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09/12/2008

SMU lends a helping hand to a friend in need
As athletic director at Central Florida in Orlando, Steve Orsini and his family endured three direct hurricane hits, writes columnist Chuck Carlton. So the SMU AD had immediate empathy when he checked his cell phone at 3 p.m. Wednesday and heard a message from Houston counterpart Dave Maggard.

09/11/2008

Brown backs decision to reschedule Texas-Arkansas game
Mack Brown understood and agreed with the safety concerns behind moving the Longhorns' football game with Arkansas to Sept. 27.

Texas-Arkansas game now Sept. 27; TCU, Houston make changes

The last time Arkansas and Texas met was 2004. Fans of the schools will have to wait a little longer to see them again.

File 2004

The last time Arkansas and Texas met was 2004. Fans of the schools will have to wait a little longer to see them meet again.

Hurricane Ike has already impacted the college football schedule. Texas announced Wednesday night that it had postponed its Saturday nonconference game with Arkansas. The game was rescheduled for Sept. 27, which had been an off week for both teams.
Blog: Colleges

09/10/2008

Cotton Bowl ready to show off its new look
Texas and Oklahoma football fans will be in for a treat when they arrive Oct. 11 at the State Fair of Texas for the annual Red River Rivalry game. The $50 million renovation of the 76-year-old Cotton Bowl stadium is complete.

Storm may be threat to Texas-Arkansas game
Texas officials were closely following the track of Hurricane Ike, which could threaten Saturday's game between the Longhorns and Arkansas, scheduled for a 2:30 p.m. kickoff in Austin.

09/09/2008

Texas hasn't settled on starting running back
The starting tailback situation remains unsettled, with no starter listed on the depth chart for Arkansas.

NCAA violation holds Texas guard out of opener
Sophomore guard Dogus Balbay will miss the men's basketball season opener with Stetson, completing an 11-game suspension for violating NCAA amateurism rules.

Titans asked police help to find 'emotionally down' Vince Young

Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young was injured in Sunday's season opener.

Vince Young is awaiting an MRI exam on his sprained left knee Tuesday, hours after the Tennessee Titans sought police help in finding the quarterback the team described as "emotionally down."
• Taylor: Heat is on Young
Blog: Dallas Cowboys

Texas DT reinstated after one-game suspension
Defensive tackle Lamarr Houston was reinstated Monday after serving a one-game suspension following his arrest Aug. 31 for driving while intoxicated. Coach Mack Brown declined to say whether Houston would start Saturday against Arkansas. The punishment was less than the three-game suspensions received by Sergio Kindle and Henry Melton for similar transgressions in 2007.

Texas expects fired-up Arkansas in renewal of rivalry

MICHAEL AINSWORTH / DMN

Texas took down Matt Jones and Arkansas 22-20 in Fayetteville, Ark., in 2004 in their last meeting.

The Arkansas-Texas rivalry hasn't really been at a fever pitch since Arkansas left the Southwest Conference for the SEC after 1991, writes Big 12 columnist Chuck Carlton. Back then, it was a meeting for Texas that rivaled Oklahoma and Texas A&M.; "Arkansas to me is just a natural here," Texas coach Mack Brown said.
Blog: Colleges
High Five: Texas-Arkansas

09/07/2008

Texas Longhorns' Foswhitt Whittaker sparkles in debut
Texas' rushing offense was running on empty Saturday night against UTEP. That was before redshirt freshman Foswhitt Whittaker trotted onto the field for the first time. Whittaker, who is called "Fozzy" by his teammates, gave the Longhorns a jolt early in the second quarter.

09/08/2008

High Five: Texas Longhorns-Arkansas Razorbacks
Here are five significant victories for the Texas Longhorns and Arkansas Razorbacks in their rivalry that dates back to 1894. Texas has won 55 of the meetings, Arkansas has won 21, and there have been no ties. The teams meet again Saturday in Austin.

09/07/2008

Numbers don't add up at Texas Tech

Texas Tech's Jake Ratliff (left) and Jamar Wall close in on Nevada's Chris Wellington in Saturday's game.

Everything was supposed to be different this season at Texas Tech, especially the defense. After two weeks, the Red Raiders rank a less-than-intimidating 95th in the NCAA total defense stats, which sure seems like more of the same, writes Big 12 columnist Chuck Carlton.

Blog: Colleges

09/08/2008

Weekend turns out perfect as Big 12 goes undefeated
The Southeastern Conference may get all the love as the nation's top football league. But, at least for one week, the Big 12 gets to be perfect, writes Kate Hairopoulos.

09/07/2008

UTEP gets 'A' for effort; UT gets the 'W,' 42-13

Texas quarterback Colt McCoy celebrates a touchdown pass to Quan Cosby during the first quarter.

UTEP billed Saturday night's game against No. 10 Texas as its Super Bowl. And the Miners gave that kind of effort. But in the end, the Longhorns made it just another nonconference blowout, pulling away in the second half for a 42-13 victory before a stadium-record crowd of 53,415 at the Sun Bowl.
Blog: Colleges

09/06/2008

University of Texas trying to launch Longhorns sports channel
The Big 10 Conference has its own network and the Southland Conference plans to launch one. But a sports channel dedicated to the Longhorns would be the first of its kind.

09/04/2008

Garrido entering Longhorn Hall of Honor
Augie Garrido, the winningest coach in NCAA Division I baseball history with 1,668 victories, will be among the inductees into the Men's Longhorn Hall of Honor, the school announced Thursday.

09/02/2008

Border abuzz as UTEP prepares to host Texas

VERNON BRYANT / DMN

Under coach Mack Brown, Texas has won 23 of its last 25 games against in-state schools.

Because the school now known as UTEP has fielded a football team since 1914, no one is calling Saturday's game against Texas the most important in school history. As an event, though, the meeting at the Sun Bowl has no equal for the Miners, writes columnist Chuck Carlton.
Blog: Colleges

Task gets tougher for young Texas safeties
After surviving Florida Atlantic in the opener, Texas' young safeties will face a different a challenge against UTEP's spread offense.

Texas Longhorns' Brown pondering Houston's discipline
Coach Mack Brown said he hasn't made a final decision about starting defensive tackle Lamarr Houston, who was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated following a two-car accident Sunday morning.