The Longhorn Republic

The 2025 baseball season is right around the corner, so we dive in on this new-look team. Texas will be under new leadership with the hiring of Jim Schlossnagle from Texas A&M, who hopes to build on the talented roster David Pierce left. With several returning stars and key portal additions, Texas should be competitive in a stacked SEC.

The No. 5 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team continued their hot streak with another undefeated week, capped by a dominant win over rival Texas A&M. It sets up a pivotal week for the conference title, capped by a rematch with No. 2 South Carolina. On the men's side, they dropped a last-second game against Ole Miss but rebounded with a lopsided win over the LSU Tigers. They continu...

The No. 1 Texas Longhorns will take the diamond soon, looking to build on a season that ended short of expectations -- winning a national championship. The team that made a run at a championship a year ago is ready to make a run at another, with perhaps an even more potent lineup than they had a year ago.

The Texas men's and women's basketball teams went a combined 5-0 in a gauntlet week that featured last-second heroics and elite performances from the usual suspects. How can the men, previously sitting at the bottom of the SEC use this to build momentum? And can the ladies use this to forget about the biggest blemish on their resume and forge a path to a conference title?

The Texas Longhorns came up just one game shy of playing for a national championship for the second consecutive year. While the Longhorns managed to pick up two postseason wins, the 2024 season ended similarly to the previous year, knocking on the door of the championship game but not crossing the threshold. How do we consider this season in retrospect? How do we reconcile Texas having one of the...

The No. 5 Texas Longhorns had a winning game plan in one of the only games they were at a talent disadvantage this year but couldn't make enough plays to overcome the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes. Defensively, Texas had a clear plan to shut down the high-powered Buckeyes and executed it to perfection for most of the game, save for one major breakdown that ended up creating a deficit for Texas. Offens...

The No. 5 Texas Longhorns come back to friendlier confines to take on the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes -- who come into the game as favorites. The Longhorns survived the last round of the playoffs, while Ohio State has been on a tear, winning their first two games by a combined score of 83-38. The most-talented team in the country, according the 247Sports Blue Chip Ratio, the Buckeyes are living up t...

The No. 5 Texas Longhorns took an early lead but let the No. 4 Arizona State Sun Devils creep back into the game and forced a double-overtime when Texas stars took over and won the game. Quinn Ewers operated the offense efficiently for what could have been two game-winning drives, before throwing a 4th and 13 miracle and a following touchdown to win the game. What broke down for Texas and what cha...

The No. 5 Texas Longhorns are headed back to Atlanta to take on the Arizona State Sun Devils in the second round of the College Football Playoffs. After being picked to finish last in the Big 12, ASU took home the crown and received a bye in the first round of the playoffs. Star running back Cam Skattebo and the Sun Devils ran all over Iowa State in the Big 12 title game, but have not squared off...

The No. 5 Texas Longhorns made it a bit more dramatic than it needed to be at times, but came away with a win over the Clemson Tigers to open the 2024 College Football Playoffs. Rather than the defense setting the pace for Texas, it was the offense that got the job done, dominating the Tigers on the ground. Jaydon Blue turned in a career day, while Quintrevion Wisner inched closer to 1,000 yards o...

The No. 3 Texas Longhorns are set to host a first-round playoff game, welcoming in the Clemson Tigers for the first-ever matchup between these two programs. Texas brings one of the nation's elite defenses to the table to take on a Clemson offense that thrives on chunk plays to keep things moving. On the other side of the ball, the Longhorns' offense needs to rebound quickly from the abject failure...

The Texas Longhorns start their first season playing basketball in the SEC with an absolute murderer's row of opponents, highlighting the elite level of hoops in the conference. What does Texas have to look forward to and what can they do to prepare for a tough gauntlet of opponents?

The No. 3 Texas Longhorns drew the five-seed in the College Football playoff based on the automatic bids and qualifiers, setting up an opening-round matchup against the Clemson Tigers. The storylines in the postseason are aplenty, with Indiana and Notre Dame facing off for the first time, to the potential of a third Texas/Georgia matchup in the final game. We break down the field and how Texas's p...

The No. 3 Texas Longhorns have seemingly found the one thing they can't overcome, self-inflicted wounds against the Georgia Bulldogs. Turnovers, penalties, and negative plays added up and Texas was unable to overcome the Bulldogs despite having plenty of chances to do so. What happened in the game and what can Texas do to reverse its fortunes in the playoffs?

The No. 2 Longhorns can position themselves for a deep run in the CFP with a win over the Georgia Bulldogs in their inaugural SEC campaign. The last time these two teams met, Georgia was in control from wire to wire, this second team is better produced and better organized. It was also National Signing Day, with the Longhorns positioning themselves to have the top recruiting class in the country....

After 13 years, the rivalry returned and the result was the same as it was more than a decade ago; the Texas Longhorns went into College Station and came away with a win. The Longhorns' defense was the biggest reason for the dominant win, keeping the Aggies out of the end zone for the first time this season. Texas held their rushing game in check and forced quarterback Marcell Reed to beat them th...

The rivalry is back after 13 years and the No. 3 Texas Longhorns have one final hurdle to achieve their regular season goals, a win over rival Texas A&M. The Aggies, in the first year of the Mike Elko era, are taking advantage of the stocked cupboard and have also positioned themselves for a shot at their first SEC Championship Game. Can they overcome the Longhorns with a combination of talent...

The Texas Longhorns controlled the game wire-to-wire, even if it was a frustration show form the offense at-times. Texas was able to move the ball despite the ankle injury that hampered Quinn Ewers and limited his mobility, thanks to the late-game performance from the running backs and offensive line. Perhaps the biggest reason they were in that position was the play of the defense, who smothered...

The No. 3 Texas Longhorns have two games left between them and reaching the first of their major goals, playing in the SEC Championship game. Their path to the title game is simple for Texas; win the next two games and they're in. The first of those hurdles is senior day against the Kentucky Wildcats, who just snapped a long losing streak over Murray State. Their winning formula is simple, slow th...

The No. 3 Texas Longhorns had to sweat it out thanks to some third quarter offensive struggles but managed to turn it on when it counted and come out of Fayetteville with a win over a historic rival. What does the Longhorns' performance tell us about the final two games and what will they need to do to stay atop the SEC with just two games left on the schedule? We also dive in on basketball's succ...

The No. 3 Texas Longhorns are set to reignite and old Southwest Conference Rivalry, heading to Fayetteville to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks. Arkansas has been an inconsistent threat this year, but has explosive players on offense that can quickly make defenses pay. Will Texas be able to contain their dual-threat quarterback and put a lid on the running game? Will the Longhorns be able to genera...

The No. 5 Texas Longhorns came out of the bye week with something to prove and did just that, dismantling Florida from the early parts of the game. Texas did give up some yardage late, after pulling the starters, for their statistically worst game of the year. However, there's nuance required when discussing the performance of the defense against the Gators, especially in the second half.

After a week off, the No. 5 Texas Longhorns are back in action at home, hosting the Florida Gators to start the last third of the regular season. Florida has been resurgent in their last few games, but may be without the services of quarterback DJ Lagway, who went down with an injury last Saturday. The Gators' ability to move the ball will look quite different depending on whether Lagway or his ba...

The No. 4 Texas Longhorns are ready to storm the SEC with Vic Schaefer's deepest squad during his time in Austin. Led by a talented core of experienced players, the Longhorns added key talent from the portal and the No. 5 recruiting class in the nation. In the most physical and competitive women's basketball in the country, the Longhorns are picked to finish second behind the defending national ch...

We took advantage of the football team's bye week to take a deep dive into the Texas Longhorns men's basketball team, entering their second full year under Rodney Terry. There will be a lot of new faces playing at the Moody Center in 2024-25, with Terry dipping into the portal several times to supplement the core of returning players and high school talent. What do we expect from this team in its...