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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said the Longhorns have to know where Jeremiah Smith is on every snap Saturday night, a level of attention he does not give every opponent. Smith has 7 catches on 13 targets for 46 yards in two career games against Texas. In the...

AUSTIN, Texas — Matthew McConaughey said Monday night on ESPN's "SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt" that more players on this Texas team believe it is their time to beat Ohio State than on any Longhorns team he has been around in a long time, five days before the Texas Longhorns...

AUSTIN, Texas — Arch Manning went to Vince Young and Colt McCoy over the summer with questions about building chemistry with his teammates and about becoming a better quarterback, Young said Tuesday on The Paul Finebaum Show. Young's appearance came four days before the Texas Longhorns host top-ranked Ohio State...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State coach Ryan Day said Tuesday that Texas quarterback Arch Manning is a different player than the one the Buckeyes beat in last season's opener, speaking at his weekly game-week press conference four days before the top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes play at the No. 4 Texas...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan Wolverines fell out of the AP Top 25 released Tuesday after winning, dropping from No. 16 to unranked five days after a 13-12 win over Western Michigan. The Associated Press reported it was the biggest fall to unranked by any team following a victory since...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Longhorns moved up one spot to No. 4 in the AP Top 25 released Tuesday, the first regular-season poll of the 2026 season, five days before hosting top-ranked Ohio State at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Texas opened the year at No. 5 in the preseason...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said Monday that he was shocked to see fans storm the field after the Michigan Wolverines' 13-12 win over the Western Michigan Broncos, and that the ruling that made the winning play possible still does not make sense to him. Sarkisian made the...

AUSTIN, Texas — Arch Manning hit the ground in the tunnel before the Texas Longhorns took the field for their season opener Saturday, and he spent part of Monday's media availability laughing about it. Texas ran out through heavy theatrical fog ahead of the 59-7 win over Texas State at...

AUSTIN, Texas — Arch Manning does not enjoy going back through the film of last season's 14-7 loss at Ohio State, he said Monday, six days before the Texas Longhorns host the Ohio State Buckeyes in a rematch in Austin. Through three quarters in Columbus, Manning was 9-of-15 for 38...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian said the Longhorns' inability to score inside the 10 was the difference in both of their losses to the top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. Sarkisian made the assessment Monday at a press conference previewing Saturday's game at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Ohio...