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The Longhorn Republic
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Bringing you the latest in Texas Longhorns news and opinions from those who know and love the teams. Covering football, basketball, baseball, and recruiting all from University of Texas fans and supporters.
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Longhorn Republic: September 8, 2022 - Alabama Preview
Sep 8, 2022Tap to summarizeIt's the marquee matchup of the offseason as the Texas Longhorns prepare to square off with the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide for the weekend's premier game. The big storyline is the national championship rematch that seemingly started the Alabama dynasty and ended the Texas one, but there's so much more to it. Texas has a chance to see how they stack up against the most elite SEC school before they head to the conference in the coming years, while Alabama is on yet another warpath to a CFP trophy. What can Texas do in the face of one of the most talented teams in the SEC? And how can the defense keep Bryce Young from getting comfortable moving the offense? Help Us Clear these Teacher's Wishlists: https://t.co/Qp22gWssJR https://t.co/N1nenRK4m9 https://t.co/qZKf9PUBBL Connect with the show on Twitter and Facebook. Intro and Outro: Earth, Wind, Fire ( Ryan Little / CC BY-SA 4.0) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Longhorn Republic: September 6, 2022 - ULM Recap
Sep 6, 2022Tap to summarizeThe Texas Longhorns came out and took care of business in the season opener against ULM, cruising to a 52-10 victory to start the season off in the win column. Offensively, the Longhorns' first drive, and quarterback Quinn Ewers' first passes, left a lot to be desired, but after the young signal caller settled in, Texas was able to move the ball well against an outmatched defense. Tight end Ja'Tavion Sanders was one of the biggest highlights of the evening, with the most reception yards by a tight end since Jermichael Finley. Texas also started to hopefully gain some answers on the defensive side of the ball with DeMarvion Overshown and Barryn Sorrell leading the charge in the trenches. If both of those players can emerge as a consistent threat for Texas, the defense may have finally shown some progress year-to-year Help Us Clear these Teacher's Wishlists: https://t.co/Qp22gWssJR https://t.co/N1nenRK4m9 https://t.co/qZKf9PUBBL Connect with the show on Twitter and Facebook. Intro and Outro: Earth, Wind, Fire ( Ryan Little / CC BY-SA 4.0) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Longhorn Republic: August 30, 2022 - Season Preview
Aug 30, 2022Tap to summarizeIt's the first week of the regular season, so it's time for us to finish our previews of the 2022 season by taking a look at the home team, the Texas Longhorns. We close out our position-by-position previews with the defensive back and special teams, before moving on to our hopes and predictions for 2022. What will the secondary look like now that it reflects the coaching staff's ideals for body types and technique? Can it become an asset for the team enhancing what they are able to do in the other facets of the scheme because of the shored-up back end? As it relates to special teams, the talent for the returners is evident, with speed and agility all over the team, but the kickers might be one of the biggest stories to watch of the year. Jeff Banks has to find someone to fill all three spots and may end up doing it with three different players. Help Us Clear these Teacher's Wishlists: https://t.co/Qp22gWssJR https://t.co/N1nenRK4m9 https://t.co/qZKf9PUBBL Connect with the show on Twitter and Facebook. Intro and Outro: Earth, Wind, Fire ( Ryan Little / CC BY-SA 4.0) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Longhorn Republic: August 17, 2022 - Kansas Preview and Longhorn History
Aug 18, 2022Tap to summarizeIt's a packed show covering both the past and the future for the Texas Longhorns. We start with the penultimate chapter of our schedule previews, diving in on the Kansas Jayhawks. After coming into Austin and winning on a two-point conversion, the Jayhawks bring back more productions than any other team in the conference, which bodes well for their trajectory in the second year of Lance Leipold's tenure in Lawrence. So what will it look like for Kansas to take the next step in their march back to national relevance on the gridiron and what are the expectations for a team who has finished at the bottom of the conference for seven-consecutive seasons? Then we shift to Longhorn history, welcoming to the show Jonathan Wells to give us some insight into his two-year journey to settle the debate of which school has produced the most Longhorn football players. He gives us some insight about why he undertook such a detailed analysis and gives us a preview of what exactly he discovered. To read the full list, visit Burnt Orange Nation. Help Us Clear these Teacher's Wishlists: https://t.co/Qp22gWssJR https://t.co/N1nenRK4m9 https://t.co/qZKf9PUBBL Connect with the show on Twitter and Facebook. Intro and Outro: Earth, Wind, Fire ( Ryan Little / CC BY-SA 4.0) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Longhorn Republic: August 11, 2022 - TCU Preview
Aug 11, 2022Tap to summarizeWe continue working through the Texas Longhorns' schedule and enter the final three games, starting with the TCU Horned Frogs. For the first time in two decades, the Horned Frogs opened fall camp without Gary Patterson on the coaching staff. In his place is Sonny Dykes, after moving across town from SMU and bringing much of the staff and recruiting class with him. The philosophies from years past will obviously change, shifting from a defensive-minded head coach to one that spent time learning under Mike Leach as a position coach and co-offensive coordinator. Similarly, TCU is shifting from the four-man fronts they played for years under Patterson to a 3-3-5 alignment under Joe Gillespie. With all of that change happening, TCU brings back significant talent from a year ago, with 80% of last year's contributors returning. That puts them second in the conference behind the Kansas Jayhawks. So what are the expectations for the newly-redesigned Horned Frogs? Help Us Clear these Teacher's Wishlists: https://t.co/Qp22gWssJR https://t.co/N1nenRK4m9 https://t.co/qZKf9PUBBL Connect with the show on Twitter and Facebook. Intro and Outro: Earth, Wind, Fire ( Ryan Little / CC BY-SA 4.0) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Longhorn Republic: June 28, 2022 - Arch Madness
Jun 28, 2022Tap to summarizeLast week, 2023 quarterback Arch Manning sent a shockwave through college football when he announced his commitment to the Texas Longhorns via social media. National media, outside of the sports realm, picked up on the commitment that quickly dominated the sports news cycle. Then, within 72 hours of his commitment, Texas and the college football world saw the actual impact of the commitment, with Texas adding six other commitments to the class -- including a second 5* player from Louisiana. With the additions, Texas jumped from the double-digits in the overall class rankings to No. 3 overall and became one of just four schools nationally to have multiple five-star players committed. What does this mean for Texas and the 2023 class? How does this impact the players already on campus? And what does it mean for Steve Sarkisian's future in Austin? Connect with the show on Twitter and Facebook. Intro and Outro: Earth, Wind, Fire ( Ryan Little / CC BY-SA 4.0) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Longhorn Republic: June 9, 2022 - ULM Preview
Jun 9, 2022Tap to summarizeWe are inching ever closer to the start of the 2022 football season, which means we are starting our week-by-week breakdowns of the Texas Longhorns schedule. With 86 days left before kickoff, we start with the first opponent on the schedule, the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks, who are coming off of what could be considered a resurgent season despite the 4-8 record. Under new head coach Terry Bowden, the Warhawks showed immediate improvement from the 2020 pandemic season, a year in which they played 10 games and never held a lead. That season ended the tenure of Matt Viator and ushered in the Bowden era. After one year, Bowden had to reshuffle his coaching staff as offensive coordinator Rich Rodriguez bolted for Jacksonville State and took much of the coaching staff with him. Bowden opted to bring back a name familiar with ULM to fill the void, former ULM offensive coordinator Matt Kubic. Kubic spent four years as the Warhawks' offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, during which the Warhawks’ offense helped lead them to a 9-4 record. Connect with the show on Twitter and Facebook. Intro and Outro: Earth, Wind, Fire ( Ryan Little / CC BY-SA 4.0) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Longhorn Republic: May 12, 2022 - Developing Quarterbacks
May 12, 2022Tap to summarizeFor the second year in a row, the Texas Longhorns have a quarterback battle on their hands. Sophomore quarterback Hudson Card is locked in a battle with Quinn Ewers, who took a long and winding path to end up at Texas after earning one of the highest evaluations of a high school quarterback of all time. Card, no slouch of his own, was the No. 59 player in the country a few cycles ago, meaning Steve Sarkisian has two highly-talented quarterbacks to develop and choose from. Sarkisian is known as one of the elite quarterback recruiters in college football, having coached six first-round draft picks and two Heisman winners in his time as a quarterback coach, offensive coordinator, and head coach prior to his time at Texas. He now has another opportunity to mold two elite-level talents, needing whichever one he chooses to lead his offense to reach their ceiling quickly for both his sake and the sake of the program overall. Their success, or lack thereof, in 2022 could set the trajectory for the remaining years of the Steve Sarkisian era at Texas. Connect with the show on Twitter and Facebook. Intro and Outro: Earth, Wind, Fire (Ryan Little / CC BY-SA 4.0) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Longhorn Republic: February 15, 2022 - Baseball Preview
Feb 15, 2022Tap to summarizeThe Texas Longhorns have big expectations and big hopes on the diamond ranked atop both the conference and the nation the season after making a legitimate push for a national championship. Coach David Pierce has had some talented groups on the Forty Acres but may not have had a group like this yet in his stint in the dugout for the Longhorns. So how do they stack up against a team that was a walk-off single away from playing for a title? We also dive in on the men's basketball team's struggles against Baylor, the women's basketball team seemingly finding its stride, and the rest of the competition happening on campus as we Down the Forty. We close the show out looking at some Longhorns preparing for the next level and a few Valentine's Day movie recommendations. Connect with the show on Twitter and Facebook. Intro and Outro: Earth, Wind, Fire (Ryan Little / CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Longhorn Republic: October 4, 2021 - TCU Recap
Oct 5, 2021Tap to summarizeThe Texas Longhorns went into Fort Worth and did something they haven't done since the 2013 season - came away with a win over the TCU Horned Frogs. It wasn't always pretty, but an ugly win is better than a loss any day of the week. Texas rode the talents of running back Bijan Robinson, who set a career high for both carries and yardage - propelling the offense that was otherwise stagnant. Quarterback Casey Thompson had troubles connecting with his receivers, with Jordan Whittington, Xavier Worthy and Joshua Moore all recording drops in the win. Texas managed to do just enough on the offensive side of the ball to get it done on Saturday. Defensively, the Longhorns did just enough, in spite of an incredible performance from TCU running back Zach Evans who was seemingly limited by fatigue in the matchup. Texas bottled up the Horned Frogs' pass game, with quarterback Max Duggan turning in a career-low performance against the Longhorns - a team he set school records against in the past. But with all of that said, a win is a win and Texas currently remains undefeated in conference play and set up head coach Steve Sarkisian with the best starting record for a Texas head coach since the 1970s. Connect with the show on Twitter and Facebook. Intro and Outro: Earth, Wind, Fire (Ryan Little / CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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