JIM VERTUNO

Texas fires Herman after 4 seasons, hires Tide OC Sarkisian
By Jim Vertuno Jan. 02, 2021 12:16 PM EST
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas was tired of waiting for Tom Herman to deliver a Big

Ehlinger last captain standing for Texas vs Buffs in bowl
By Jim Vertuno Dec. 28, 2020 04:26 PM EST
And then there was one.
Texas had seven team captains when

Fred Akers, Texas coach who flirted with glory, dies at 82
By Jim Vertuno Dec. 07, 2020 09:12 PM EST
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Fred Akers followed a coaching giant at Texas and came

Texas coach Tom Herman avoids talking about his future
By Jim Vertuno Nov. 30, 2020 04:57 PM EST
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas coach Tom Herman batted away questions about his

Texas players stay on the field for "The Eyes of Texas" song
By Jim Vertuno Oct. 24, 2020 09:08 PM EDT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — There was still no school band but the song still played.

Ehlinger helps Texas beat Baylor 27-16 to end skid
By Jim Vertuno Oct. 24, 2020 07:16 PM EDT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sam Ehlinger passed for an early touchdown, then ran for

Conflict raging over 'The Eyes of Texas' school song
By Jim Vertuno Oct. 23, 2020 02:17 AM EDT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Losing football games is one thing at the University of

Herman says no mandate for Texas players over school song
By Jim Vertuno Oct. 20, 2020 06:24 PM EDT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas coach Tom Herman said Monday there is no mandate

Texas AD "expects" players stand together for school song
By Jim Vertuno Oct. 14, 2020 07:36 PM EDT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte said Wednesday he

Texas-Oklahoma won't look or feel the same in 2020
By Jim Vertuno Oct. 09, 2020 01:05 PM EDT
Tim Taylor's plans for the Texas-Oklahoma game have changed. Instead of

Old-man Ehlinger and freshman Rattler face off in Texas-OU
By Jim Vertuno Oct. 07, 2020 03:20 PM EDT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger is the old man of the Red

Max Duggan and TCU beat No. 9 Longhorns again 33-31
By Jim Vertuno Oct. 03, 2020 04:31 PM EDT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas ran out of comebacks against Max Duggan and TCU.

No 9 Texas hopes to fix tackling woes Duggan and TCU
By Jim Vertuno Oct. 01, 2020 01:20 PM EDT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two games into the season and new defensive coordinator

Ehlinger has plenty of passing options at No. 8 Texas
By Jim Vertuno Sep. 24, 2020 01:34 PM EDT
Losing two of the most prolific receivers in program history left Texas with a

Ehlinger leads No. 14 Texas romp over UTEP 59-3
By Jim Vertuno Sep. 13, 2020 01:07 AM EDT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sam Ehlinger threw a 78-yard touchdown to Joshua Moore on

No. 14 Texas eager to get to kickoff with opener vs UTEP
By Jim Vertuno Sep. 10, 2020 02:46 PM EDT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — For Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger, each day of summer

Texas chases Big 12 title with Ehlinger and rebuilt staff
By Jim Vertuno Sep. 01, 2020 01:29 PM EDT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Back when everything was still normal in college football,

Texas president to meet with students on athletes' demands
By Jim Vertuno Jun. 15, 2020 04:02 PM EDT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The interim president of the University of Texas said

Texas athletes: Rename buildings, drop 'The Eyes of Texas'
By Jim Vertuno Jun. 12, 2020 05:39 PM EDT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A group of University of Texas football players and

Universities follow similar playbook in sex assault response
By Jim Vertuno Mar. 03, 2020 11:50 AM EST
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As mass sexual assault scandals, some dating back decades,