while they put the clamps on TCU and rode tough defense to the Final Four.

March 25, 2025 - WBB cruises, MBB hires Sean Miller Mar 25, 2025

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The No. 1 Texas Longhorns did what they needed to do in the Women's NCAA Tournament, cruising past their first two opponents and making it easily to the second weekend of the tournament. They now have to take on a team that pushed them in the regular season, No. 20 Tennessee, coming off an upset win over Ohio State.

After the men made the earliest-possible exit from the tournament, they made the decision to part ways with Rodney Terry and hire the man who booted him from the field -- former Xavier coach Sean Miller.

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