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Longhorn player photobombs Xavier Worthy during run

September 19, 2021September 24, 2021Marcus Washington, Xavier Worthy

Texas football tramples Rice 58-0

September 19, 2021September 19, 2021

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas trampled Rice 58-0 in the first Texas shutout since 2017. The Longhorns had eight touchdowns, one safety, on nine scoring drives that produced 620 total yards of offense, 427 rushing, 193 passing before a crowd of 91,978 at DKR. For the 96th time, the Longhorns record against Rice is 74-21-01 with this win being the second-largest scoring differential next to the 59-0 win in 1914.

Six questions and keys for Texas before Rice with score prediction

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021Casey Thompson, Steve Sarkisian, Texas Longhorns

Now, Texas returns to the Forty Acres to play Rice in a Saturday night game that it will hopefully use to get better prior to the start of Big 12 play. There are questions and keys for the Longhorns as they host a fellow former Southwest Conference member and here at Horns Illustrated we’ll take a look at them.

Texas makes one change to depth chart, Casey Thompson starting quarterback against Rice

September 13, 2021September 13, 2021Casey Thompson, Steve Sarkisian Press Conference

AUSTIN, Texas – Coach Sarkisian announced today that Casey Thompson would be the starting quarterback against Rice on Saturday at DKR. Sarkisian also said Hudson Card would also play as Texas will use the same format they have when Card started.

Casey Thompson scores touchdown against Arkansas

The Rush: Texas loses to Arkansas 21-40

September 12, 2021September 15, 2021BJ Cooper, Casey Thompson

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas – Texas takes loss from old rival Arkansas 21-40 scoring only three rushing touchdowns, one from Bijan Robinson in the third quarter and two from Casey Thompson in the fourth quarter after he entered the game late in the third quarter with 1:50 left on the clock.

Texas Football: 6 pregame questions impacting outcome

September 10, 2021September 10, 2021Cade Breer, Hudson Card, Jordan Whittington, Steve Sarkisian, Texas vs Arkansas, Xavier Worthy

Texas had about as impressive a Week 1 as you could have, especially for a program breaking in a new coach. Steve Sarkisian and his coaching staff looked like one of the best in the country, freshman quarterback Hudson Card looked like a seasoned veteran and the Longhorns defense showed it might be something special this year.

AP ranks Texas Football No. 15 Before Arkansas 66 Year Rivalry

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021AP Poll, arkansas, Darrell K Royal, Frank Broyles, Steve Sarkisian, Texas Football AP Poll Ranking

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas football leaped six positions to No. 15 from both AP and USA TODAY polls. Sarkisian’s former team, Alabama (1,571 points) remains No. 1. Only three Big 12 teams are ranked in the Top 25: No. 4 Oklahoma (1374), No. 9 Iowa State (1,045), and No. 15 Texas (683).

RECAP: Sarkisian era starts with Texas over Louisiana 38-18 in opener

September 5, 2021September 6, 2021Bijan Robinson, Cade Brewer, Casey Thompson, DeMarvion Overshown, Hudson Card, Jordan Whittington, Luke Brockermeyer, Ovie Oghoufo, Sarkisian Era

AUSTIN, Texas – No. 21 Texas beat No. 23 Louisiana 38-18 in the first game of the Sarkisian football era. Texas’ offense scored five touchdowns, two from Bijan Robinson, one from Cade Brewer, Hudson Card, and Jordan Whittington and totaled 435 yards in 68 plays, 18 passes, 42 rushes, and one field goal before 91,113 happy fans at Darrell K Royal Stadium.

6 Questions before Texas Football Sarkisian era game begins

September 3, 2021Bijan Robinson, Cade Brewer, Casey Thompson, DeMarvion Overshown, Hudson Card, Keondre Coburn, Ovie Oghoufo, Ray Thornton, Steve Sarkisian, Texas vs Louisiana

The Steve Sarkisian era for Texas football starts Saturday afternoon as the Longhorns host Louisiana — possibly better known by their mascot of the Ragin’ Cajuns — in a battle of Top 25 teams.

Sarkisian smiles ear-to-ear talking about his parents

It is official, mostly:Card starts Saturday

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021Casey Thompson, Hudson Card, Sarkisian's Mom, Sarkisian's Parkents

AUSTIN, Texas – It is official, mostly. Steve Sarkisian announced that freshman quarterback Hudson Card will be the starter on Saturday against the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns.