On Second Thought

No one can break down a game like Rod Babers. The Longhorn great joins the On Second Thought podcast this week to give a primer on the Texas-Oklahoma showdown in Dallas.  Babers, the host of the RBKD weekdays on 104.9 The Horn, famously returned an interception 73 yards for a touchdown in the 2002 Red River battle. On today’s show, he will climb into the psyches of coaches Steve Sarkisian and Linc...

Telegram columnist Mac Engel has his finger on the pulse of Metroplex sports and gives his unique perspective on TCU football and head coach Gary Patterson on this week’s On Second Thought podcast. The wounded Horned Frogs host the Texas Longhorns on Saturday and are hoping to bounce back from last week’s gut pun h of a loss to rival SMU in the Battle for the Iron Skillet. Engel gives an update on...

After Texas’ 63-56 win in last season’s shootout in Lubbock, the Texas Tech Red Raiders will have revenge on their minds when the visit DKR Saturday. Lubbock Avalanche Journal writer Carlos Silva joins Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden for this week’s On Second Thought podcast and discusses coach Matt Wells’ building job and what improvements the Red Raiders have made to start the season at 3-0. Kirk a...

Casey Thompson has been named the new starting quarterback for Texas’ game against Rice Saturday and On Second Thought hosts Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden are here to break down Steve Sarkisian’s decision to switch. They also review the carnage that was the Arkansas loss and discuss what areas must be improved for the Horns to get back on track. Dallas Cowboys radio voice and Texas Sports hall of f...

WithTexas’ first big road test coming up against Arkansas Saturday, ESPN play by play announcer Joe Tessitore — who will be calling the game — joins Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls for this week’s on On Second and discusses the Texas-Arkansas rivalry and gives an intimate look at his time with Steve Sarkisian when the coach was putting his life and career back together. As the NFL season starts with...

Steve Sarkisian chose Hudson Card to start at quarterback in the season opener against Louisiana in the season opener and On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls discuss why it was the right choice and how it impacts Casey Thompson’s immediate future. Also, Texas ex Sam Acho reflects on his long NFL career, his days at Texas, his new job as a studio analyst at ESPN, his new book and t...

As the Sept. 4 season opener against Louisiana gets closer, On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls examine the most burning questions surrounding the Texas football, the biggest being: is Steve Sarkisian ready for the pressure cooker that comes with being the of this program. Texas State coach Jake Spavital checks in to give us a primer on the Bobcats, who open the season with a huge...

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian is demanding more from quarterbacks Casey Thompson and Hudson Card as the two remain entrenched in a spirited battle for the starting job. On this week’s On Second Thought podcast, Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls break down the battle and how things may play out with less than three weeks remaining until the season opener against Louisiana. Oklahoman columnist Berry Tramel...

With camp now in full swing, the biggest question surrounding the 2021 Texas Longhorns comes at quarterback where junior Casey Thompson and redshirt freshman Hudson Card are battling for the starting job vacated by Sam Ehlinger. Beat writer Brian Davis joins On Second Thought hosts Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden to break down the competition through the first couple of weeks of practice. They also b...

The college sports world was rocked with the revelation that Texas and Oklahoma will eventually be leaving the Big 12 for the SEC and with that news comes the need to hear from some really prominent voices that cover that league. ESPN television host and radio personality Paul Finebaum joins this week’s On Second Thought podcast to not only give his take on how the Longhorns will fare in the best...

The Texas Longhorns had no interest in a winless trip to Omaha and stayed alive with a victory over Tennessee in an elimination game. On this week’s On Second Thought podcast, Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls revisit the Texas’ rebound from an embarrassing opening performance against Mississippi State to remain in title contention. They also look ahead to tonight’s elimination game against Virginia an...

As the No. 2 Texas Longhorns enter College World Series as the highest remaining national seed, thoughts turn to the thrilling 2005 season when the Horns swept through the field to capture the program’s sixth championship. Four players from the late Augie Garrido’s final national champion — Buck Cody, Seth Johnston, Kyle McCulloch and Drew Stubbs — join the On Second Thought podcast for a special...

With the Texas Longhorns set to battle South Florida in the Austin Super Regional for a spot in the College World Series, coach David Pierce joins hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls in a special college baseball edition of On Second Thought. The Horns are two wins away from returning to the summer classic for the record 37th time but South Florida is an upset-minded bunch that just captured the Ga...

Basketball legend Chris Bosh highlights a jam-packed On Second Thought podcast this week by reflecting on his magnificent career and the illness that cut it short, how he has coped with retirement and writers Letters to an Athlete, his first published book. In a wide-ranging interview, the Austin resident also tells hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls what career path he would have taken had basket...

A pair of Longhorn legends highlight Episode 233 of the On Second Thought podcast this week. Former athletic director DeLoss Dodds reflects on the golden era of Texas athletics in the early 2000s under his watch, how the Longhorns almost left the Big 12 for another conference, how the Longhorn Network came to be and if the Texas-Texas A&M football rivalry will ever resume. Dodds also discusses a t...

Will the Texas Tech Red Raiders reverse their recent slide in the Big 12 by taking out the Texas Longhorns for the first time in four seasons? Lubbock Avalanche-Journal writer Carlos Silva joins the On Second Thought podcast in the second installment of our 10-part preseason series on Big 12 football. He discusses coach Matt Wells’ rebuilding job, the arrival of new offensive coordinator Sonny Cum...

With so much success happening in Texas athletics lately, On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk debate on whether we‘re entering a golden age, akin to the decade of the early 2000s. The guys are also joined by Kansas City star sportswriter and podcast host Blair Kerkhoff who starts this summer’s preview of Big 12 football teams with a look at the No. 10 school on our list, the Kansas Jayh...

If the Texas Longhorns thought losing two of three at home to Texas Tech was tough this past weekend, the challenge will be even more daunting when they visit Big 12 leader and third-ranked TCU for the first of three huge games on Friday. Horned Frogs head coach Jim Schlossnagle joins this week’s On Second Thought podcast to break down the key matchups in a showdown of the league’s top two teams....

Texas is one of the hottest baseball teams in the country and coach David Pierce stops by this week’s On Second Thought podcast to explain what’s driven the No. 3 Horns — 16-1 in their last seven games — to the top spot in the Big 12 with third-place Texas Tech coming to town this weekend. Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls track the major decisions facing coach Steve Sarkisian after the Orange-Wh...

Chris Beard is already hard at work in his quest to bring Texas back to the national elite. Texas’ new basketball coach joins the On Second Thought podcast this week and discusses how he and his coaching staff are building this roster after taking over for the departed Shaka Smart. Beard talks about his decision to leave Texas Tech and gives an update on the statuses of Greg Brown, Matt Coleman, J...

Austin FC will make its much anticipated MLS debut on Saturday against LAFC and head coach Josh Wolff joined the on Second Thought podcast to discuss the history that’s about to be made and what fans can expect from the first major professional team in our city’s history. Hosts Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden also give an update on new Texas basketball coach Chris Beard’s roster and discuss the red-h...

Texas coaching legend Eddie Reese joins the On Second Thought podcast this week to discuss his retirement after 43 years while breaking down what he will be doing as the head coach emeritus at Texas.  Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls also discuss Chris Beard’s culture change for Texas basketball and update spring football with comments from Texas running back Roschon Johnson on new coach Steve Sarkisi...

With Shaka Smart officially introduced as the new head coach at Marquette, Texas is still hoping to fill its opening with Texas Tech’s Chris Beard who is still apparently mulling his options. On this week’s On Second Thought podcast, Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden discuss what’s happening on that front while putting a bow on Vic Schaefer’s successful first season as the women’s coach. They also give...

After Texas’ devastating first-round loss to Abilene Christian in the NCAA Tournament, head coach Shaka Smart is under fire and the biggest question on campus is if he will be back for a seventh season despite not having won a game in the NCAAs during his tenure. Kirk Bohls, Cedric Golden and beat writer Brian Davis examine the fallout and also give a primer on Texas spring football and Steve Sark...

The Texas Longhorns are one of the hottest teams in the country entering their NCAA Tournament opener against Abilene Christian and coach Shaka Smart joins On Second Thought to discuss his confidence in Texas making a deep run in the Big Dance. Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls reveal how they have the Horns finishing, the national title picks and how the UT women are looking. Learn more about yo...