The Longhorn Republic

The Texas Longhorns stated that their goal for the year was to play for the Big 12 Championship. After starting conference play 0-1, this weekend's game against the West Virginia Mountaineers is a pivotal test, not only for the season overall but for Steve Sarkisian as he tries to prove his direction for the program overall. WVU is trying to prove something of their own, that back-to-back losses w...

Wescott Eberts and Cameron Parker look back at last week’s L against the Red Raiders with Wescott sharing his final takeaways from the Horns’ offensive struggles in the second half (1:30). Cameron asks who can step up at wide receiver with Xavier Worthy dealing with a lower leg injury and is considered day-to-day (8:30). Plus, what went wrong for the Texas defense (12:30), what can Pete Kwiatkowsk...

The Texas Longhorns once again have questions to answer after a second-half letdown. Texas held the lead heading into the fourth quarter, but aggressive playcalling and strategy from the Texas Tech Red Raiders and head coach Joey McGuire set the stage for the collapse. Fourth down conversions led to tired defenders and Texas Tech capitalized, forcing overtime and setting up Tech to win. Quarterbac...

And people ask why this podcast is named Winning is Hard? Different season, same result. Or is it? Wescott Eberts and Cameron Parker dissect the Longhorns overtime loss to Texas Tech, the field-storming incident, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Texas Longhorns went into Lubbock and in spite of building a halftime lead came away with a 37-34 overtime loss to the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Texas managed to battle back in the first quarter, building a 10-point halftime lead, but the offense’s inability to extend a drive in the second half. Three of the final four drives of the game ended with punts, including a drive that gave Texas Tech t...

For the first time this season, the Texas Longhorns are headed on the road, making their way to Lubbock to take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders to open conference play. Texas Tech had a successful start to the season against Murray State but had to gut out an overtime win over the Houston Cougars and went on the road against North Carolina State and came back with a loss. So what will Texas Tech loo...

The latest Winning is Hard podcast touches on the last few Texas Tech/Texas games before actually talking about things they researched for including the Red Raiders’ disappointing offense under new offensive coordinator Zach Kittley, backup quarterback Donavan Smith, and the turnovers/sack issues under center in Lubbock (8:00). Then Wescott and Cameron touch on the Red Raiders’ sneaky good defense...

The Texas Longhorns needed a convincing win over the UTSA Roadrunners to convince everyone that what happened against the Alabama Crimson Tide was not a one-game season. Thankfully, Texas got big performances from some of its biggest stars to help put the game away. What did Texas show us that we haven't seen in years past and what can we hope they take from it forward? We also take a look at the...

Wescott Eberts and Cameron Parker recap the Longhorns victory with their thoughts, including the Roadrunners quarterback Frank Harris and his outstanding play (3:00), Jaylen Ford’s emergence over the past two weeks (6:45), the play of Texas quarterback Hudson Card (6:45), and the incredible show Bijan Robinson put on display (9:00). Plus, notes and nuggets from Steve Sarkisian’s press conference i...

The Texas Longhorns struggled with the UTSA Roadrunners early, falling behind 17-7 after an onside kick and a trick play that took advantage of a seeming lack of focus early. The Longhorns responded by scoring 17 unanswered points to take a 24-17 lead and never looked back. Texas leaned on its star players in this matchup, with running back Bijan Robinson doing the bulk of the work on the ground f...

Wescott Eberts and Cameron Parker talk about what Texas fans will get if Charles Wright gets the start (2:00), what they’ll see from UTSA quarterback Frank Harris (7:00), and an overall look at Jeff Traylor’s Roadrunners (12:00). Plus, the offensive gameplan we might see from the Longhorns with Hudson Card’s injury (18:00), storylines from Traylor’s return to Austin (22:00), and Wescott’s confiden...

The Texas Longhorns have a lot of lessons they can take from the narrow loss against the Alabama Crimson Tide as they head into the next 10 games. Texas forced the reigning Heisman winner to create Heisman moments on two drives to overcome a fourth-quarter deficit, after forcing six-consecutive punts in the second and third quarters. The Texas offense had a lot going early, but injuries to the fir...

Wescott Eberts and Cameron Parker share their thoughts on the Texas Longhorns' devastating loss to Alabama but it's not all doom and gloom. Where do the Horns go from here (3:30), updates on the injuries from Sark's Monday press conference (8:30), Bryce Young and Will Anderson's impact (13:00), the gusty effort from Hudson Card (16:30), and looking ahead to UTSA (26:00) Learn more about your ad ch...

The Texas Longhorns came into the game as double-digit underdogs at home, but the No. 1 team in the country had to depend on its kicker and the Alabama Crimson Tide won it 20-19. Texas played the majority of the game without quarterback Quinn Ewers, who left the game in the first quarter due to an injury. The Longhorns took a 19-16 lead late, but Heisman winner Bryce Young led Alabama on a game-wi...

It'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...

Wescott Eberts and Cameron Parker first look back on the Longhorns' performance last week against ULM and the games from Ja’Tavion Sanders and Quinn Ewers (3:00) before turning their attention to Alabama (12:00). They dive into what it will take to upset Alabama (16:00), Wescott’s takeaways from the Crimson Tide’s 55-0 victory over Utah State in Week 1 (26:30), and their confidence in the Texas se...

The 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'Tav...

Sark and the Longhorns took care of business against ULM on Saturday and Wescott Eberts and Cameron Parker give their Monday reactions. Wescott's biggest takeaways from the season-opening victory include the Texas defense, Barryn Sorrell, and others. Cameron then presents Wescott with "overreaction or not?" including Quinn Ewers performance (12:00), the Texas special teams unit (18:00), Pete Kwiat...

The Texas Longhorns were massive favorites over the ULM Warhawks in this one and did what you should do against an outmatched team, cruised to a 52-10 win in the season opener. After a shaky opening possession in which quarterback Quinn Ewers saw his first second-ever pass attempt intercepted, the Longhorns started to roll thanks — in large part to Ewers and his right arm. The freshman finished th...

We are two days out from the Texas Longhorns' season opener, which means the offseason is fully behind us, and it's time to discuss some actual football. The Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks are coming off a down season under Terry Bowden, but the Longhorns are heading into year two of the Steve Sarkisian era. With no tape for the year, but ideas about what it could be, we dive in on our hopes and expect...

It'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 t...

The football season is back and so are Cameron Parker and Wescott Eberts. The first Winning is Hard podcast of the year is here and Wescott and Cam dive into Steve Sarkisian's Monday press conference and the player availabilities (3:00), which player or coach NEEDS to have a good season (21:00), which player is poised for a breakout season (28:00), season predictions for the Longhorns (34:00), and...

We've reached the final week of the season preview series, closing out the season with the Baylor Bears on Black Friday. The reigning conference champions lost a ton of production at the skill positions, but bring back a ton of talent -- especially in the trenches -- that should make the reload easier in 2022. Head coach Dave Aranda made one of the starkest turnarounds in all of college football i...

With two weeks left before the season kicks off, the Texas Longhorns officially have their QB1. Steve Sarkisian, through the Sports Information Office, made it known that the transfer redshirt freshman, and former Tom Herman pledge, would be suiting up as the starting quarterback when the season kicks off against ULM. As he heads into game preparation as the first-team quarterback, we look back at...

It'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...