My 2025 Heisman Trophy ballot:

With its season on the brink, Texas put together two scoring drives to open the second half of Saturday's Red River Rivalry game. Along the way, the 115th-ranked third-down offense went 7-for-8 on third down and even its failed try was kind of a success. www.statesman.com/sports/colle...

With the third top-10 win of the Steve Sarkisian era, Texas saved its season and prevented any additional fallout from last week's loss at Florida. Following a 23-6 win over Red River rival Oklahoma, Texas is 4-2 with a 1-1 mark in SEC play. #HookEm www.statesman.com/sports/colle...

Texas in the first half: 2-for-6 on third down. Texas in the third quarter: 7-for-8 on third down, and the only failure featured a 14-yard catch on a 3rd-and-long to set up a 48-yard field goal. Texas leads 13-6 with 21 seconds left in the third quarter. #HookEm

Texas and QB Arch Manning went 4-for-4 on third down on that 14-play, 75-yard touchdown drive. 3rd-and-1: Wisner 2-yard run 3rd-and-8: Wisner 13-yard catch 3rd-and-4: Wingo 11-yard catch 3rd-and-8: Moore 12-yard TD catch.

Oklahoma heads into halftime with a 6-3 lead over Texas. This is the lowest-scoring first half in the Red River Rivalry since Oklahoma also held a 6-3 lead after the first 30 minutes of the 2009 showdown that UT eventually won by a 16-13 score. #HookEm

Texas is on the scoreboard with a 22-yard field goal. The Longhorns had a chance for six, but Arch Manning twice threw incomplete passes from the 3-yard line. 4:24 left in the second quarter. #HookEm

Ugly offense. Texas reaches the OU 22 then backs up 14 yards on a hold, a run that lost five yards by Quintrevion Wisner, a catch that lost five yards by Jack Endries and a six-yard scramble by Arch Manning. Mason Shipley then misses a 55-yard kick. Oklahoma still up 3-0. #HookEm

First drives for Texas this season: Ohio State: Downs (9 plays, 33 yards) San Jose State: Punt (4 plays, -4 yards) UTEP: Downs (6 plays, 35 yards) Sam Houston: TD (12 plays, 76 yards) Florida: Punt (7 plays, 30 yards) Oklahoma: Punt (4 plays, -1 yards)

Oklahoma opens the game with a 42-yard FG. Longhorns down early at the Cotton Bowl. #HookEm

Hanging out in Florida this afternoon.

Due to a bye, three road games and the Red River Rivalry game in Dallas, Texas won’t return to Royal-Memorial Stadium until Nov. 1. The Longhorns last went an entire calendar month without a home game in October 2013 (bye, two road games and Texas-OU). #HookEm

On Saturday, Texas recorded the fourth shutout of the Steve Sarkisian/Pete Kwiatkowski era at Texas. 9/18/21: Texas 58, Rice 0 10/8/22: Texas 49, Oklahoma 0 8/31/24: Texas 52, Colorado State 0 9/20/25: Texas 55, Sam Houston 0

Texas QB Arch Manning on the post-touchdown taunt of a Sam Houston linebacker on Saturday: “(It was) probably a little much there. My mom was pretty mad about that. A little immature, but I think it's some built-up frustration from the past few weeks." #HookEm

When asked if he was mad at himself, Texas QB Arch Manning replied “a little bit. I'm just frustrated. I know I’m better than this. It's a little frustrating. It's going to be hard to sleep tonight, but I'll be back rolling.” #HookEm

A win is a win, right? Texas fans, describe how you are feeling after the seventh-ranked Longhorns earned a 27-10 win over UTEP with a GIF. #HookEm

Texas QB Arch Manning was 5-for-16 for 69 yards and one interception. At one point in the second quarter, he went 10 straight passes without a completion. Manning, though, rushed for two touchdowns to lift Texas to a 14-3 lead over UTEP at the half. #HookEm

Today's game opens with two failed fourth-down conversions. Arch Manning misfired on a 4th-and-4 in UTEP territory. Texas then stuffs a 4th-and-1 near midfield. #HookEm

No. 7 Texas picks up its first win of the season with a 38-7 beating of San Jose State. Twenty-eight of UT’s points were scored during a five-minute spurt in the first half. Longhorns host UTEP next week. Texas fans, describe how you’re feeling with a GIF:

Halftime: Texas 28, San Jose State 7. During the intermission, the Longhorns are honoring their national champs, conference champions and Directors’ Cup from the past school year. #HookEm

With 4:10 left in the first quarter, Texas had no points and the football at its 10-yard line. After three Arch Manning touchdown passes and two turnovers forced by the Texas defense, the Longhorns now hold a 21-0 lead with 14:45 left in the second quarter. #HookEm

End 1: Parker Livingstone 14, San Jose State 0. #HookEm

Texas WR Parker Livingstone with an 83-yard touchdown catch and we have our first points at DKR. Texas opened its third drive with two carries by Christian Clark, who missed the 2024 season with an Achilles injury and didn't play against Ohio State. #HookEm

San Jose State gets a chance to strike first but misses a 47-yard FG. We are still scoreless at DKR with 10:22 left in the first quarter. #HookEm

Not a great start for Texas against San Jose State. A holding penalty by Parker Livingstone wiped out a huge gain on the game's first play and Arch's first deep attempt was a misfire that probably should be been picked. Longhorns will punt. #HookEm

For the Texas football team, are the next three weeks of nonconference play about San Jose State, UTEP and Sam Houston? Or are they about Texas, Texas and Texas? www.statesman.com/sports/colle...

Today's #hookem newsletter from the Statesman features a few words about what new Texas punter Jack Bouwmeester learned from Michael Dickson as well as links to our top stories. Subscribe here: www.statesman.com/newsletters/...

Today's #hookem newsletter from the Statesman features a few words about what happened after the last five times that Texas lost its season opener as well as links to our top stories. Subscribe here: www.statesman.com/newsletters/...

Longhorns drop a season opener for the first time in the Steve Sarkisian era and the first time since the Maryland trip in 2018. Ohio State showed why it’s the champs, and UT shot itself in the foot throughout a winnable game. Texas hosts San Jose State next week. www.statesman.com/sports/colle...

Across The Field: Texas beat reporter @danny-davis.bsky.social expects Arch Manning to have a “very good” season and Hero Kanu to contribute to the Longhorns’ DT rotation.

Texas has games against Ohio State (2026), Michigan (2027) and Notre Dame (2028, 2029) on the books. But with the SEC schedule expanding to nine games, will the Longhorns shy away from these tougher yet marquee non-conference games in the future? Texas AD Chris Del Conte says no.

The Texas football (Ohio State) and volleyball (Creighton) teams both open their 2025 seasons against the same team that they last played during their 2024 seasons. Last time that happened for volleyball? Against USC in 2007/08. For football? Against Missouri in 1945/46. #HookEm

Less than a year ago, Chris Del Conte told an online news outlet that he was a traditionalist and that Texas wasn’t yet contemplating the idea of corporate logos on its fields. That stance was officially altered on Monday. So what changed? www.statesman.com/sports/colle...

Quinn Ewers ❌ Sam Ehlinger ❌ Colt McCoy ✅ Vince Young ✅ The last 12 Texas QBs to start a game on the road have split their debuts in hostile territory. On Saturday, Arch Manning gets his first shot on the road when No. 1 Texas travels to see No. 3 Ohio State. www.statesman.com/sports/colle...

No. 1 on A1. #HookEm

The Statesman’s daily hookem newsletter is back. Today's newsletter features a story about the most-recent Longhorns to score a touchdown for the Dallas Cowboys as well as our top stories. Subscribe here: www.statesman.com/newsletters/...

Why was Steve Sarkisian watching Deion Sanders film ahead of USC’s 2005 opener against Hawaii and what on Earth does that have to do with the Texas-Ohio State game in 2025? www.statesman.com/sports/colle...

DeAndre Moore vs. Jaylon Guilbeau? Ryan Wingo vs. Malik Muhammad? As Texas gets ready for Ohio State, iron is sharpening iron at the Longhorns' practices. "You've got to battle every day, (make) each other better every day." www.statesman.com/sports/colle...

The Statesman’s daily hookem newsletter is back. Today's newsletter features a story about the Texas-sized differences on the SEC coaches and media's preseason teams as well as our top stories. Subscribe here: statesman.com/newsletters/ho…

With football season around the corner, the Statesman’s daily hookem newsletter is back. Today's newsletter looks at the best number combinations on the UT roster and our top stories. Subscribe here: statesman.com/newsletters/ho…

What helped Texas RB CJ Baxter get through the rehab for his knee injury? Trainers, his parents and the book of Job. And don't forget about Baxter's girlfriend, who knows a thing or two about overcoming adversity while winning a national title. #HookEm www.statesman.com/sports/colle...

Sports will return to the Texas campus tonight when the soccer team opens its 2025 season with a home game against Northwestern State. #HookEm www.statesman.com/sports/colle...

Can a freshman defensive back stand out on the Texas defense? Since Steve Sarkisian and Pete Kwiatkowski arrived in 2021, first-year players have made just eight starts in the secondary. Will Graceson Littleton be both an outlier and "star" this fall? #HookEm www.statesman.com/sports/colle...

Asked for standouts from Saturday’s scrimmage, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian named two players coming off of injury-shortened seasons. Welcome back, CJ Baxter and Derek Williams Jr. “Those are probably the two biggest guys that excited me the most.” #HookEm www.statesman.com/sports/colle...

Texas’ Steve Sarkisian is not among the 67 coaches who vote in the coaches poll. When asked today why that is, Sarkisian said he doesn’t have the time to watch enough games to fill out an educated ballot and the poll doesn’t matter enough in regards to the playoff to try. #HookEm

Texas senior DJ Campbell told reporters this past week that he “left food on my plate” during the 2024 football season. And as he heads into his final year of college, the 6-foot-3, 321-pound offensive lineman is ready for there to be no leftovers. #HookEm www.statesman.com/sports/colle...

Texas RHP Teagan Kavan and Stanford/Texas Tech RHP NiJaree Canady have started in the same game on five occasions over the past two years. Four of those games came in the #WCWS. Teagan: 5-0, 37 IP, 17 H, 1 ER (0.19 ERA), 39 K NiJaree: 0-5, 28 IP, 26 H, 12 ER (3.00 ERA), 32 K

I missed this piece from @danny-davis.bsky.social at the @austin-statesman.com last week. Swindell is one of the people I write a lot about in my dissertation and I'm so glad Danny is so great about honoring her legacy. www.statesman.com/story/sports...

An extra-innings loss to Louisville on Friday prevented Jim Schlossnagle from becoming the first coach since Blair Cherry in 1943 to win his debut with the Texas baseball team. Yes, Cliff Gustafson (1968 vs. Oklahoma) and Augie Garrido (1997 vs. UTA) lost their first games in the UT dugout. #HookEm

Texas has agreed to a three-year extension with WBB coach Vic Schaefer that adds three years to his deal and will keep him with the Longhorns through the 2029-30 season. If approved by the regents, Schaefer will make $2.6 million in the final year of his contract. #HookEm