American Football

ARLINGTON, Texas — Thus far Steve Sarkisian’s greatest accomplishments at Texas are a shiny Alamo Bowl runner-up trophy, and a first-place “finish” in the 2023 Big 12 preseason poll. The last time Texas was picked to finish first in the Big 12 preseason poll was 2009, the year the Horns did win the league, and reached the national title game. Since then, no team in major college sports ...

CHICAGO — The last week of turmoil surrounding Northwestern’s football and baseball programs has thrown a spotlight on one key administrator — athletic director Derrick Gragg. The university fired longtime football coach Pat Fitzgerald on Monday in the wake of a hazing scandal. Now, the department is facing a similar choice after accusations of a toxic workplace and problematic behavior were ...

CHICAGO — The Northwestern hazing scandal resulted in the termination of football coach Pat Fitzgerald and heaped a ton of bad publicity upon the university. But many questions remain unanswered as Fitzgerald and his attorneys consider their options and the university tries to move forward from one of its worst weeks in memory. Here are four questions to chew on as we await the next round of ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — As a parting gift before exiting the conference, the Texas Longhorns were picked to win the Big 12 in 2023 by a poll of the league’s media. Maybe it’s a case of a school being due. Or maybe, with the Longhorns joining Oklahoma in the SEC next season, it’s more a feeling of now or never. Few schools fail to live up to expectations quite like the modern-era Longhorns. Since ...

The University of Texas is consistently among the highest earning athletic departments in the country. Since college athletes were allowed to earn money on their Name, Image and Likeness, it turns out the Longhorns players are making millions, too. Longhorns athletes, according to The Austin Business Journal via KXAN-TV, have made $15,698,439 since the NIL Era began in July 2021. That sum was ...