Nick Townsend, a 4-star athlete from Dekaney High School in the Houston area, has committed to the Texas Longhorns. Ranked as the No. 3 athlete in the nation and the No. 20 prospect in Texas by 247Sp...

Around this time last year, the 2020 season was anything but assured. The post The 2021 season arrives with far fewer distractions appeared first on Inside Texas....

The University of Texas is expected to be offered admission into the Southeastern Conference later today. The post Burton: One sentence appeared first on Inside Texas....

I've been a strong advocate of Texas acting like the bully we've been portrayed as for nearly a decade. Unapologetically. We needed to go yesterday. We needed to go a decade ago when the Aggies opene...

When Keondre Coburn followed Bijan Robinson at a media breakout session at Big 12 Media Days, it was the first time in months a Longhorn defender spoke to the press. Coburn was peppered with question...

The final high school addition to the Texas Longhorns’ 2021 recruiting class could make an early impact on the field in UT’s first season under Steve Sarkisian. It wouldn’t come as a surprise t...

Texas dipped into Denton Ryan in the 2021 class with Ja'Tavion Sanders. They did so again in 2022. Defensive back Austin Jordan committed to Texas, choosing the Longhorns over Ohio State and Oklahoma...

Ahead of Steve Sarkisian's first season as head coach, Big 12 media representatives picked the Longhorns to finish third in the conference in the preseason poll. Oklahoma was picked to finish first w...

Bijan Robinson and D'Shawn Jamison were both named to the 2021 preseason All-Big 12 team, detailed here by Sam Khan of The Athletic. The post Jamison, Robinson named to preseason All-Big 12 team appe...

When the clock struck midnight, student-athletes in Texas became able to profit off their own name, image, and likeness. The post NIL is here, and Texas football players are taking advantage appeared...

Howdy from Los Angeles, where I will be covering The Opening/Elite 11 for On3.com and IT. More important, however, is the fast-moving decision-making world for recruits in the 2022 cycle. The post L...

2023 El Campo running back Rueben Owens announced his decommitment from Texas on Thursday. Owens committed to Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns in February. The post 2023 RB Rueben Owens decommits ap...

On his visit to Austin from Las Vegas, 2022 ATH Anthony Jones decided this was where he wanted to play college football. The post Nevada ATH Anthony Jones commits to Texas appeared first on Inside Te...

A house-amended version of Senate Bill 1385 passed in the Texas Senate on Friday, with the bill now awaiting the signature of Governor Greg Abbott (R). Once Abbott puts pen to paper or allows 10 days...

The Texas football program is set to officially welcome 15 players home this weekend when the remainder of the 2021 class and a trio of transfers reports to Austin. The post Xavier Worthy, Ja’Tavio...

The mesh passing concept has become one of the pre-eminent play concepts in college football. Nearly everyone runs it, particularly the version which became deeply popular at the college level back i...

You don’t want to take too much away from a spring game when it comes to X’s and O’s, but Pete Kwiatkowski showed some interesting dimensions to his defense in Texas' public scrimmage. They wer...

The first spring game of the Steve Sarkisian era is now in the books. While it was technically a “vanilla” gameplan on both sides of the ball, they didn’t just run inside zone from 12 personnel...

Steve Sarkisian went into Arizona for a budding defensive lineman and beat programs on the West Coast and in the Southeast for his commitment. The post Texas lands Arizona DL Zac Swanson appeared fi...

The best thing about a spring game is it tells each individual exactly where he stands after installing the new system. Film study not only helps the player but also illustrates the strengths and wea...

The public’s first look at a Steve Sarkisian-led Longhorn football program was rather unspectacular. Luckily for Texas, there’s nothing wrong with that at all. The post Sarkisian’s first UT spr...

Texas will be playing football in DKR Memorial Stadium on Saturday, which is a big win for the program and college football at large. The post Gameplan: Previewing the 2021 spring game appeared firs...

In December, a handful of Texas players announced their intent to return for one more season on the Forty Acres using the eligibility relief provided by the NCAA. Denzel Okafor and Cade Brewer reveal...

Over the last year, Inside Texas spoke with scores of high school prospects across several classifications. The topic that constantly came up was official visits. The post Visit Time — NCAA announc...

Eric Nahlin joins Texas Horns Football for a Live Spring Practice Q&A session on Facebook. Come learn about what's happening behind the scenes in Steve Sarkisian's first spring as head coach of t...

In retrospect, the 2020 season was a wrap when Troy Omeire went down with an injury in fall camp. Texas never found an All-Big 12 caliber, No. 1 receiver to turn to when they needed big plays in 2020...

Right now, the University of Texas is funding, staffing, and resourcing its revenue sports in a coherent, considered, and rational way. It’s long overdue. It’s an attempt to shape and define the ...

Texas has a number of big position battles playing out this spring. Many of them likely won’t be truly settled until the fall as the staff focuses on installation and evaluation in preparation for ...

The first practice of the Steve Sarkisian era is today. With a new head coach following a 7-3 season, what are the pressing issues for the Longhorn football program? The Inside Texas staff answers th...

The Big 12 released the 2021 conference football schedule on Thursday, finalizing the slate for Steve Sarkisian's first season in Austin. The post Texas announces complete 2021 football schedule appe...

Steve Sarkisian understood there were new challenges awaiting him when he took over the Longhorns, but learning how to be a head coach was not one of them. Sarkisian led programs like Washington and ...

Texas’ incoming class for 2021 is now more or less complete with the passing of NSD2. Most of the thought and analysis these days occurs around NSD1 when the strong majority of recruits sign. For T...

Steve Sarkisian isn’t done with the 2021 class just yet. Mansfield Legacy defensive end David Abiara has committed to Texas. The post David Abiara commits to Texas appeared first on Inside Texas....

With the hire of Montana State head coach Jeff Choate as inside linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator, Steve Sarkisian’s staff is now complete. There are some helpful breadcrumbs in some o...

Montana State head coach Jeff Choate is a "strong candidate" to join Texas' staff, according to reports from Football Scoop and Jason Walker. The post Reports: FCS head coach under strong considerati...

In virtual fashion, new Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian is shaking the right hands and meeting the right people prior to the start of team activities under his purview. In those recent conversations...

The timing of Steve Sarkisian’s defensive hires has been a great puzzle to much of the Longhorn interwebs. First, Mike Stoops was going to come and co-coordinate the defense. Then, it was Will Musc...

One of the tasks ahead of Steve Sarkisian is to determine how to shape the roster to his liking. The post 2021 roster table rough draft and other team building considerations appeared first on Inside...

Glimpses of freshman running back Bijan Robinson’s ability were revealed in touches during the early portion of the Valero Alamo Bowl. First, a 27-yard rush, then an 8-yard touchdown run on the ope...

Texas LB Joseph Ossai was named a first-team All-American on Monday by the Associated Press. The post Joseph Ossai named AP first-team All-American appeared first on Inside Texas....

The status of cornerback in Texas’ 2021 class is a storyline that will unfold over the course of the next seven weeks, but the position’s status for the 2021 season was solidified when two starte...

When it came down to finding the best opportunity from an athletic and academic standpoint, it was an easy call for Barryn Sorrell. When Texas needed one more defensive linemen for its Class of 2021...

Eighteen 2021 commits plan to put pen to paper today to officially join the Texas Longhorns football program, and more could possibly join the #trUTh21 class. The post Inside Texas NSD1 Central app...

2021 Texas commits Ja'Tavion Sanders and Jonathon Brooks were named finalists for the Mr. Texas Football High School Player of the Year award, presented by Dave Campbell's Texas Football. The post Sa...

This morning, I’m not going to pick apart every sentence in Chris Del Conte’s statement that he released on Saturday afternoon reaffirming his support of Texas coach Tom Herman. Doing so would be...

Texas defensive back Chris Brown will skip the Longhorns' bowl game and enter the 2021 NFL Draft, he announced Thursday. The post Chris Brown declares for NFL Draft appeared first on Inside Texas....

It was once postponed. Now it's cancelled. Texas' season-ending contest with Kansas, moved from November 21 to December 12, has been called off and will not be rescheduled. According to the Big 12, t...

A few weeks ago, BowlSeason.com released its first ever official projections. Texas was predicted to head to Houston to play the LSU Tigers in the Texas Bowl. The post A look at a handful of bowl pro...

Following an announcement Sunday of five positive tests for COVID-19 within the program, Texas announced Tuesday football activities would remain paused. The post Texas football activities remain pau...

Nine games into the 2020 season, freshman running back Bijan Robinson delivered his breakout performance. The post Bijan Robinson breaks out against KSU appeared first on Inside Texas....

Texas secured a fourth place or higher finish in the Big 12 this season with a 69-31 victory in Manhattan. The post 5 Quick Thoughts: Texas blows out Kansas State appeared first on Inside Texas....

Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger ran off Campbell-Williams Field “really confused and frustrated” following the Longhorns’ 23-20 loss to Iowa State when UT’s Big 12 conference title hopes essen...

For the second times in as many days, the Texas football team has lost a longtime starter and team captain. Junior safety Caden Sterns will opt out of the rest of UT’s season, a source confirmed to...

Tom Herman typically wears a good poker face during his post-game press conferences. His consistency in messaging and demeanor is a mark of a decently skilled public speaker. His words may be repetit...

The season came down to a 57-yard field goal attempt by Cameron Dicker, which couldn't have been what Tom Herman envisioned for the decisive moment of his time at Texas. The post 5 Quick Thoughts: To...

After two weeks off, the No. 20 Texas Longhorns are back at DKR for an 11am kickoff against No. 15 Iowa State. It will be the 18th matchup between Texas (5-2, 4-2 Big 12) and Iowa State (6-2, 6-1), w...

Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger grew up with dreams of being under center for the Longhorns at Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium. He first accomplished that dream on September 9, 2017 when he...

Texas’ contest with Iowa State on Friday is a playoff game. The post Texas set for knockout game versus Iowa State appeared first on Inside Texas....

Texas scored a recruiting win over rival Baylor on Wednesday afternoon when three-star Byron Murphy II flipped his commitment from Baylor to Texas. Murphy, a product of DeSoto High School in south Da...

Texas’ 2021 recruiting class grew to 18 members on Saturday afternoon when outside linebacker Terrence Cooks chose the Longhorns over Baylor, Georgia and LSU. The four-star from Alvin Shadow Creek ...

In today’s Longhorn Confidential, the American-Statesman’s Mike Craven and Danny Davis talk about Terrence Cooks’ upcoming announcement and what recruiting linebackers looks like in 2020. Mike ...

Happy Tuesday, Texas fans. On today’s Longhorn Confidential daily podcast: On this date in Texas history (11/10/2007) Should UT running back Bijan Robinson get more carries? News and notes. And fin...

When Texas returns to the football field, it will do so in the afternoon. The Big 12 announced on Monday that Texas and Kansas will play at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 21. ESPN2 will televise the action from M...

  Fresh off an upset win over No. 6 Oklahoma State, No. 22 Texas is back at DKR to host West Virginia. The Mountaineers won last week against Kansas State, 37-10, but West Virginia is 0-2 on the roa...

The hits, scrapes, dings, bumps, and bruises for any individual player accumulate as a football season carries on. The post Everyone is playing through pain at this point, especially Sam Ehlinger app...

Texas’ win over Oklahoma State was frankly bizarre. When you’re outgained 530 yards to 287 and go 2/15 on third down typically you don’t feel great about your chances of victory. But Texas did ...

In its 41-34 overtime win at Oklahoma State on Saturday, Texas received two field goals from junior kicker Cameron Dicker. Those field goals, though, weren’t uncontested. First off, the Cowboys had...

Keaontay Ingram is no longer the clear-cut starter at running back. He may not even be the No. 2 guy right now, but that made little effect on the effort given by Ingram against Oklahoma State in his...

Texas linebacker Joseph Ossai began Saturday’s game versus Oklahoma State more restricted than he would have preferred. Ossai, nursing a shoulder injury suffered versus Baylor, began the game in a ...

Never a dull moment covering Texas Longhorns football. The post Rapid Fire Thoughts: Texas 41, Oklahoma State 34 (OT) appeared first on Inside Texas....

Catch up on all the news surrounding Texas Football as they take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys at 3 p.m. The post Inside Texas Game Day Primer – Oklahoma State appeared first on Inside Texas....

And then there was one.  Texas’ 2022 class took another blow Thursday night when four-star wide receiver Phaizon Wilson backed away from his pledge to the Longhorns. The 6-4, 210-pound prospect fr...

Texas’ trip to Stillwater this weekend is going to be its toughest game of the season. There are a number of difficult games and opponents on the schedule, neither K-State nor Iowa State are a cake...

The Longhorns suffered a five-star loss Wednesday night when 2022 quarterback Quinn Ewers backed away from his pledge. Ewers is the top-rated quarterback in the junior class, ranking second nationall...

Happy Tuesday, Texas fans. On today’s Longhorn Confidential daily podcast: On this date in Texas history (10/27/2007) Tom Herman’s scouting report for Oklahoma State. Texas announces the same sta...

When asked on Monday about senior center Derek Kerstetter’s recent penalties, Texas coach Tom Herman shared a saying that he lives by. Once is an anomaly. Twice is a coincidence. Three times? Then ...

Following Texas’ loss to Oklahoma, Longhorns head coach Tom Herman identified four specific problem areas he wanted to address before playing Baylor: rushing offense, rushing defense, red zone defe...

On the heels of a bye week following a two-game losing skid, the Texas Longhorns (2-2, 1-2 in the Big 12) look to bounce back at DKR this afternoon against in-state foe Baylor (1-1, 1-1). The Bears h...

Texas returns to action Saturday when they welcome the Baylor Bears to Darrell K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium. The Inside Texas Staff offers predictions, thoughts on Waco, keys to the game, and mor...

Vegas’ opening line for the upcoming Baylor game was Texas -10.5. It has since moved to Texas -8.5, perhaps due to a complete collapse of faith in betting Longhorn fans that their head coach has an...

A recurring theme is now evident in Texas’ conference games. The Longhorns sputter on offense with a big play here or there and limited production in the run game, while the defense gives up just e...

On Tuesday, Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger argued that there has been a ‘misunderstanding’ about a picture of him standing alone for the playing of “The Eyes of Texas.” Following a 53-45 loss...

Happy Tuesday, Texas fans. On today’s Longhorn Confidential daily podcast: On this date in Texas history (10/20/2012) Injuries and UT’s dynamic duo of Jordan Whittington and Jake Smith. What is w...

This year’s all-orange battle in the Big 12 will be a Halloween matinee. The Big 12 announced on Monday that Texas and Oklahoma State will play at 3 p.m. on Oct. 31. FOX will be at Boone Pickens St...

In today’s Longhorn Confidential, Mike Craven and Danny Davis discuss the state of UT’s recruiting after the Longhorns lost out on a pledge from Albert Regis. Mike also has scouting reports for t...

Happy Wednesday, Texas fans. On today’s Longhorn Confidential daily podcast: On this date in Texas history (10/14/2001) Do Baylor’s COVID-19 problems concern Texas? News and notes And finally, so...

Happy Tuesday, Texas fans. On today’s Longhorn Confidential daily podcast: On this date in Texas history (10/13/1951) Tom Herman addresses his football team and “The Eyes of Texas.” What did He...

Due to this week’s bye, five starters on the Texas football team will get a few extra days to get healthy. At his weekly press conference on Monday, UT coach Tom Herman issued a lengthy injury repo...

On Monday, Tom Herman said that the UT football players will be “encouraged” to stick around for the postgame playing of “The Eyes of Texas.” Following UT’s 53-45 loss to Oklahoma at the Co...

The Texas football team is 2-2 after losing a quadruple-overtime decision to Oklahoma in Dallas on Saturday. In this edition of the Longhorns Unfiltered podcast, the American-Statesman’s Kirk Bohls...

Join Justin Wells and Ian Boyd as they discuss the Red River Shootout on Inside Texas' Facebook page. The post Inside Texas Post-Game Facebook Live – OU appeared first on Inside Texas....

La Porte defensive tackle Albert Regis chose a future at Texas A&M over the Longhorns and 16 other offers. The three-star prospect announced his decision on Saturday afternoon while the Aggies we...

Texas. Oklahoma. Cotton Bowl. LFG The post Inside Texas Roundtable – Oklahoma appeared first on Inside Texas....

Happy Friday, Texas fans. On today’s Longhorn Confidential daily podcast: On this date in Texas history (10/9/1915) What does Sam Ehlinger have in common with NFL quarterback Justin Herbert? Jerrit...

The 2020 season is clearly pretty unique with its own place in history due to COVID and the abnormal scheduling. The Red River Shootout should also be bizarre and interesting due to the limited seati...

The Texas Longhorns suffered a loss last Saturday when TCU left town with a victory. Tom Herman’s program suffered another loss heading into the Oklahoma game on Wednesday when four-star athlete Bi...

Happy Tuesday, Texas fans. On today’s Longhorn Confidential daily podcast: On this date in Texas history (10/6/1951) Has the 2020 Red River Showdown lost its luster? Why isn’t Tom Herman panickin...

Texas running back Roschon Johnson has opened his sophomore year with a touchdown in each of his three appearances. On Saturday, Johnson could get a chance to run that scoring streak to four straight...

Join Inside Texas' Justin Wells and Ian Boyd as they discuss Texas' 33-31 loss to TCU on Facebook Live. The post Inside Texas Post-Game Facebook Live – TCU appeared first on Inside Texas....

After a shootout with Texas Tech ended with a 63-56 Longhorn victory in overtime last weekend, Texas football (2-0) is back at DKR to host the TCU Horned Frogs (0-1). TCU has beaten Texas six times i...

Looking to catch up on Longhorn news from the past week with your morning coffee? The IT Game Day Primer has you covered. The post Inside Texas Game Day Primer – TCU appeared first on Inside Texas....

Andrew Mukuba chose bright orange over burnt orange Thursday night when the four-star from Austin LBJ committed to Clemson over Texas and 33 other offers. Mukuba, a two-way star for the Jaguars, is a...

Happy Wednesday, Texas fans. On today’s Longhorn Confidential daily podcast: On this date in Texas history (9/30/1916) UT DB Josh Thompson talks about his new position. Texas QB Sam Ehlinger speaks...

Bijan Robinson did not practice on Sunday, but Texas coach Tom Herman said his freshman running back is “moving around pretty good.” Robinson left Saturday’s game at Texas Tech following the sc...

On Monday, the Big 12 honored Baylor’s Trestan Ebner as its special teams player of the week. That seemed like a no-brainer pick since Ebner scored on two kickoff returns in a 47-14 rout of Kansas ...

The Texas football team is 2-0 after surviving an overtime battle with Texas Tech on Saturday afternoon. In this edition of the Longhorns Unfiltered podcast, American-Statesman’s Brian Davis, Kirk ...

Join Justin Wells and Ian Boyd as they discuss Texas' wild win over Texas Tech. The post Inside Texas Post-Game Facebook Live – Texas Tech appeared first on Inside Texas....

Miss anything Texas Longhorns in the past week? The IT Gameday Primer has you covered. The post Inside Texas Gameday Primer – Texas Tech appeared first on Inside Texas....

Texas addressed a need for offensive linemen in the 2021 class with Friday's addition of Houston Strake Jesuit's Max Merril. The post Recruiting: Max Merril commits to Texas appeared first on Inside ...

Texas Tech hasn’t really been much of a problem for Texas since Mike Leach left. The Longhorns went 8-2 against the Red Raiders in the 2010s, despite it being a historically terrible decade for Tex...

Happy Wednesday, Texas fans. On today’s Longhorn Confidential daily podcast: On this date in Texas history (9/23/2006) Why does Texas have seven captains on its football team? News and notes. And f...

Happy Tuesday, Texas fans. On today’s Longhorn Confidential daily podcast: On this date in Texas history (9/22/1934 and 9/22/2001) What are the travel plans for Texas’ first trip of the 2020 seas...

It took three years, but Alan Bowman will finally get to introduce himself to Texas’ defense this weekend. Bowman will likely be Texas Tech’s starting quarterback when the Red Raiders host UT on ...

Happy Monday, Texas fans. On today’s Longhorn Confidential daily podcast: On this date in Texas history (9/21/1957) Differences in the trenches for UT’s defensive line. Ex-Longhorns who shined in...

Happy Friday, Texas fans. On today’s Longhorn Confidential daily podcast: On this date in Texas history (9/18/1977) Texas WR Joshua Moore talks about his return. What does a socially-distanced pres...

No, the Longhorn can’t sign every recruit from the state of Texas. But in today’s Longhorn Confidential, the American-Statesman’s Danny Davis and Mike Craven discuss the top football players fr...

Happy Wednesday, Texas fans. On today’s Longhorn Confidential daily podcast: On this date in Texas history (9/16/2006 and 9/16/1978) Tom Herman and Sam Ehlinger talk about Kai Money. News and notes...

During a press conference on Monday, Texas coach Tom Herman said he’d like to get freshman quarterback Ja’Quinden Jackson into a game “at some point” this season. Only two dual-threat quarter...

Happy Monday, Texas fans. On today’s Longhorn Confidential daily podcast: On this date in Texas history (9/14/2019) Reactions and recaps from Texas’ season-opening blowout of UTEP. Four ex-Longho...

Happy Friday, Texas fans. On today’s Longhorn Confidential daily podcast: On this date in Texas history (9/11/1994) Texas is set to open its 2020 soccer season. News and notes. And finally, some Te...

Happy Wednesday, Texas fans. On today’s Longhorn Confidential daily podcast: On this date in Texas history (9/9/2006) Why didn’t Samuel Cosmi and Caden Sterns opt out? News and notes. And finally...

The word "asterisk" gets tossed out at the first sign of any deviation from the norm in the sports world. The post POLL: How valuable are titles and achievements from the 2020 college football season...

Happy Tuesday, Texas fans. On today’s Longhorn Confidential daily podcast: On this date in Texas history (9/8/2001) Texas coach Tom Herman speaks on UTEP and graduate transfers. News and notes. And...

This November, members of the Texas football team will be given a day to focus on the election instead of their on-field opponent. Texas coach Tom Herman told reporters on Monday that his players wil...

With its 2020 football season set to start this weekend, Texas has added two new names to its roster. Running back Gabriel Watson and receiver Brenden Schooler have officially joined the Longhorns as...