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11/07/2009

Now lighter on his feet, Texas' Johnson sharing more of the load
As Cody Johnson has become smaller, his role at Texas has grown.

Shipley's record day propels Texas to 35-3 win over Central Florida
Jordan Shipley and Colt McCoy provided the offensive style. Lamarr Houston and Sergio Kindle helped the defense supply the substance. With a 35-3 win Saturday over outmanned Central Florida, Chuck Carlton writes that Texas probably did everything it needed for the poll voters and BCS computers.

11/06/2009

Texas' starting cornerback questionable for UCF
Starting cornerback Aaron Williams was listed as questionable on the Longhorns' injury report for today's game with Central Florida after he suffered a right knee injury against Oklahoma State.

Texas A&M romps past Texas into Big 12 women's soccer final
Katie Hamilton and Whitney Hooper scored less than two minutes apart in the second half as No. 2 seed Texas A&M pulled away from sixth-seeded Texas for a 5-1 rout in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament in San Antonio.

Central Florida at Texas preview
It's all about the BCS and poll position, and the Longhorns don't want to look sloppy after two dominant road wins.

11/05/2009

It's unity that makes UT defense stand out

Texas' defense came up with two scores in the Longhorns' win over Oklahoma State, including this interception return for a touchdown by Curtis Brown (3).

JOHN F. RHODES / DMN

One play in last week's 41-14 win over Oklahoma State shows how Texas' defense has jelled as a dominant unit, writes Chuck Carlton. Defensive back Curtis Brown returned an interception 77 yards for a score. Throwing the final block on the return was defensive end Sergio Kindle. For Texas, all the parts fit.

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11/06/2009

Chuck Carlton's notable Saturday games

11/02/2009

Evan Grant's 1st and 10

TCU is 8-0 and getting more national recognition each week.

RICHARD W. RODRIGUEZ / Special to DMN

Each week, Evan Grant brings you a quick trip through college football to get you ready for the week in his blog post 1st and 10.

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11/01/2009

Texas Longhorns on familiar path but will it be smooth sailing?

Texas receiver Malcolm Williams grabs a touchdown catch against Oklahoma State.

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Call it the Pasadena Parkway, a unique road with many possible paths, writes Chuck Carlton. Mack Brown and his players dispute the notion that Texas can coast to a likely meeting with Florida or Alabama.

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11/02/2009

No. 2 Texas avoids Halloween haunting
Texas safety Earl Thomas had a feeling that teammate Curtis Brown was about to break his interception drought. Thought he'd score, too.

11/01/2009

Texas moves up in BCS standings with Alabama off
Texas (.9227) jumped from third to second place, ahead of Alabama (.9166) and behind Florida (.9918). It's a cosmetic move. The Longhorns were already in control of its destiny in the BCS championship race.

Texas Longhorns' starting CB Williams listed as day-to-day
Starting cornerback Aaron Williams was being evaluated Sunday for a right knee injury suffered in the Longhorns' 41-14 win over Oklahoma State.

College football awards watch (11/2)

Texas No. 2 in AP football poll
Texas is back to No. 2 in the AP college football poll. The Longhorns jumped Alabama and landed right behind top-ranked Florida on Sunday, a day after winning 41-14 at Oklahoma State in their best performance of the season.

10/31/2009

UT's path to BCS title game couldn't be more rosy
Mike Gundy made it clear what he thought of Texas' national title aspirations by going for it on fourth down three times in the first half Saturday, the first time from his own 28. And that was on Oklahoma State's first drive .

UT cornerback Brown's first interception a big one
Texas cornerback Curtis Brown needed 34 games for his first career interception.

Texas' picks are poison for OSU in 41-14 loss to Horns

Texas' Curtis Brown (3) celebrates his first-half interception return for a touchdown with linebacker Keenan Robinson (1). UT returned another interception for a score in the second half.

JOHN F. RHODES / DMN

Texas had taken quarterbacks out of the game physically this season. The Longhorns did a number on Oklahoma State's Zac Robinson in a different way, with scheme and guile, writes Chuck Carlton. UT forced four interceptions and returned two for touchdowns in a 41-14 win Saturday.

Sherrington: UT's BCS title-game path rosy

Photos: UT 41, OSU 14

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10/30/2009

High-stakes showdown: No. 3 Texas, OSU have a lot on line

Texas has 11 straight victories over Oklahoma State.

G.J. McCARTHY / DMN

Texas coach Mack Brown says he likes the position the No. 3 Longhorns are in going into Saturday night's game (7 p.m., Ch. 8) at Oklahoma State. But Brown was careful not to give the Cowboys a ready-made bulletin board quote, writes Chuck Carlton. The stakes are big enough already.

GameDay: Texas vs. OSU

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GameDay: Texas at Oklahoma State

10/29/2009

Texas defense has responded after offense's miscues
Texas has given up 15 turnovers this season but has yet to pay much of a price for it.

Kansas No. 1, Texas third in AP men's preseason basketball poll
For the second time in its storied basketball history, Kansas is No. 1 in The Associated Press' preseason Top 25.

10/28/2009

Whittaker, Johnson lead deep RB pack for UT
Fozzy Whittaker and Cody Johnson have established themselves as the tailback tandem.

10/29/2009

Comeback kid: Texas Longhorns' McCoy has a habit of rallying

Ryan Bailey's winning field goal was the culmination of a 21-point rally led by Texas quarterback Colt McCoy (not pictured) against Oklahoma State in 2007.

Few teams have so embraced long odds and nearly insurmountable deficits they way Texas has, writes Chuck Carlton. And maybe no team has felt the sting of watching a lead slip away quite like Oklahoma State, the team No. 3 Texas will face Saturday for the Big 12 South lead.

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10/28/2009

OU, Big 12 say DART is wrong about Red River Rivalry start time
We reported this morning that next year's Red River Rivalry will be a night game. Many of you wrote immediately to question that, as you couldn't remember a time when the game was played in the evening.

University of Oklahoma, Big 12 dispute Dallas transit president's night game prediction for Texas contest
A day after telling his board of directors that the 2010 Texas-Oklahoma football game will be a night game, DART president Gary Thomas declined through a spokesman to say where he had gotten his information.

10/27/2009

Texas Longhorns determined to keep control of their title chances

This Michael Crabtree touchdown cost Texas a shot at the national championship in 2008.

DMN FILE PHOTO 2008

Texas went into Jones AT&T Stadium on Nov. 1, 2008, fell behind Texas Tech by 19 points, and lost the game and control of its national-title destiny. The lessons learned that night could prove invaluable for No. 3 UT on Saturday in Stillwater, Okla., against Oklahoma State, writes Chuck Carlton.

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Texas-OSU: Matchup | Preview