Burnt Orange Nation 19 hours ago
Bevo’s Daily Roundup: Texas QB Casey Thompson’s confidence makes him standout
Photo by Wesley Hitt/ Plus: Texas assistants named among top recruiters Texas Longhorns quarterback Casey Thompson, a redshirt junior, made an impression in his first career start against the Rice Owls over the weekend, in which Texas won 58-0. In particular, it’s his confidence that made an impression on Thompson’s teammates. Take this one piece of sentiment from sophomore running back Bijan Thompson, via 247Sports: “Just seeing how he studies and what he studies in defenses and how confident he is, it’s pretty cool to be next to him.” WHAT THE WISE MEN...
Burnt Orange Nation 19 hours ago
Bevo’s Daily Roundup: Texas QB Casey Thompson’s confidence makes him stand out
Photo by Wesley Hitt/ Plus: Texas assistants named among top recruiters. Texas Longhorns quarterback Casey Thompson, a redshirt junior, made an impression in his first career start against the Rice Owls over the weekend, in which Texas won 58-0. In particular, it’s his confidence that made an impression on Thompson’s teammates. Take this one piece of sentiment from sophomore running back Bijan Thompson, via 247Sports: “Just seeing how he studies and what he studies in defenses and how confident he is, it’s pretty cool to be next to him.” WHAT THE WISE MEN...
Burnt Orange Nation 22 hours ago
Podcast: Breaking down the big win over Rice
Photo by Tim Warner/ Texas ran all over their old Southwest Conference foe in the final non-conference game. A week after the ground game faltered against the Arkansas Razorbacks, the Texas Longhorns got their ground game going in spades against the Rice Owls, setting records in the process. Texas had five running backs get significant carries, four of which scored a touchdown and three of them breaking off runs longer than 60 yards. All of that led to a school-record 7.4 yards per carry for the Longhorns in the lopsided win over the Owls. That led to quarterback Casey...
Burnt Orange Nation Sep 20, 2021
Texas injury update: WR Troy Omeire remains out with knee injury
Photo by Tim Warner/ Additionally, freshman cornerback Ishmael Ibraheem suffered a season-ending knee injury against Rice. Heading into Big 12 play, the Texas Longhorns remain mostly healthy at key positions, with the exception of one area of need — wide receiver — as the Longhorns struggle to create explosive plays in the passing game. Redshirt freshman Troy Omeire, a contender for a starting job until a knee injury sustained in preseason camp, will miss a fourth straight game when Texas plays Texas Tech in Austin on Saturday. Omeire was listed as the third-team...
Burnt Orange Nation Sep 20, 2021
Podcast: Casey Thompson remains QB1 and improvements on the O-Line
John Gutierrez-USA TODAY Sports Ideally, we’d love for you to listen to this podcast. Following head coach Steve Sarkisian’s Monday presser, Wescott Eberts and Cameron Parker quickly recap what the Texas Longhorns head coach had to say. They touch on junior quarterback Casey Thompson’s performance against Rice, his current control over the starting job, the potential for an appearance from redshirt freshman Hudson Card this weekend as Big 12 play begins against Texas Tech, and the 427 rushing yards from the Texas tailbacks that featured improved blocking from a...
Burnt Orange Nation Sep 20, 2021
Kickoff time set for Texas at TCU
Ricardo B. Brazziell-USA TODAY Sports The trip to Fort Worth is likely the second of three morning kickoffs to start Big 12 play for the Longhorns. The Texas Longhorns will have another 11 a.m. Central kickoff early in conference play, the Big 12 announced on Monday. Following this week’s early game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders, the Longhorns will have the same kickoff time on Oct. 2 in Fort Worth against the TCU Horned Frogs on ABC. Longtime head coach Gary Patterson’s team is currently 2-0 coming off an early bye week with a blowout victory over Duquesne and...
Burnt Orange Nation Sep 19, 2021
Inside the Numbers: Texas found efficiency against an outmatched opponent
Photo by Tim Warner/ The Longhorns did what they should against a team with a talent deficiency in an effort to get right ahead of Big 12 play. The Texas Longhorns aren’t in a position to show up to any game and think they can get by on talent alone. That said, the Longhorns managed to avoid a hangover after the loss to the Arkansas Razorbacks and played a game that showed off many of the cultural changes that Steve Sarkisian and his coaching staff hoped to make as they took over for Tom Herman. Texas: 427 rushing yards, 10.4 YPC It felt like the complete opposite of...
Burnt Orange Nation Sep 19, 2021
Texas bounces back in 58-0 annihilation of overmatched Rice
John Gutierrez-USA TODAY Sports Why does Rice play Texas? For the money... and to boost the psyche of the Longhorns, apparently. For the first time since 2017, the Texas Longhorns recorded a shutout in a 58-0 stomping of the Rice Owls that included three touchdowns runs of more than 60 yards as head coach Steve Sarkisian’s team bounced back from last week’s disaster in Fayetteville with a strong effort on Saturday at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. In racing out to a 44-0 lead in the first half and then cruising in the final 30 minutes, Texas racked up 391...
Burnt Orange Nation Sep 18, 2021
Instant Reaction Live stream: Texas dominates Rice
Photo by Tim Warner/ The Longhorns took care of business against an outmatched opponent. The Texas Longhorns did what you’re supposed to against an outmatched opponent and leaned on the Rice Owls for four quarters. Texas managed two rushers with more than 100 yards to the tune of 427 yards and six touchdowns - including three from star Bijan Robinson.
Burnt Orange Nation Sep 18, 2021
Texas runs all over Rice: Post-game celebration thread
John Gutierrez-USA TODAY Sports The Longhorns did what they needed to against an outmatched opponent. The Texas Longhorns needed to come out and make a statement and they did against the Rice Owls, running past an outmatched opponent 58-0. Texas had four of its five running backs score a touchdown in the contest, scoring six rushing touchdowns in the win. This is your post-game celebration thread.
Burnt Orange Nation Sep 18, 2021
Initial thoughts from Texas’ 58-0 shutout win over Rice
Photo by Tim Warner/ Texas took care of business as expected, thanks in large part to an outstanding day on the ground. After being embarrassed on the road a week ago, the Texas Longhorns needed to get back into the win column and build some confidence along the way. Steve Sarkisian’s team did just that, have few issues dismantling the Rice Owls, 58-0. Given that Rice was tremendously overmatched as a near four touchdown underdog, it’s foolish to put too much stock into the win, but here’s a few, all-offensive thoughts... Casey Thompson took care of business. In...
Burnt Orange Nation Sep 18, 2021
Texas vs. Rice: Game thread
Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports Come chat with us as Texas closes out its non-conference schedule against Rice. After being humbled last weekend in Fayetteville, the Texas Longhorns are back home and back in action to host the Rice Owls. Texas will take the field with plenty of room for improvement, as well as a new QB1 with Casey Thompson replacing Hudson Card as the starting field general. Rice is still seeking its first win of the season, but the Owls will have their hands more than full if they’re going to that first victory in Austin — they enter as 26-point...
Burnt Orange Nation Sep 18, 2021
How to watch Texas vs Rice: Time, TV channel, streaming, odds
Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports The Longhorns are hosting another old Southwest Conference rival in Austin. The Texas Longhorns are coming off of one of the most embarrassing losses in recent memory and need to find some answers quickly or things could get dicey in the first year of the Steve Sarkisian era. Thankfully, the Longhorns may have a bit of a get-right game against another old Southwest Conference foe in the Rice Owls. Rice is coming off of being blown out by their crosstown rival, the Houston Cougars, 44-7. They have struggled to find their footing on both...
Burnt Orange Nation Sep 17, 2021
BON Roundtable: Texas looks to bounce back vs. Rice
Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Texas got humbled last week. The BON staff discusses how they can respond, the QB change, and more. The starting the season off in notable fashion, and arguably heightening expectations a bit, the Texas Longhorns got humbled last week in a 40-21 loss to the Arkansas Razorbacks. The BON staff got together to discusses how the Horns can respond, what to expect from the quarterback switch from Hudson Card to Casey Thompson, and more. ESPN FPI still favors Texas in 8 of its final 10 games to finish 9-3. Was the Arkansas loss an early sign...
Burnt Orange Nation Sep 17, 2021
Bevo’s Daily Roundup: Texas TEs will now earn four-figure salaries through ‘Burnt Ends’ program
Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports Plus: Texas commit highlights As long as you’re a tight end on the Texas Longhorns’ roster, you’ll earn a four-figure salary. That is, through the new “Burnt Ends” program, On3 reports. From On3: “The creative “Burnt Ends” program will enable the Longhorns’ tight ends to monetize their Name, Image and Likeness by tapping into the zealous community within the popular Texas message board, Surly Horns, and beyond. Organizers are characterizing this initiative as the nation’s first fully crowdsourced NIL program, with...
