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AUSTIN, Texas -- Believe it or not, there was a time not long ago when tight end was a position of strength for the Longhorns. David Thomas caught everything thrown his way while acting as Vince Young's security blanket during Texas' run to the 20...

Turning point: After only picking up one first down through the first quarter and a half of the game, Texas got the ball with great field position inside the Cal 45 and immediately went to work. First Jaxon Shipley grabbed a ball at the Cal 34. Quart...

Is this toothbrush approved by the American Dental Association? Texas AD DeLoss Dodds tells Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports that "In the next five years, the Big 12 will be making as much [money] as anybody in the country." Mike Gundy's loyalty isn't...

Barry J. Sanders will be a conflicted man watching this year's Fiesta Bowl. Jason Kersey of The Oklahoman reports the Cowboys and Cardinal are the blue chip recruit's top two schools. Blaine Irby is an amazing story at Texas, but it's coming to an ...

Carter Strickland writes: Blaine Irby spent nearly three years recovering from a terrible knee injury, but the tight end made an impact with his return in 2011. William Wilkerson writes : Texas doesn't often go outside of Texas for offensive linem...

Blaine Irby spent nearly three years recovering from a terrible knee injury, but the tight end made an impact with his return in 2011.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Texas needed a spark. Through its first seven drives, it had one first down on a broken play and a lofty pass to Jaxon Shipley. Texas A&M provided one. Aggies punt returner Dustin Harris got too close to a punt and let...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Texas games look quite a bit different than the rest in the Big 12. That's not necessarily a good thing. The Longhorns have a solid defense, but a limping and inexperienced offense. The result: A brand of football not often ...

A crazy week in the Big 12 means we learned a lot. Here's a look. RG3 never should have left the Heisman conversation. Even in losses, Robert Griffin III put up big numbers. If the Heisman is about the best college football player in the country, ...

Against Rice, Texas' offense had yet to show what it was capable of. The 8-play, 99-yard scoring drive turned the game and gave a glimpse of the Longhorns potential.

We know less about Texas than any team in the Big 12. That's by design, of course, but after the team released its Week 1 depth chart on Monday, that's still the case, with apologies to Kansas State. Texas hasn't had a practice open to the medi...

Texas wide receivers will have to rely on young talent, but will also need to be good blockers to be successful in 2011.

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Thanks for all the questions, all. Enjoy the rest of the draft this weekend. Jared in College Station, Texas asks: What do you make of Texas A&M's "Senior QB Curse?" Reggie McNeil, Stephen McGee, and Jerrod Johnson were all ineffective and ben...

Christian Scott, S Looks likely to succeed Earl Thomas alongside Blake Gideon as Texas' second safety. Scott sat out the 2009 season--excluding the national title game -- because of unresolved eligibility issues that were resolved at the semester...

Happy day before National Signing Day. I couldn't jump into the recruiting hubbub, however, without taking care of some Tuesday afternoon correspondence. Here goes. Richard Sylvester from Houston writes: Tim, love your blog. Thanks for all o...

Texas approaches the Big 12 championship game with its first 12-0 regular-season record in history and momentum from a strong sprint through the Big 12. And still, something appears to be missing as the Longhorns attempt to claim their first confe...