The Longhorn Republic

We are coming closer to the season and we are on week two of our defensive previews, bringing us to the linebackers. Jaylan Ford, preseason All-Big 12 defensive player of the year, leads the relatively unproven group that will need to mature fast in order to contribute. David Gbenda and Morice Blackwell have reps but have not reached the heights Texas needs, while elite freshman Anthony Hill has a...

We are rapidly approaching the Texas Longhorns' 2023 kickoff and have reached the first conference game of the year, the Baylor Bears. Two years ago, Dave Aranda took the Bears to the conference championship, but struggled in year three and ended the year 6-7 with a conference loss. Baylor struggled defensively, while the offense had a mix of high highs and low lows. So which result is closer...

We are rapidly approaching the season and so too are we approaching the end of our season previews, with the Kansas Jayhawks. The folks in Lawrence return nearly every key player from an offense that put them into the national conversation before injuries hit the quarterback position. Conversely, they lose the three best players from a defense that struggled to get stops last year. We welcome back...

We keep moving through the Texas Longhorns position-by-positon and we prepare for the 2023 football season. This week, we dive in on the defensive line, which needs to reload after a breakout year for some. Losing Keondre Coburn and Moro Ojomo to the draft was a big hit, but returning T'Vondre Sweat to the fold gives Pete Kwiatkowski's unit a cornerstone to build a defense on. Who will joi...

We pick back up our position-by-position preview series and dive in on the Texas Longhorns' offensive line for the 2023 campaign. Texas returns one of the most talented groups in the conference, including a freshman all-conference tackle and a resurgent Christian Jones at the other bookend. Between the tackles still has some questions to ask and may end up being what determines the floor and t...

As we continue our march toward the season, we preview one of the biggest matchups on the Texas Longhorns' schedule annually -- the newly-renamed Red River Rivalry against the Oklahoma Sooners. Coming off of their worst showing since the 90's, Brent Venables and Oklahoma need to rebound quickly as they enter the last year of their membership in the Big 12. Not only that, but some Sooner fa...

We bring you our second Texas Longhorns schedule preview today, diving in on the Houston Cougars with the help of our friends over at the Scott & Holman Pawdcast. Dana Holgorsen and his staff have to break in new players at the offensive skill positions, while also trying to uplevel a defense that struggled mightily a year ago. How can they juggle all of that work while also making the move to...

We're back on schedule for our Texas Longhorns season preview as we dive in on our first new conference opponent, the BYU Cougars. Long-time coach Kalani Sitake is in a tough position, replacing key skill players on offense while also completely retooling the defense after a disastrous run on that side of the ball a year ago. He needs to manage all of that while taking the Cougars into a seaso...

The Texas Longhorns took the stage at Big 12 football media days for the final time, which means football is closer than we think. Steve Sarkisian, Quinn Ewers, Xavier Worthy, and more discussed what they expect from the team and each other this year, why this year might be different, and what we should watch for in the season. Connect with the show on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠...

We continue our trek through the Texas Longhorns' position groups with a stop at the wide receivers and tight ends. Much like the running backs, the Longhorns boast a TON of talent in the wide receiver room but the floor of the group is uncertain heading into the season. Xavier Worthy worthy is hoping to rebound from a mild sophomore slump, while Jordan Whittington hopes to have a contract yea...

The Texas Longhorns are in the unenviable position of having to replace both Bijan Robinson and Roschon Johnson, two players who drove the offense a year ago. That being said the Longhorns have a stable of young, talented, but unproven backs to try and fill the two massive holes left from a year ago. In every year as a head coach, Steve Sarkisian has had a 1,000-yard rusher so what will it look li...

We continue our preview of the Texas Longhorns' 2023 season and have made our way to the defending Big 12 Champions, the Kansas State Wildcats. A year ago, KSU won just its third conference championship ever post-World War II and the first one coached by someone other than Bill Snyder. In year five, Chris Klieman may face one of the toughest challenges of his tenure in Manhattan, replacing Mal...

As we move into the dog days of summer, we start to dive into our position-by-position preview for the Texas Longhorns starting with the quarterback. Quinn Ewers led the charge for Texas a year ago, looking like a different quarterback before his injury against the Alabama Crimson Tide and through the rest of the season. So what do we expect for the junior signal-caller in his second year in the p...

We continue through our weekly schedule preview with the TCU Horned Frogs and Melissa Triebwasser of The Frogs Insider Podcast. We dive in on what the mood and expectations are like following an unexpected run at a national championship, how TCU will replace key talent -- and a coordiantor -- on the offensive side of the ball, and how good can the defense be as they try to figure it all out. Conne...

As the academic and athletic season comes to a close, we take a moment to pause on a successful year in spite of a few disappointing endings to the year and finishing behind the Stanford Cardinal in the Director's Cup standings. We bring on Brett Wilkinson, the man behind the Director's Cupdates Twitter account, to help us look back at where things could have gone differently. We also move...

As we start the summer, so does the big recruiting season for the Texas Longhorns. With one of two marquee recruiting weekends out of the way and one more on the horizon, we welcome in Hudson Standish of Horns247 to help us break down the recent and coming events. We dive in on the weekend's two big commitments, what momentum Texas is building, and what they hope for this coming weekend of rec...

The Texas Longhorns baseball team went to Palo Alto for a Super Regional for a matchup against the Stanford Cardinal for a shot to advance to Omaha for the College World Series. After a come-from-behind win in the opener, the Longhorns couldn't get over the hump and dropped back-to-back games to the Cardinal, ending their season one win shy of Omaha. The loss to the Cardinal officially brings...

The Texas Longhorns are once again finding their stride on the diamond after going 3-0 in the Coral Gables regional and advancing to the Super Regional once again, making it one step closer to a return trip to Omaha. Texas seemingly put it all together on the road, highlighted by a career pitching performance in game two and a huge offensive explosion in game 3 to seal the deal. Now Texas heads to...

The Texas Longhorns were in action across the postseason landscape, with baseball, softball, track and field, rowing, golf, and tennis all competing for team and individual championships at both the conference and national levels. It wasn't as successful of a weekend as it has been in years past. Still, there's plenty to take pride in as Texas officially becomes one of just two schools in...

The Texas Longhorns needed to sweep the West Virginia Mountaineers to get a share of the Big 12 title and did just that, locking down the top seed in the conference tournament with the help of the Oklahoma Sooners. Now, Texas is in prime position to not only claim another title but position itself to host a regional with a few good wins in the Big 12 Tournament. We also dive in on the softball tea...

The Texas Longhorns had opportunities earlier in the season to better position themselves for the close of the year. Now they face a must-win situation if they want to claim a regular season conference title and the top seed in the Big 12 tournament. The WVU Mountaineers are one of the most talented teams in the conference and have switched up their pitching rotation in hopes to win one game this...

It was a relatively successful week for the Texas Longhorns on the diamond, taking the series from the Kansas Jayhawks and keeping themselves alive for a regular season conference title. Lebarron Johnson had a stellar start on Saturday, helping Texas right the ship after a disastrous season opener on Friday, earning himself Big 12 Pitcher of the Week for his efforts. Texas managed to hold off Kans...

This week's show features a special guest, Ryan Nanni of The Shutdown Fullcast, to discuss how and why the Texas Longhorns are viewed from a national perspective. We also dive in on what, if anything, the school and fans can do to shift that narrative, what Texas and Oklahoma need to do when they join the SEC, and who he would pick to represent the Florida Gators in a battle of Ministers of Cu...

To put a bow on our Orange-White game coverage, we welcome to the show former Texas Longhorns linebacker Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey, who stopped by to give us some of his reflections on the game and on the team overall. We also discussed what it's going to take for Texas to finally get over the hump, how much fans really know, and the appeal of the University of Texas to a graduate transfer. We al...

The Texas Longhorns put on a show for fans Saturday, capping off spring practice with the annual Orange-White game at Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium. Unlike last year, Texas had the health and depth to field two full squads and a lot to show for their work during the spring session. Perhaps the biggest storylines of the game were the performances of Quinn Ewerrs, who was officially named...