VIDEO: Awesome moment between Loyola Chicago head coach Porter Moser and senior Ben Richardson after the Ramblers historic run came to an end.
"You keep that head high walking through here because you changed the direction of this whole program."
#FinalFour
VIDEO: RB Daniel Young was asked why he stayed at Texas when he could've left to seek more carries elsewhere.
"I'm here to play, not decide playing time...I just work on things I need to work on. And if I'm not playing, there's something else I need to work on."
Former Texas kicker Cameron Dicker was planning on going to the Carrie Underwood concert Wednesday in Austin when he got a call from his agent...
"He said 'how fast can you get to the airport??'"
5 days later, Dicker made the game-winning field goal for the Chargers
#HookEm
Bengals head coach Zac Taylor on Joseph Ossai:
"Joseph comes to work every day, man. He loves ball. He loves being part of this team. It didn't come down to that play."
Texas WR Jordan Whittington poured his heart out after his final game as a Longhorn.
"I gave this university everything I had for 365 days. I can say that and honestly mean it."
"I love these guys and I'm gonna love them for the rest of my life."
#HookEm
@J_Whitt3
VIDEO: Jena Ehlinger on how proud Sam and Jake's late father would be seeing both of them in burnt orange. Jake signed with Texas today as a PWO.
"We think dad is here with us...But I can assure you there's a huge Longhorn party in Heaven right now."
@sehlinger3
@jehlinger2
A 'USA' chant broke out at the Disch tonight as fans show their respect for
@AF_Baseball
.
A great weekend of baseball in Austin ends with Texas beating Air Force 10-1 to punch a ticket to the Super Regionals
#HookEm
📺 LHN
Steve Sarkisian talked about bringing Texas RB Jonathon Brooks on the field for the final snap of the Big 12 Championship.
"We wouldn't be here today without Jonathon Brooks."
Brooks is out the rest of the season with a torn ACL.
@2brookss
#HookEm
Just a few of the standout defensive backs Duane Akina coached during his time at Texas ('01-'13):
Michael Huff
Aaron Ross
Earl Thomas
Quentin Jammer
Michael Griffin
Cedric Griffin
Nathan Vasher
Rod Babers
Tarell Brown
Aaron Williams
Kenny Vaccaro
Quandre Diggs
#HookEm
Texas captain Alyssa Washington lost her dad in 2021. Tonight, her mom received the ball from her 1st inning home run. Washington was emotional talking about what the moment means to her family.
"Making that hit, it was all honor to him."
#HookEm
@TexasSoftball
Tashard Choice challenged his remaining RBs when Bijan & Roschon left for the NFL.
"I told them 'You guys are the biggest question mark on this whole team.'"
"To see them now... I watch them and I marvel, because they worked their tails off."
#HookEm
@coachchoice
In 2018, Joshua Rowland lost the Texas starting kicker job.
"I took two days to sulk about it. Made up my mind, I said now my job is make this kid, Cameron Dicker, ready for every situation."
On Saturday the grad transfer made a 35-yard game winner for Texas State.
T'Vondre Sweat reflected on this season:
"I can't be more thankful to these guys for even putting me in the opportunity to play in a Sugar Bowl."
On what he told the young guys...
"Go be great. Go get a natty. I know they got it."
#HookEm
Texas interim HC Rodney Terry spent this whole week in Des Moines deflecting praise and credit back onto his players.
"It's not about me. It's about those guys, I promise you."
"I want it for our former players. I want it for our alumni. I want it for our program."
#HookEm
Texas forward Brock Cunningham on winning the Big 12 Tournament:
"You only take this win for one night. I've been part of a team that won this tournament and then was on the receiving end of a terrible upset that first game."
Texas RB Jonathon Brooks was in the midst of a career year when he tore his ACL. I asked about the process of getting over that disappointment.
"If I just trust in Him, do my rehab, go through the whole process, I feel like it's gonna make me a bigger, stronger, more faithful
Adonai Mitchell arrived at Texas a 2-time national champion. He credits Sark and WR coach Chris Jackson for helping his develop into a more complete receiver.
"I thought when I came here that I was a complete player. I wasn't. I had a lot to learn."
#HookEm
@ciege81
Seniors like Jaylan Ford and David Gbenda stuck it out through 5-7 and helped lead Sark’s rebuild.
Now they’re celebrating 12-1 and a Big 12 Championship
#HookEm
Reid Ryan on whether or not the Astros sign stealing saga taints the 2017 World Series title.
“That joy that winning in Los Angeles brought will never be taken away.”
Texas interim head coach Rodney Terry lost his dad in August. After tonight's Big 12 Tournament title win, he broke down talking about dedicating this season to him.
"He would be really excited right now."
Texas QB Arch Manning talked about his relationship with Quinn Ewers.
The two are roommates on the road and he called Ewers "one of his best friends on the team".
"I like the way he attacks his preparation and carries himself."
#HookEm
Rams GM Les Snead talked about getting to know 6th Round draft pick and former Texas WR Jordan Whittington.
"There was one thing everyone (in the UT program) said: Jordan's our heartbeat."
#HookEm
@J_Whitt3
FINAL: Texas School for the Deaf beats Veritas Academy 63-32 in the TAPPS D1 6-man State Championship.
It's the Rangers' first football State Championship in school history. The celebration is on
@TSDAthletics
!
Courtesy: TAPPS TV
ICYMI: After Texas' Sugar Bowl win, P.J. Locke told me they were tired of being called underdogs all week.
"We knew the whole time there's a misconception about the Big 12, saying that we're soft. That's not our culture around here." -
@PjLocke4
VIDEO: After 4 games, Tom Herman says true freshman QB turned RB Roschon Johnson will not redshirt. More on their conversation:
"He said 'Am I still gonna be able to help the team?' I said 'Absolutely' and he said 'Then we'll worry about all that stuff at the end of the season."
Texas DL Malcolm Roach on the offsides penalty that set up Iowa State's game-winning FG:
"I was just trying to make a play for the team and block the kick."
"I probably never felt like that after a loss before."
Credit Roach for showing up today and answering every question.
VIDEO: Texas true freshman RB Keaontay Ingram recorded his first 100-yard game as a Longhorn. On why he loves the atmosphere Herman and company have created.
"Here at the University of Texas, it's about brother love. Fighting for the brother right beside you."
@keaontay_ingram
Texas WR Jordan Whittington arrived in San Antonio rocking a brand new
@XavierWorthy
chain.
"I'm supporting the best receiver in the country... Putting on for my guy."
@J_Whitt3
J-Whitt also told
@JeffHowe247
he hasn't decided whether or not he'll return in 2023
#HookEm
VIDEO: Anthony Wheeler said a few Georgia players were talking trash in the 1st quarter when Texas took an early lead "we didn't think y'all would come that hard". That was plenty of motivation...
"Just hearing that was telling me they ain't ready for us."
#HookEm
Jaylan Ford returned to Texas for his final season because he believed this team could compete for a national championship.
That decision paid off.
"My heart still wanted to be a Longhorn and wanted to go win a national championship."
#HookEm
@Jaylanfxrd
Sam Ehlinger ahead of his final home game at Texas:
"I hope to be remembered as a quarterback and leader that led his teammates the best he could and tried to make others around him better all for the love of the game and love of the University of Texas."
#HookEm
Texas QB Hudson Card on why he didn’t transfer after Quinn Ewers joined the program:
“This is where I’ve always wanted to play. It’s my dream school. There’s gonna be competition everywhere.”
Card says he and Ewers get along great.
Former Texas stars Jonathon Brooks and Ja'Tavion Sanders are teammates again to begin their NFL careers with the Panthers.
"I can't wait to share this next chapter of life with my brother."
#HookEm
@2brookss
@Jatavionsanders
Texas HC Vic Schaefer went OFF on the "overrated" chants directed at Charli Collier:
"That's a crock of you know what... That's about as classless as any adult can be."
"That's your answer to somebody being good? She ain't just good. She's great."
@CharliC_14
#HookEm
After his 2-TD performance on Senior Night, Keilan Robinson reflected on his 3-year journey with the Longhorns.
"I remember when I first got here, things weren't always pretty like this."
Texas is 11-1 and will play for a Big 12 Championship next week
@__keilan
#HookEm
Christiaan Bezuidenhout,
#58
golfer in the world, was bullied growing up because he stutters.
Tonight he shared his story at
@UTexasMoody
's Arthur M. Blank Center for Stuttering Education.
"I want to give hope to people around the world who stutter."
@CbezGolf
@DellMatchPlay
Texas QB Quinn Ewers threw for a career-high 452 yards in the Big 12 title game.
Today he spoke about his comfort commanding Sark's offense.
“That’s when you know you’re rolling, whenever you understand the playcaller and when he’s going to call certain plays."
#HookEm
VIDEO: Sam Ehlinger on Texas WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey (
@LJ_Humphrey23
) declaring for the NFL Draft.
"I think LJ will do incredible...He's done so much for me and so much for the University of Texas. Although it hurts to see him go I'm really happy for him."
#HookEm
Texas is reloading Quinn Ewers' supporting cast at wide receiver after losing Worthy, Mitchell and Whittington to the NFL.
Sark spoke about using Spring Practice to rebuild that connection and trust.
#HookEm
ICYMI: Everyone needs a teammate like Kris Boyd. He interrupted Lil'Jordan Humphrey's Pro Day interview to explain why his 40-yard dash time (4.75) doesn't tell the whole story...
@LJ_Humphrey23
"He's being humble. He's taking it off somebody's head every time."
@kris23db
Sark on Quinn Ewers handling the hype around his arrival at Texas:
"I don't feel like this is a guy pressing to try to become 'the man' here... Whether he's running with the 2's or the 1's, he's just putting in work."
#HookEm
Texas RB Tre Wisner has been making big plays like this on special teams all season.
Tonight, the true freshman was rewarded with his first college TD.
@1waytreway
#HookEm
Hendrickson High alum Dylan Disu (28 pts, 10 reb) just helped lead his hometown Longhorns to their first Sweet 16 appearance since 2008.
"I was 7 last time we went to the Sweet 16."
"A dream come true, for sure."
@DylanDisu
@TexasMBB
#HookEm
VIDEO: Texas talked all week, and really all year, about being the more physical team. Our
@ATXANT10
got a great shot of BJ Foster (
@nofear_2
) lowering the boom on Jake Fromm. Texas was the more physical team all night.
VIDEO: Big day for Texas WR Jake Smith. The true freshman out-gained the entire Rice offense in the 1st half (5 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TDs)
#HookEm
📹
@ATXANT10
Man, this was LeBron on Kobe last night after passing him on the all time scoring list.
“Now I’m here in a Lakers uniform in Philadelphia, where he’s from...I’m happy just to be in any conversation with Kobe Bean Bryant.”
Freaking devastating 🥺
The streak continues 🏈
“Hell, I may drop dead, but I’m planning on being at all the games this year.”
Longhorn superfan Scott Wilson will attend his 526th straight Texas football game on Saturday. He last missed a game in 1977
#HookEm
Texas HC David Pierce on the great college baseball atmosphere he expects when the Longhorns face East Carolina this weekend:
"They call themselves 'The Jungle' and they act like it."
#HookEm
@ECUJungle
VIDEO:
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
signed honorary member Mathiaz Rocha. The 14 year old Bobcat super fan is battling Pseudotumor Cerebri. He was overcome with emotion this morning.
"Just to see those tears of joy...I don't think there's a better feeling in this world." -
@JakeSpavital
TOUCHDOWN TOMMY 🏈
Vandegrift's Tommy Hartman, a team manager with autism, suited up and scored a TD on Senior Night vs. Hutto.
The run, the celebration, the crowd 👌
@VHSFootball
@VandegriftHS
VIDEO: Sam Ehlinger echoed what many around the Texas program have been saying: RB Jordan Whittington (
@J_Whitt3
) doesn't look or act like a true freshman.
"He's fun to be around, he's not scared to voice his opinion...And also he looks like he's 24 years old and on roids." 😂
Asked about Keaontay Ingram's potential, Tre Watson simply replied "Heisman". The Texas freshman ran for 683 yards in 2018.
"Being so young, doing the things he does it's unreal. I feel like he has a shot at being the best back in the country." -
@tre1watson
@keaontay_ingram
Former
@TexasFootball
star DeMarvion Overshown talked about suiting up in a Cowboys uniform for the first time.
"I definitely (before the game) took 5 deep breaths and soaked it in."
📹
@JetthroTV
@AGENT0__
ICYMI: Two months ago, Roschon Johnson thought he'd be watching Texas-OU from the sideline as QB3. Instead, the freshman led UT in rushing (95 yds, TD) and was a major bright spot in the 34-27 loss.
"When Coach Herman came to me with that situation, I knew what I had to do."
Texas DB Anthony Cook is fired up for his final season on the Forty Acres.
"I feel like something big is gonna happen this year. I can feel it in my veins."
@_ACook21
Countdown to kickoff: 45 days
#HookEm
VIDEO:
@LJ_Humphrey23
on Sam Ehlinger taking blame for the loss "He'll take the bullets...but that's a team loss, you can't put all that weight on his shoulders"
Sam: "I will make it my mission to never let this team or this school feel this disappointment again."
#HookEm
At 10:25: Spinal Stenosis forced DeGabriel Floyd to medically retire before he played a down for Texas. Nine months later, Floyd is tackling a new passion: Music 🎤🎧
“It’s exciting to see there’s still something for me. God had to break me down to rebuild me.”
@DSAVAGE_1
The Big 12 Championship win is extra sweet for the
@TexasFootball
seniors. That group believed in Sark's vision and led the way for this Texas turnaround.
"Full circle moment."
"I'm gonna walk in DKR and probably break down and cry."
@Jaylanfxrd
@Officia1dae
@ByronMurphyII
Former Longhorn Charles Omenihu (
@charless_94
) continues to impress early in his rookie season.
Strip sack leads to a Texans TD and 23-17 halftime lead.
VIDEO: In July, Giants first baseman and former
@TexasBaseball
star Brandon Belt (
@bbelt9
) named his son after the late great Augie Garrido.
"Every time I call his name I think of my old coach at UT...It was the best way I could think to honor him."
#HookEm
VIDEO: Texas OC Tim Beck echoes what others have been saying -- freshman RB Jordan Whittington (
@J_Whitt3
) is having a great Spring.
"His football savvy is a lot like LJ...He can play a lot of positions. He understands the game."
VIDEO: Colt McCoy on the advice he's given Sam Ehlinger about blocking out the outside noise/criticism
@sehlinger3
"I think Sam understands, same way I approached it, I don’t listen to criticism...There's nobody better leading our football team than Sam.”
@ColtMcCoy