Texas Longhorns: Coronavirus

  • Texas Pauses Football Activities After Positive COVID-19 Tests
    December 6, 2020
    bleacherreport.com
    The University of Texas paused football activities after three students and two staff members tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, the athletic department announced in a statement......
  • Longhorns land some free time after the Big 12 postpones Texas’ volleyball matches at TCU
    October 21, 2020
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    On Wednesday, Texas had a bye week inserted into its schedule. The Big 12 has announced that TCU is postponing its next two weeks of competitions “in accordance with Big 12 Conference volleyball ma...
  • ‘Play College Football!’: Trump tweets support for #WeWantToPlay
    August 10, 2020
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    President Donald Trump rallied behind an online movement using the hashtag #WeWantToPlay in a series of tweets Monday afternoon expressing support for the scheduled 2020 college football season. The ...
  • Due to coronavirus-related travel issues, Texas loses two volleyball signees until 2021
    August 6, 2020
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    Texas added three players to its volleyball program on Thursday, but Longhorn fans won’t see two of those signees for another year. Texas has announced that the arrivals of Melanie Parra and Adhuol...
  • As practices get underway, Texas begins to alter its 2020 soccer schedule
    August 5, 2020
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    On Tuesday, Texas returned to Myers Stadium for its first practice of the 2020 soccer season. As for when the Longhorns will get to play a game on their campus, that date has been pushed back a few w...
  • SEC goes to conference-only schedule, Texas-LSU cancelled as a result
    July 30, 2020
    insidetexas.com
    The Big 12 Conference hasn't released their plans for the 2020 college football season amid the coronavirus pandemic, but other conferences have. The Southeastern Conference announced Thursday its te...
  • Texas Plans to Limit Football Stadium Capacity to 50% Amid COVID-19, Says AD
    July 20, 2020
    bleacherreport.com
    The University of Texas plans on limiting seating capacity to 50 percent inside Darrell K Royal- Texas Memorial Stadium for the upcoming college football season......
  • Texas Announces 13 Football Players Have Tested Positive for COVID-19
    June 18, 2020
    bleacherreport.com
    The University of Texas announced 13 football players tested positive for COVID-19, according to Bryan Fischer of Athlon Sports. All 13 are now self-isolating, while 10 others who came into cont...
  • Report: 2 Texas Football Players Test Positive for COVID-19 After Campus Return
    June 11, 2020
    bleacherreport.com
    Two Texas Longhorns football players reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 as 58 players returned to an otherwise student-less campus prior to voluntary workouts......
  • With summer workouts approaching, two Longhorns test positive for COVID-19
    June 11, 2020
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    Texas announced on Wednesday night that two members of its football team are self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19. In a statement, Texas said it “on-boarded 58 Football student-athlet...
  • Texas QB Sam Ehlinger's COVID-19 Relief Campaign Passes $75K in Donations
    April 5, 2020
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    Texas Longhorns quarterback Sam Ehlinger started a GoFundMe campaign to assist efforts being taken to combat the COVID-19 pandemic on March 25, and the results have been positive, with over $77,000...
  • Texas QB Sam Ehlinger Sets Up GoFundMe for COVID-19 Relief with NCAA Approval
    March 27, 2020
    bleacherreport.com
    Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger received approval from the NCAA to set up a GoFundMe account to raise money for coronavirus relief......
  • Following Trevor Lawrence’s lead, Texas QB Sam Ehlinger sets goal of $1 million for COVID-19 relief
    March 27, 2020
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    After leading Texas to 19 wins over the past three seasons, Sam Ehlinger is doing his part to beat an even bigger opponent. Ehlinger took to social media on Friday to announce a fundraiser for COVID-...
  • One and done? Texas women bounced in the first round of ESPN’s simulated March Madness
    March 23, 2020
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    The NCAA women’s basketball tournament never got underway this month, but one media outlet has an idea of how March Madness would have gone. On Monday, ESPN published a simulation of the 2020 women...
  • WATCH: Texas OC Mike Yurcich turns to chalk talk during coronavirus break
    March 23, 2020
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    Fans of both football and the Texas Longhorns may have gotten a glimpse of UT’s playbook over the past few days. Last Friday, Texas offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich began tweeting out a series of...
  • Texas adds the football program’s coaching clinic to its list of coronavirus cancellations
    March 17, 2020
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    An annual clinic that Texas hosts for the state’s high school football coaches will not he held this year. Bob Shipley, the director of high school relations for the UT football program, tweeted on...