Texas Longhorns Rumors & News

Mike Finger: Texas defensive tackle Tyrell Higgins left the Longhorns after his first semester three years ago, but has returned to earn not only another scholarship, but also a starting job.

Three Texas Longhorns have asked to redshirt this season, but each of them will suit up and be on the sideline Saturday. The one catch? UT staffers will hide their helmets.

Texas named a starting tailback Monday, but Cody Johnson wasn't the only noteworthy part of UT's depth chart. Thirteen true freshmen are listed on the two-deep.

Just five months after Mack Brown abandoned all hope of Cody Johnson becoming anything other than a short-yardage specialist, UT announced Monday that a reinvigorated, slimmed-down Johnson will start Saturday’s season opener against Rice at tailback.

Texas Longhorns freshman linebacker Tevin Jackson has not enrolled in fall classes at Texas because of a high school transcript issue with the NCAA Eligibility Center. Texas will continue to pursue getting the issue resolved in order for the Garland product to enroll, but if it cannot be rectified in the very near future, he will not enroll this semester. Jackson was enrolled in and completed nine hours of class work at UT this summer. He worked out with the team during preseason drills in August before the Fall semester began, although he did miss some practice time with a wrist injury. "I'...

video Texas Longhorns coach Mack Brown has promised a scheme change that puts more emphasis on the rushing attack. Yet, in 2009, Texas averaged 36.6 carries a game and 39.1 carries in 2008. Hardly small rushing numbers. Those numbers, however, are wildly skewed when talking a bona fide rushing game. In each of the last two seasons, quarterback Colt McCoy has led Texas in both carries and rushing yards. Texas finished 2009 ranked 61st in the nation in rushing, averaging 147.6 yards a game. If first-year quarterback Garrett Gilbert winds up as the Horns' leading rusher this season, bet that Te...

AUSTIN -- Texas freshman linebacker Tevin Jackson is likely to miss this season after transcript issues prevented him from enrolling in fall classes. According to a statement released by UT, the NCAA eligibility center found a problem with Jackson's Garland High School transcript after he completed nine hours of summer school at UT.  Jackson practiced with the Longhorns during preseason camp but was already listed as out for Saturday's season opener against Rice because of a wrist injury. He was not expected to be a major contributor at linebacker this season.  UT is trying to resolve the tran...

AUSTIN -- The Texas Longhorns are 30-point favorites over Rice heading into Saturday's season opener at Reliant Stadium. They don't need to be reminded about how quickly that number can become irrelevant. Last year in their first road trip of the season, the Longhorns had early difficulties at Wyoming and trailed in the final minute of the first half. This week, more than one UT player has mentioned Appalachian State's memorable season-opening upset of Michigan in 2007. And Longhorns coach Mack Brown, as usual, has been experiencing flashbacks to his worst first-week game, UT's 23-20 defeat a...

AUSTIN -- After keeping the finer points of his team's personnel pecking order largely a secret through the spring and preseason camp, Texas coach Mack Brown released a two-deep depth chart featuring 18 true or redshirt freshmen Monday. Although there is still time for some adjustments before the season opener against Rice on Saturday, these are some of the most noteworthy details: Running back: After his best preseason camp as a Longhorn, Cody Johnson won the starting job, beating out Tre' Newton and Fozzy Whittaker. Brown said all three will play, but Johnson, the biggest and most punishing ...

AUSTIN -- Near the end of the first decade of the 21st century, the Texas Longhorns were inundated with criticism about the strength of their football schedule. In the second decade, it looks like few will be able to question the level of UT's competition. The Longhorns on Thursday announced an agreement to play USC in a home-and-home series in 2017 and 2018, creating a rematch of the game that decided the 2005 national championship and adding another marquee opponent to a growing list of them. "It should be a lot of fun," UT coach Mack Brown said. "It's something I know our players will be ex...

Two players expected to play significant roles on the field for Texas this fall now won't have to pay to attend classes off it. Senior punter John Gold and junior defensive tackle Tyrell Higgins both have been awarded scholarships by the Longhorns, UT coach Mack Brown announced Wednesday. Gold, a Palestine product who walked on as a sophomore in 2008, is the Longhorns' first-string punter heading into the season. In part-time duty last year, he averaged 44.1 yards on 15 punts and earned first-team academic All-Big 12 honors for the second time. Higgins, who signed a scholarship offer from UT o...