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In Game of Decade, Everything Came Up Roses for Longhorns

By Jim HenryDec 31st 2009 – 10:30AM

When the Rose Bowl scoreboard clock finally read zeroes, leaving the college football world breathless, Texas coach Mack Brown took USC's Reggie Bush aside near the entrance to the locker room and told him: "I thought it was a classy game. Nobody could stop anybody." Brown couldn't have been more accurate. The 2006...

Longhorn QBs Leave Mark on Orange-White Spring Game

By Jeff AdamsApr 2nd 2007 – 2:25AM

Texas held its annual orange-white spring game on Saturday and it was the play of the quarterbacks that stood out. Starter Colt McCoy, who is hoping to avoid the pounding he took in 2006, led the way. He completed 7 of 11 passes for 136 yards. He also connected scoring strikes of 41-yardw to Nate Jones, 40-yardw to Jordan...

Texas to NCAA: We Don't Need No Stinkin' Rules

By Brian GrummellMar 29th 2007 – 3:07PM

From Scott Wolf:What Rules? Texas just put out a 272-page spring football media guide even though NCAA rules state guides must be limited to 208 pages.Tsk tsk.This isn't a big deal obviously, but it just flies in the face of any sanctimony from the Texas camp about being within the rules any time they start slinging mud...

Spring Practice Questions: Texas Longhorns

By Brian GrummellMar 12th 2007 – 2:30AM

Last Year: 10-3 (6-2), # 13 AP, # 13 CoachesFans Are: Delusional, as always. God didn't create Texas, Texas created him don't you know?There would be more noise made about last year's somewhat disappointing effort but the national championship afterglow is still in effect. People tend to savor something that takes 35 years...

Mack Brown Throws Team Under the Bus

By Brian GrummellMar 9th 2007 – 12:58PM

Not really. But it's interesting to hear him publicly say the 2007 Longhorn team may not have as much talent as his other Texas teams."We feel like we're in better shape because we've got a lot of depth," Brown said. "We have fewer stars on this team than probably any we've had since we've been here. There are a lot of...

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What's the Big Deal With College Football?

By Michael Benson May 29th 2012 - 04:44PM

The following is not intended as a defense of the current BCS system, racked as it is with imperfections and inherent unfairness.

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Oklahoma, Texas Football Fans Fight At Applebee's (VIDEO)

By Michael Klopman Aug 03rd 2011 - 08:40AM

An argument over college football between fans of Big 12 rival teams resulted in a knife fight at an Applebee's restaurant that sent two men to the hospital, according to San Antonio TV station KENS.

Texas Football News From the Web

  • 05/30/12 Longhorn Foundation. 2012 Texas Football season... Source: TexasSports.com Coach Mack Brown, his staff, and players are gearing up for the 2012 season, and they want to see you in Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium this fall!
  • 07/21/11 Texas Football Classic to be sidelined for 2011 season Source: Austin American-Statesman - Austin TX This season, Central Texas football teams won't be appearing at the Alamodome until the playoffs.
  • 05/03/11 Barron inducted into High School Football Hall of Fame Source: Houston Chronicle - Houston TX Only in fits and spurts during David Barron's long tenure as a Texas newspaperman has he been assigned to cover high school football, but his career has been inextricably linked to the sport because of his contributions to another one of the state's institutions, Dave Campbell's Texas Football Magazine.

Background on Texas football

The Texas Football Classic is a high school football event that takes place at the beginning of each football season at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

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