Caden Sterns
FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2018, file photo, Texas players sing "The Eyes of Texas" after an NCAA college football game against Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas. The University of Texas announced a series of steps Monday, July 13, 2020 intended to make itself more welcoming to its Black students but stopped short of shelving “The Eyes of Texas” song that a number of athletes have said needs to go because it has racist undertones. (AP Photo/Brad Tollefson, File)
Texas keeps 'The Eyes of Texas' despite athlete demands

By Cliff Brunt Jul. 13, 2020 01:55 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2019, file photo, Texas' DeMarvion Overshown (31) leaps to tackle Kansas running back Pooka Williams Jr. (1) during an NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas. Texas junior linebacker Overshown announced Thursday, July 2, 2020, he will sit out all team activities until the school starts making campus changes sought by dozens of football players and other Longhorns athletes. The demands made in early June include renaming several campus buildings currently named after former Texas officials with ties to the Confederacy and segregation, and a call to drop the school song “The Eyes of Texas.” (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)
Texas linebacker Overshown to sit out until 'changes made'

Jul. 02, 2020 04:59 PM EDT

Texas football players march to Capitol to honor Floyd

Jun. 04, 2020 07:55 PM EDT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Dozens of University of Texas football players marched with Austin police officers from campus to the state Capitol to honor the memory of...

Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger (11) runs for a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Texas Tech, Friday, Nov. 29, 2019, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)
Alamo Bowl a chance for Utah, Texas to shake disappointment

By Jim Vertuno Dec. 30, 2019 01:58 PM EST

Iowa State Cyclones wide receiver Sean Shaw Jr. (2) and tight end Chase Allen (11) celebrates after Shaw's touchdown catch during the NCAA football game between the against the Iowa State Cyclones and the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (Ian Maule/Tulsa World via AP)
No. 22 Texas takes slim Big 12 title hopes to Iowa State

By Luke Meredith Nov. 15, 2019 03:00 AM EST

Texas running back Roschon Johnson (2) hurdles Kansas State defensive back Denzel Goolsby (20) during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in Austin, Texas. (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Dicker FG sends Texas over No. 20 Kansas State 27-24

By Jim Vertuno Nov. 09, 2019 07:11 PM EST

TCU safety Innis Gaines (6) upends Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger (11) in the second half of an NCAA college football game in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Louis DeLuca)
No. 20 Kansas State rolling into matchup with reeling Texas

By Jim Vertuno Nov. 08, 2019 03:00 AM EST

Kansas State quarterback Skylar Thompson (10) out runs Kansas linebacker Azur Kamara (5) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Lawrence, Kan., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
QB Thompson leads No. 20 Kansas State into Texas

By The Associated Press Nov. 07, 2019 04:02 PM EST

TCU and Texas linemen square off at the line of scrimmage on an extra point try in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Louis DeLuca)
Texas hoping week off got the Longhorns healthy

By Jim Vertuno Nov. 04, 2019 05:12 PM EST

Texas' Sam Ehlinger (11) runs for a long gain against Kansas during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Ehlinger and offense will have to carry No. 15 Texas

By Jim Vertuno Oct. 21, 2019 05:24 PM EDT

Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) runs the ball against Texas during an NCAA college football game at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Dallas, Texas. (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Texas defense going from bad to worse at midseason

By Jim Vertuno Oct. 14, 2019 04:54 PM EDT

West Virginia head coach Neal Brown, right, talks with field judge Gabriel DeLeon, left, during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Lawrence, Kan., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
Ehlinger, No. 11 Texas look for another road win at WVU

By John Raby Oct. 04, 2019 10:05 AM EDT

Texas defensive back Josh Thompson (29) and defensive back Jalen Green (3) break up a pass intended for Oklahoma State wide receiver Tylan Wallace (2) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
More big injuries wracking Texas secondary

Sep. 23, 2019 04:26 PM EDT

Texas wide receiver Brennan Eagles (13) high steps past Oklahoma State safety Jarrick Bernard (24) for a 73-yard touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Ehlinger leads No. 12 Texas past Oklahoma State 36-30

By Jim Vertuno Sep. 21, 2019 11:47 PM EDT

LSU wide receiver Justin Jefferson (2) catches a pass in front of Texas defensive back Caden Sterns (7) and runs for a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Texas pass defense needs work after LSU loss

By Jim Vertuno Sep. 09, 2019 05:17 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2019, file photo, LSU quarterback Joe Burrows (9) throws a pass during the NCAA football team's game against Georgia Southern in Baton Rouge, La. LSU faces Texas this week. Burrow has accounted for 15 touchdowns in LSU’s last three games, including a school record-tying five TDs passes in the season opener, and is the first Tigers quarterback ever with 20 completions in four consecutive games. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman, File)
LSU-Texas a landmark game for Burrow on several levels

By Brett Martel Sep. 05, 2019 07:43 PM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019 file photo, Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger (11) celebrates his second touchdown carry in the first half of the Sugar Bowl NCAA college football game against Georgia in New Orleans. The hits came at Sam Ehlinger from just about every angle this summer. Baker Mayfield jabbed him first. Then Terry Bradshaw landed one. Texas’ junior quarterback didn’t seem to mind, and will likely care even less every time he gets to flash a “Hook’em horns” hand sign after scoring a touchdown. Which he does a lot. Ehlinger and the Longhorns are expected to again challenge for the Big 12 title in 2019. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)
No. 10 Texas hosts Louisiana Tech in season opener

By The Associated Press Aug. 29, 2019 03:36 PM EDT

FILE - This combination of file photos shows new Kansas football coach Les Miles, left, at an NCAA college football news conference in Lawrence, Kan., Nov. 18, 2018, and Chris Klieman introduced as the 35th Kansas State head football coach in Manhattan, Kan., Dec. 12, 2018. The two schools took vastly different approaches to hiring new head coaches. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)
Big 12 opening week has Oklahoma hosting Holgorsen return

By Stephen Hawkins Aug. 29, 2019 02:19 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2018, file photo, Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger (11) scores a touchdown after escaping from Oklahoma State safety Kenneth Edison-McGruder in the first half of an NCAA college football game, in Stillwater, Okla. Texas has a rising star in quarterback Sam Ehlinger who will get some attention for the Heisman Trophy if he can duplicate his impressive 2018 season when he passed for 25 touchdowns and ran for 16 more. (AP Photo/Brody Schmidt, File)
After 10-4 finish, Longhorns have to plug up defense

By Jim Vertuno Apr. 13, 2019 03:04 AM EDT

Texas wide receiver Lil'Jordan Humphrey (84) runs through drills during practice at the Superdome in New Orleans, Friday, Dec. 28, 2018. Texas will face Georgia in the Sugar Bowl NCAA college football game on Jan. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
No. 6 Georgia, No. 14 Texas clash in Sugar Bowl showdown

By The Associated Press Dec. 31, 2018 11:25 AM EST