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17 results for "texas"
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TCU's Gary Patterson uses MWC stretch run to prepare for Big 12
Jeff CaplanGary Patterson gears TCU for Big 12 rigors with one more run at MWC title.
Story | Conversation | November 03, 2011 -
McCoy-Shipley ties run deep in Texas football
Jeff CaplanCase McCoy and Jaxon Shipley are continuing their families' tradition at UT.
Story | Conversation | October 05, 2011 -
Garrett Gilbert gets nod to start the opener
Jeff CaplanAt 9:50 Monday morning when Texas Longhorns coach Mack Brown stepped up to the telephone for the Big 12's first coaches teleconference, he was not ready to put an end to the four-man quarterback race. He was apparently saving the anticipated news ...
Blog | August 29, 2011 -
Can Texas' QB shell game pay off?
Jeff CaplanSo, Mack Brown is supposed to be a TV star and pick a starting quarterback? For all the griping around the Big 12 about the potential harmful influence of the upcoming Longhorn Network (in partnership with ESPN), if the channel's late-night progra...
Blog | August 03, 2011 -
MMQB: Struggling Texas offense in search mode
Jeff CaplanReverting back to the Colt McCoy offense and chucking the ball around isn't the answer to what woes the No. 21 Texas Longhorns, coach Mack Brown said Monday. "We were probably as much like last year on offense Saturday as we've been all year. In f...
Blog | September 27, 2010 -
Dallas pair look to shut down No. 5 Texas
Jeff CaplanA year ago, the Texas Longhorns waltzed into Wyoming only to learn they had a football game on their hands. The 41-10 final doesn't do the Cowboys justice. It was 13-10 at the half. Now Wyoming comes to Austin to face No. 5 Texas Saturday night in...
Blog | September 08, 2010 -
UT: How did Garrett Gilbert stack up?
Jeff CaplanThe No. 5 Texas Longhorns went into Saturday's opener with a game plan to run. The idea was to implement the mindset needed to be a physical, power rushing team as well as to ease the pressure on first-year starting quarterback Garrett Gilbert. Th...
Blog | September 07, 2010 -
How often will Horns run it vs. Rice?
Jeff CaplanTexas Longhorns coach Mack Brown has promised a scheme change that puts more emphasis on the rushing attack. Yet, in 2009, Texas averaged 36.6 carries a game and 39.1 carries in 2008. Hardly small rushing numbers. Those numbers, however, are wildl...
Blog | September 02, 2010 -
No. 6 TCU in position to make title run
Jeff CaplanComing off a first-ever BCS appearance and returning 19 starters, the TCU Horned Frogs begin the 2010 season ranked No. 6 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll released Saturday morning. It is the highest preseason ranking ever for the Frogs, who came ...
Blog | August 21, 2010 -
Sans Colt McCoy, UT hypes ground attack
Jeff CaplanIRVING, Texas -- Former Texas Longhorns quarterback Colt McCoy left for the NFL as college football's all-time most accurate passer. He topped 70 percent completion rate as a junior and senior, so Texas' insistence on spreading the field and putting ...
Blog | July 28, 2010 -
Horns lose title, find their next QB
Jeff CaplanPASADENA, Calif. -- Texas was grooming true freshman quarterback Garrett Gilbert to take over next season for Colt McCoy, who leaves college football with more wins, 47, than any other quarterback before him. No amount of grooming could have prepared...
Blog | January 08, 2010 -
Texas QBs Colt McCoy, Garrett Gilbert endure rough, unexpected tr...
Jeff CaplanTexas QBs Colt McCoy, Garrett Gilbert endure rough, unexpected transition.
Story | Conversation | January 08, 2010 -
Key to Texas-Alabama matchup in the BCS title game starts in the ...
Jeff CaplanKey to the Texas-Alabama matchup in the BCS title game starts in the trenches.
Story | Conversation | January 06, 2010 -
Tre' Newton's ability to run ball key for Texas against Alabama i...
Jeff CaplanLonghorns need running back Tre' Newton to carry some of Colt McCoy's burden.
Story | Conversation | January 05, 2010 -
"Pee-wee Herman" on verge of title
Jeff CaplanTexas Longhorns offensive coordinator Greg Davis relayed a humorous story Tuesday about senior quarterback Colt McCoy when he was just a baby-faced, skinny newcomer to the Longhorns. "He's sitting in my office across the desk and he said I've just...
Blog | January 05, 2010 -
Real Longhorns, please stand up
Jeff CaplanOf course the opponent has a lot to do with it, but the No. 2 Texas Longhorns (the second-ranked football team, not the second-ranked basketball team in action at JerryWorld Saturday) ended the season with two wild swings in production on each side o...
Blog | December 17, 2009