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AUSTIN, Texas -- When it came to David Ash, Malcolm Brown's answer was no different than any other Texas player has given over the past several years when the quarterback question has come up. "Like Mike Davis said, he has a swagger about him now,...

AUSTIN, Texas -- When last Texas unfurled four wide receivers with a quarterback who proved to be slightly more than adequate (Colt McCoy), six players caught 30 or more passes. Last season, with a quarterback not near the stature of McCoy but not...

One of the greatest signing day stunners will go down in history as, believe it or not, a mutually beneficial one. Texas has been on the losing end of some legendary recruiting battles -- Marcus Dupree and Eric Dickerson top the list -- but when i...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Recruiting is all about choices. Some are good. Some are bad. And sometimes teams don't even get a chance to make a choice. Players just want to go elsewhere. With all that in mind, HornsNation decided to take a look at the top...

Looking back at Texas' recent recruiting hits on prospects who were rated low but had stellar careers: 1. Colt McCoy, quarterback, 2005: McCoy was a reach. He was a 6-foot quarterback from a small school, Jim Ned, who didn't have a big arm and was...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel was better than Texas' David Ash. The sky is blue. The Earth is round. Texas is an eight-win program. There, just wanted to go ahead and state all those obvious things right up top. Because what is n...

Every week Sean Adams takes a look at some topics around the Texas Longhorns and college football. First down: Is David Ash the right choice? Does David Ash have "it?" Can we even define what "it" is? Do we go with the Royalism (named after Tex...

Andrew Luck. Robert Griffin III. Johnny Manziel. All elite quarterbacks from the state of Texas whom the Longhorns didn't offer or land, which exacerbates the signal-caller problems the Longhorns have had since Colt McCoy graduated.

ESPN 300 wide receiver Jake Oliver (Dallas/Jesuit) lives in a house divided by school loyalty but tightly woven by love and a family-first attitude. He has been steadfastly committed to Texas since Feb. 15, choosing the Longhorns over a host of of...

AUSTIN, Texas - Nearly three years after Colt McCoy left, Texas is looking up at square one. Oh sure, some -- those who get paid by donations, tickets sales, etc. -- will say Texas has two quarterbacks. But that statement implies either is reliab...

Each day, as a countdown to fall camp opening Aug. 5, we are going to provide you with a number that was important in 2011 and let you know why it will be important in 2012. Odds are David Ash is going to equal or surpass his interception total o...

Each day, as a countdown to fall camp opening Aug. 2, we are going to provide you with a number that was important in 2011 and let you know why it will be important in 2012. Malcolm Brown caught three passes in 2011. One of them gained positive...

Mack Brown has looked at the way he has handled QBs in the past. Now, he's laying out his philosophy of why he's handling his QB situation the way he is.

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1. A renewed rivalry, sort of?: By all accounts Texas A&M QB Ryan Tannehill had an impressive performance at his pro day Thursday. ESPN.com's Jamison Hensley reported that a large contingent from the Cleveland Browns were on hand. Perhaps the A&M-Te...

Texas doesn't have to take leaps of faith in recruiting. It gets what it wants. Well, it usually gets what it wants. But every so often, Texas will take a flyer. And every so often those players pay off. While HornsNation looks at 10 players th...

Texas figured it had to have a quarterback in 2006. Sure, Colt McCoy had shown some flashes while redshirting in 2005. But at a slight 6-foot-1 and generous 180 pounds, could he hold up to the rigors of a Big 12 season? So Texas grabbed the bes...