The Longhorn Republic

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July 9, 2020 - West Virginia Preview Jul 09, 2020

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There is still some uncertainty about the college football season, but we are continuing our march through the Texas Longhorns schedule, taking a dive in on the West Virginia Mountaineers. There is some uncertainty around the defensive coordinator, but WVU has an opportunity to improve on its 5-7 record from a season ago. To help us dive deep on the Mountaineers, we welcome in Andy Facemire (@StatsBoyAndi) of The Smoking Musket (@SmokingMusket) to give us some insight into West Virginia. Connect with the show on Twitter and Facebook. Intro and Outro: Earth, Wind, Fire (Ryan Little / CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

July 7, 2020 - DeMarvion Overshown Announces He May Sit Out Jul 07, 2020

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With the student athlete's requests still pending with the school administration, Texas Longhorns linebacker DeMarvion Overshown announced via Twitter that if progress is not made he will sit out for his junior season. With the linebacker room already thin, what does the potential absence mean for the Longhorns defensively and who will step in to fill the void. We also discuss new 2021 commit Jamier Johnson, the basketball non-conference schedule and changes coming to the volleyball gameday experience. Connect with the show on Twitter and Facebook. Intro and Outro: Earth, Wind, Fire (Ryan Little / CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

July 2, 2020 - Oklahoma Sooners Preview Jul 02, 2020

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We're getting deeper into the season preview and its time for the Texas Longhorns to take on the Oklahoma Sooners. The Longhorns' biggest rival is once again breaking in a new, talented quarterback in Spencer Rattler. Lincoln Riley has managed to adjust the offense yearly with the new talent at quarterback, so what will it look like with Rattler? Will the defense continue to improve in the same way it did in 2019? To gain some insight into the Sooners, we welcome in Kamiar Mehrabian (@KMehrabianCCM) of Crimson and Cream Machine to help us preview the Sooners. Connect with the show on Twitter and Facebook. Intro and Outro: Earth, Wind, Fire (Ryan Little / CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

June 30, 2020 - Resetting the Secondary Jun 30, 2020

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With the news that nickleback Anthony Cook is no longer a Texas Longhorn, we take a look at what this means for the secondary moving forward. What does presumed starter Chris Adimora bring to the table and who else will step up to take on the work in the secondary. We also take a look at some of the highly-ranked recruits from the 2018 and 2019 class that have not panned out on the Forty Acres. Connect with the show on Twitter and Facebook. Intro and Outro: Earth, Wind, Fire (Ryan Little / CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

June 25, 2020 - Kansas State Preview Jun 25, 2020

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We continue our march through the Texas Longhorns 2020 schedule and start conference games by previewing the Kansas State Wildcats. The first year of the Chris Klieman era would be considered a success, but what can we expect in Year 2? To gain some insight, we welcome in JT VanGilder (@JTArkman) of Bring on the Cats (@BringOnTheCats) to help us preview the Wildcats. Connect with the show on Twitter and Facebook. Intro and Outro: Earth, Wind, Fire (Ryan Little / CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

June 23, 2020 - Recruiting Update with Mike Roach Jun 23, 2020

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The Texas Longhorns got two big commitments from safety JD Coffey and cornerback Ishmael Ibraheem, securing two of the top players in the state and pushing their recruiting class back in to the Top 10 once again. To give us some insight into what the commitments mean to the 2021 class and what Texas fans should be watching moving forward we welcome in Mike Roach of 247Sports. You can follow Mike on Twitter at @MikeRoach247 and over at 247Sports.com Connect with the show on Twitter and Facebook. Intro and Outro: Earth, Wind, Fire (Ryan Little / CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

June 18, 2020 - UTEP Preview Jun 18, 2020

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As we optimistically look toward football season, we continue our march through the Texas Longhorns' 2020 schedule, previewing the Week 3 matchup against the UTEP Miners. UTEP has struggled under its new head coach, managing just two wins in the last two seasons. They have experience returning on offense, but must replace the top three tacklers from a season ago defensively. So what will the Miners look like as they come to Austin? Connect with the show on Twitter and Facebook. Intro and Outro: Earth, Wind, Fire (Ryan Little / CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

June 16, 2020 - Unpacking the Potential Changes Jun 16, 2020

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On Friday, several Texas Longhorns from multiple sports posted in unison a list of requests of the university, with the aim of making changes on campus and in the athletic programs. Renaming buildings and structures, highlighting different aspects of the university's history - both positive and negative, allocating resources to social programs and outreach, as well as the potential change of the school song. As two Texas graduates, we take some time to unpack our feelings on the potential changes and discuss what we think the potential changes coming to the university. Connect with the show on Twitter and Facebook. Intro and Outro: Earth, Wind, Fire (Ryan Little / CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

June 9, 2020 - LSU Preview Jun 09, 2020

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Our look into the 2020 Texas Longhorns schedule continues as we take a look at the big non-conference matchup, as the Longhorns take on the LSU Tigers on the road. LSU is replacing 14 starters, including Heisman winner Joe Burrow and needs to rebuild on both sides of the ball. We welcome in Zachary Junda of And the Valley Shook to give us some insight into how LSU is going to fill the gaps. Connect with the show on Twitter and Facebook. Intro and Outro: Earth, Wind, Fire (Ryan Little / CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

June 4, 2020 - Mount Rushmore Finale Jun 04, 2020

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With Texas Longhorns football on the horizon, we bring the Mount Rushmore episodes to a close with eight complete mountain ranges of Texas History. We discuss the greats in on the track, in the pool, on the greens and on the court. We go back into the Texas history books to decide who should represent Texas in four of its most-storied programs. Connect with the show on Twitter and Facebook. Intro and Outro: Earth, Wind, Fire (Ryan Little / CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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