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Tuesday, September 29, 2026
SEC Golf: No. 8 Texas Ties for Fifth at Ben Hogan Invitational
The eighth-ranked Longhorns men's golf team finishes in a tie for fifth at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational. Comegys leads Texas individually, sitting at 1-under for the event to tie for sixth.
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8:00 PM
SEC Football: Longhorns Pull In Fences, Retune Turf
Texas will move the outfield fence in by 8 to 10 feet, making its traditionally pitcher-friendly park friendlier to hitters. The new turf is built to play more like grass and dirt, and left field gets more fan seating plus ribbon boards before the 2027 season.
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4:01 PM
SEC Football: Texas Begins Disch-Falk Field Overhaul
Texas starts renovating UFCU Disch-Falk Field this week. Crews will pull up the 10-year-old FieldTurf, flatten the field's drainage crown and lay a new surface. Jim Schlossnagle wants the playing surface finished by the new year at the latest, and the Longhorns will practice partly at the Round Rock Express ballpark this fall.
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4:01 PM
SEC Football: Longhorns Hit Bye Before Red River
Unbeaten Texas uses its open week to clean up mistakes before facing Oklahoma in Dallas on Oct. 10 at 2:30 p.m. Central. Arch Manning was flagged twice for illegal forward passes against the Vols, and special teams penalties also wiped out return yardage.
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12:01 PM
SEC Football: Flags Pile Up for No. 1 Texas
Texas drew 11 penalties for 115 yards in its 20-17 win at Tennessee, bringing its total to 19 flags for 203 yards over the last two games. Steve Sarkisian says the coaching staff must renew its focus on discipline, and the Longhorns now rank 90th nationally in penalty yards per game.
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12:01 PM
SEC Football: Simmons Sweeps National Defensive Honors
Texas junior EDGE Colin Simmons picks up National Player of the Week recognition from the Bednarik Award, Nagurski Trophy and Walter Camp Award after setting the program's single-game record with 5.5 sacks at No. 14/13 Tennessee.
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12:01 PM
SEC Golf: No. 8 Texas Sits Fifth at Ben Hogan Collegiate
The eighth-ranked Longhorns men's golf team is fifth after the first day of the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational. Comegys leads the Texas individuals at 1-under through 36 holes, tied for 10th.
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12:00 AM
Monday, September 28, 2026
SEC Football: Red River Showdown Set for ABC
No. 1 Texas (4-0) will face Oklahoma (2-2) at the Cotton Bowl on Oct. 10 at 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC. Both teams have a bye week first, and Brent Venables is 1-3 against the Longhorns.
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4:01 PM
SEC Football: Texas Gives Update on Smothers and Coleman
RB Hollywood Smothers dressed but sat out the Tennessee game with a lower-leg injury, and Sarkisian expects him back for Oklahoma. WR Cam Coleman bruised his tailbone after a 30-yard catch, but Sarkisian said the injury is not serious.
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4:01 PM
SEC Football: Sarkisian Cracks Down on Celebrations
Steve Sarkisian called the post-play celebrations by Colin Simmons and Raleek Brown at Tennessee unacceptable and met with both players individually. He did not say how they will be disciplined, and he plans to keep pushing the discipline message throughout the season.
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4:01 PM
SEC Football: Simmons Posts Record Five-Sack Day
Texas junior edge Colin Simmons tied the program's single-game record with five sacks in the Longhorns' 20-17 win at Tennessee. He is the only FBS player in the last 20 seasons with five sacks against a ranked opponent, yet the SEC's weekly defensive honors went to other players.
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4:01 PM
SEC Football: Second Rule Broken on Vols' Late Kick
The SEC also found that Tennessee's kicker changed his position between the hash marks after the ball was ready for play, which the rules don't allow. The kick went off Texas WR Ryan Wingo's hands before Tennessee recovered it. The SEC says it will work with the NCAA rules editor to apply free-kick rules more consistently.
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12:01 PM
SEC Football: League Says Tennessee Onside Kick Was Illegal
The SEC says officials got it wrong on Tennessee's onside kick with 1:22 left against Texas on Saturday. The kick should have drawn a five-yard penalty on the Vols and been replayed. The conference says the ball was kicked from at least a yard behind the 35-yard restraining line.
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12:01 PM
Sunday, September 27, 2026
SEC Football: Penalties, Stalled Drives Hurt Texas
Texas commits 11 penalties for 115 yards and goes 3-for-12 on third down in Knoxville, with six three-and-outs. The Longhorns now have a bye week before facing Oklahoma in Dallas.
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8:01 PM
SEC Football: Texas Holds No. 1 in Both Polls
Texas is No. 1 in the AP and Coaches polls for a third straight week, gaining four first-place AP votes but losing one in the Coaches Poll. Tennessee falls to No. 17 in both, and Florida jumps to No. 8 after beating Ole Miss 52-28.
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8:01 PM
SEC Football: Colin Simmons Ties Texas Sack Record
Colin Simmons records five sacks against Tennessee, tying Shane Dronett's 36-year-old school single-game record. The Longhorns total 10 sacks, second-most in program history, and Simmons now has seven on the season.
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8:01 PM
SEC Football: No. 1 Texas Survives Tennessee, 20-17
Texas stays unbeaten at 4-0 after Jelani McDonald breaks up a last-second Hail Mary at Neyland Stadium, sealing a 20-17 road win over No. 14 Tennessee. Raleek Brown scores both Longhorn touchdowns, one on the opening drive and one in the fourth quarter.
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8:01 PM
SEC Football: McDonald Breaks Up Final Pass at Neyland
Texas safety Jelani McDonald knocked away Faizon Brandon's pass into the end zone on the game's last play, ending Tennessee's final drive. The Vols had kept that drive going with help from a Texas face-mask penalty on a 3rd-and-19 sack.
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12:01 AM
SEC Football: Sarkisian Wants Answers on Late Flag
Texas coach Steve Sarkisian says he'll ask for a ruling on Tennessee's late drop-kick onside kick, which went through the hands of WR Ryan Wingo. Sarkisian noted that one official clearly saw a foul, since a flag was thrown before being waved off.
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12:01 AM
SEC Football: Rules Expert Says Vols' Onside Kick Was Illegal
Tennessee punter Jackson Ross recovered a drop-kick onside attempt with 1:22 left against No. 1 Texas, but former official Terry McAulay says it broke the rules because Ross kicked from behind the 35-yard restraining line. Officials threw a flag on the play, then picked it up without explaining why.
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12:01 AM
Saturday, September 26, 2026
SEC Golf: No. 8 Texas Heads to Colonial
The eighth-ranked Longhorns men's golf team plays in the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational on Monday and Tuesday at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth.
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8:01 PM
SEC Football: Banged-Up Longhorns Need the Bye Week
Texas uses its only bye to get healthy before playing eight games in eight weeks, starting with Oklahoma. DL Justus Terry, TE Nick Townsend and OL Jordan Coleman sat out at Tennessee, and RB Hollywood Smothers was hurt again in warmups.
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8:01 PM
SEC Football: Sarkisian Answers 'Soft' Criticism
An anonymous opposing coach told The Athletic that Texas was 'soft.' After the physical win in Knoxville, Steve Sarkisian responded that the Longhorns 'win big games around here.'
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8:01 PM
SEC Football: No. 1 Texas Edges Tennessee in SEC Opener
Texas stays unbeaten with a 20-17 win at No. 14 Tennessee. The defense recorded 10 sacks, five by Colin Simmons, and held the Vols to 70 rushing yards on 44 carries. Raleek Brown scored twice.
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8:01 PM
SEC Volleyball: No. 7 Texas Heads to No. 3 Kentucky
No. 7 Texas volleyball travels to face No. 3 Kentucky in the Longhorns' fifth top-10 matchup of the season, a marquee early SEC showdown.
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4:01 PM
SEC Football: Manning Struggles Cloud Texas Win
Arch Manning turned in another rough outing against Tennessee's defense, leaving Texas leaning on its defensive line — led by a dominant Colin Simmons pass-rush performance — to hold off the Vols before a bye week.
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4:01 PM
SEC Football: No. 1 Texas Survives Tennessee 20-17
Top-ranked Texas escaped Knoxville with a 20-17 win over No. 14 Tennessee in its SEC opener, overcoming 11 penalties and six sacks allowed. The Longhorns' defense held the Vols scoreless for three quarters and forced stops on 11 straight drives.
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4:01 PM
SEC Football: Longhorns Strike First at Neyland
Raleek Brown capped Texas' opening drive with a nine-yard touchdown run, set up by Arch Manning's 43-yard completion to Emmett Mosley, before Tennessee answered with a field goal to make it 7-3 early.
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12:01 PM
SEC Football: No. 1 Texas Battles Tennessee in Historic Knoxville Matchup
Top-ranked Texas faces No. 14 Tennessee at Neyland Stadium in the first-ever on-campus meeting between the programs, opening a nine-game SEC slate loaded with ranked opponents for the Longhorns.
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12:01 PM
SEC Tennis: Texas Men Wrap Up ITA All-American Run
The Texas men's tennis team finishes its ITA All-American Championships appearance after freshman Tomasz Berkieta's singles run ends in the round of 16 and sophomore Abel Forger exits in the consolation round of 32.
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8:01 AM
SEC Tennis: Nijkamp Leads Texas Women into ITA All-American Semifinals
Texas junior Rose Marie Nijkamp reaches the singles semifinals at the ITA All-American Championships and pairs with junior Carmen Herea in the doubles semifinals, keeping the Longhorns alive in both draws.
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8:01 AM
Friday, September 25, 2026
SEC Football: Texas Backfield Banged Up Ahead of Tennessee Trip
Texas lists starting running back Hollywood Smothers as questionable for the Tennessee game, putting the load on Raleek Brown and Derrick Cooper Jr. The Longhorns will also be without DL Justus Terry, DB Xavier Filsaime, OL Jordan Coleman, and TE Nick Townsend.
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8:02 PM
SEC Football: No. 1 Texas Faces First Road Test at No. 14 Tennessee
Top-ranked Texas opens SEC play with its first road trip of the season, visiting No. 14 Tennessee at 11 a.m. Central on ABC. The Longhorns enter as 5.5-point favorites against a Vols team starting true freshman quarterback Faizon Brandon.
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8:02 PM
SEC Football: Injuries Thin Both Sides for Texas-Tennessee
Texas will be without DL Justus Terry, DB Xavier Filsaime, OL Jordan Coleman and TE Nick Townsend in Knoxville, while Tennessee lists five players out including TE Ethan Davis and WR Joakim Dodson. RBs Hollywood Smothers and Javin Gordon are both questionable.
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4:02 PM
SEC Football: Texas RB Smothers a Game-Time Decision
Texas lead back Hollywood Smothers is expected to be a game-time decision against Tennessee with a lower-leg injury. Smothers paces the No. 1 Longhorns with 198 rushing yards and two touchdowns, so Raleek Brown and Derek Cooper would shoulder the load if he sits.
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4:02 PM
SEC Football: No. 1 Texas Opens SEC Play at No. 14 Tennessee
Top-ranked Texas hits the road for the first time this season, visiting No. 14 Tennessee at Neyland Stadium Saturday at 11 a.m. Central on ABC. The Longhorns are 5.5-point favorites as Arch Manning faces Vols freshman QB Faizon Brandon in both teams' SEC opener.
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4:02 PM
SEC Tennis: Nijkamp Alive in Singles and Doubles at ITA All-Americans
Texas' Rose Marie Nijkamp reaches the singles round of 16 at the ITA All-American Championships, and she and partner Carmen Herea also advance to the doubles quarterfinals.
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12:01 AM
SEC Tennis: Berkieta Reaches ITA All-American Round of 16
Texas freshman Tomasz Berkieta advances to the singles round of 16 at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, an early statement in his first collegiate fall season.
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12:01 AM
Thursday, September 24, 2026
SEC Football: Vols Adjust After Losing Top Tight End
Tennessee lost No. 1 tight end Ethan Davis to a season-ending ACL injury, which could mean fewer two-tight-end sets. Running back DeSean Bishop averages 7.2 yards per carry, and freshman QB Faizon Brandon has 96 yards on 15 scrambles.
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8:00 PM
SEC Football: Vols' SEC-Best Ground Game Tests Texas
Tennessee leads the SEC at 281.3 rushing yards per game, fourth nationally, as it hosts No. 1 Texas at Neyland Stadium. Steve Sarkisian praised Josh Heupel's run schemes and said the Longhorns have the defensive-line depth to rotate players up front.
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8:00 PM
SEC Football: Townsend Out, Smothers Questionable
Texas tight end Nick Townsend (knee) is now out against Tennessee, joining Justus Terry, Xavier Filsaime and Jordan Coleman. Leading rusher Hollywood Smothers (198 yards, 2 TDs) is questionable with a lower-leg injury.
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8:00 PM
SEC Football: Simmons Off Texas Injury Report
Junior edge Colin Simmons no longer appears on Thursday's injury report for No. 1 Texas ahead of Saturday's trip to No. 14 Tennessee. He had been listed as probable with a foot injury from last week's win over UTSA.
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8:00 PM
SEC Football: Texas OL Cole Hutson Wins Court Ruling
Texas offensive lineman Cole Hutson received a favorable court ruling in his fight with the NCAA for a fifth year of eligibility. The ruling is a boost for the Longhorns' offensive line as SEC play begins.
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4:01 PM
SEC Football: Heupel's First Shot at Texas as a Head Coach
Saturday will be Josh Heupel's first game against Texas as a head coach and his first meeting with the Longhorns since 2014. He is 8-5 against Texas overall: 1-1 as Oklahoma's quarterback and 7-4 as a Sooners assistant.
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4:01 PM
SEC Football: Vols Urge Fans to Arrive Early for Texas
Tennessee is asking the nearly 102,000 fans expected Saturday to arrive well ahead of time. Gates open at 9 a.m. ET, and the Secret Service will add security checkpoints, possible road closures and a list of prohibited items.
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4:01 PM
SEC Football: Trump Visit Could Cut Headsets at Neyland
Steve Sarkisian says the President's attendance at No. 1 Texas vs. No. 14 Tennessee could knock out coach and player headsets without warning whenever Trump enters, leaves or moves around the stadium. Sarkisian learned this at the 2019 Alabama-LSU game, and both staffs will need a no-comms backup plan.
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4:01 PM
SEC Track & Field: Texas Heads to Gans Creek Classic
The Longhorns get back to racing Friday at the Gans Creek Classic. It's an early look at the course where the SEC Championship will be run later this fall.
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12:01 PM
SEC Football: Three Texas Women's Entries Reach ITA All-Americans Second Round
Texas women's tennis moved two singles players and one doubles team into the second round of their draws at the ITA All-Americans on Wednesday.
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12:00 AM
SEC Football: Texas Men Send Five Entries to ITA All-Americans Second Round
Three Texas singles players and two doubles teams reached the second round of their draws at the ITA All-Americans on Wednesday.
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12:00 AM
SEC Tennis: No. 1 Texas Visits No. 14 Tennessee to Open SEC Play
Both teams are 3-0 heading into Saturday's 11 a.m. CT game on ABC at Neyland Stadium, where College GameDay will be on site. It is the first on-campus meeting between the programs, and Texas's defense will face Tennessee freshman QB Faizon Brandon and a rushing attack that ranks fourth nationally.
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12:00 AM
SEC Tennis: Texas Lists Four Players on Injury Report Before Tennessee
Top-ranked Texas lists DL Justus Terry, nickel Xavier Filsaime and OL Jordan Coleman as out for Saturday's SEC opener at No. 14 Tennessee, with TE Nick Townsend doubtful. Terry will miss his third straight game. Edge Colin Simmons is listed as probable, RB Hollywood Smothers is questionable, and S Kobe Black is not on the report.
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12:00 AM
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
SEC Football: Texas' Farah O'Keefe Named SEC Golfer of the Week
Longhorns women's golfer Farah O'Keefe won SEC Golfer of the Week after sharing medalist honors at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup.
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8:01 PM
SEC Football: Freshman Derrek Cooper Scores First Longhorn TD
Freshman RB Derrek Cooper was still recovering from an ankle injury but ran 11 times for 44 yards against UTSA, including a 1-yard touchdown. Fellow freshman Richard Wesley added three tackles, a tackle for loss and a QB hurry in more snaps with Simmons out.
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8:01 PM
SEC Golf: Texas Pass Rush Steps Up Without Simmons
Star edge rusher Colin Simmons missed the second half of Texas' 30-6 win over UTSA, and his status for Tennessee is unclear. Sophomore Lance Jackson had three pressures and DT Ian Geffrard pushed the pocket, helping hold UTSA to a field goal after the Roadrunners got a short field.
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8:01 PM
SEC Football: No. 1 Texas Visits No. 14 Tennessee to Open SEC Play
Both teams are 3-0 heading into Saturday's 11 a.m. CT kickoff on ABC in Knoxville, with College GameDay on site. It is the first time the programs have met on a campus; their three earlier games were all at the Cotton Bowl.
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8:01 PM
SEC Football: No. 1 Texas Opens SEC Play at Tennessee
Texas is ranked No. 1 and finished its non-conference schedule with a win over UTSA. The Longhorns now travel to Tennessee to open SEC play, and Arch Manning's play away from Austin is getting extra attention.
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4:01 PM
SEC Football: Longhorns Keep Campbell Trophy Streak Going
Kanu keeps Texas in the Campbell Trophy conversation for a third straight year, after LB Trey Moore was a finalist in 2025 and C Jake Majors in 2024. Sam Acho (2010) and Dallas Griffin (2007) won the award for Texas.
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4:01 PM
SEC Football: Texas DL Hero Kanu Named Campbell Trophy Semifinalist
The National Football Foundation has named Hero Kanu, Texas' fifth-year defensive lineman, a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy. The award honors a scholarship player who combines strong academics, on-field success and leadership.
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4:01 PM
SEC Tennis: Texas Women Open ITA All-Americans Main Draw
Three Texas women's tennis juniors, Carmen Herea, Eszter Meri and Rose Marie Nijkamp, start main-draw play Wednesday at the ITA All-Americans, one of the fall's biggest individual college events.
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12:00 AM
SEC Tennis: Four Longhorns in ITA All-Americans Main Draw
Texas men's tennis has four players in the ITA All-Americans main draw. Sophomore Abel Forger and freshman Tomasz Berkieta got through qualifying on Tuesday. Sophomores Gabriel Debru and Oliver Ojakaar were placed directly in the draw.
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12:00 AM