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Ewers' 5 TD passes lead No. 5 Texas in 49-17 rout of struggling Florida
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Quinn Ewers passed for 333 yards and five touchdowns and No. 5 Texas rolled over struggling Florida 49-17 on Saturday, two days after third-year Gators coach Billy Napier was given a public statement of support from the school's athletic director. Ewers...
Former top WR recruit Johntay Cook II leaves Texas in what coach calls mutual decision
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas receiver Johntay Cook II, a top recruit in the 2023 class who has struggled for playing time this season, has left the Longhorns program, coach Steve Sarkisian said Thursday. Sarkisian called Cook's departure “mutual between the two of us” but did not...
No. 5 Texas trying to recover offensive 'mojo' as Longhorns start key stretch against Florida
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Longhorns are still very much in the thick of the Southeastern Conference title chase and the hunt for the College Football Playoff. But even they say something is missing heading into a November stretch of games that will determine their chances at...
Quinn Ewers throws for 3 TDs as No. 5 Texas beats No. 25 Vanderbilt 27-24 in 'culture' win
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Texas coach Steve Sarkisian got to see his Longhorns, and quarterback Quinn Ewers, bounce back from a tough loss against Georgia last week. Ewers shook off an early tipped pass for an interception to complete 17 straight passes on his way to 288 yards and...
Both No. 5 Texas and No. 25 Vanderbilt have big SEC stakes and more on line
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Texas Longhorns and Vanderbilt Commodores finally are playing each other in football for the first time in nearly a century. The stakes have never been higher. The No. 5 Longhorns (6-1, 2-1 SEC) visit Music City on Saturday trying to...
College football picks: No. 25 Vanderbilt, No. 24 Navy get chances to punch above their weights
Opportunity comes knocking Saturday for two of the surprise teams in college football. No. 25 Vanderbilt, in an Associated Press regular-season poll for the first time since 2008 and coming off 10 consecutive losing seasons, hosts No. 5 Texas three weeks after it shocked the nation...
Texas still believes in Ewers as starting QB after rough loss to Georgia, Sarkisian says
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Longhorns still believe in quarterback Quinn Ewers despite two poor games from the third-year starter who was briefly benched in last week's loss to No. 1 Georgia, coach Steve Sarkisian said Monday. Ewers struggled through one of his worst career...
Texas fans must use better discretion after SEC fine for debris thrown on field, Sarkisian says
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said Monday the No. 5 Longhorns have a “passionate fanbase” that needs to use “better discretion” after the school was fined and threatened with further sanctions by the Southeastern Conference over fans throwing water bottles and trash on...
SEC fines Texas $250,000, Longhorns apologize after fans throw trash on field against Georgia
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Georgia coach Kirby Smart was initially careful with his words when asked about Texas fans littering the north end of the field with water bottles and other trash after an interception for the top-ranked Longhorns was briefly wiped out by a pass-interference penalty before...
No. 1 Texas gets biggest SEC test yet vs. No. 5 Georgia, the team that started season on top
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is undefeated midway through its debut in the Southeastern Conference, with the nation's top defense, a pretty good offense and the No. 1 ranking that Georgia had at the start of this season. “The most complete team that we’ve seen or faced this year,...
