Texas’ Steve Sarkisian sorry for missing ‘The Eyes of Texas’

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian opened his Monday news conference following the Longhorns’ 41-34 loss to Oklahoma State by apologizing for not singing “The Eyes of Texas,” the school song, before leaving the field. “As you know, I owe an apology to Longhorn Nation,” Sarkisian said. “I made a mistake at the end of the game … Read more

Best plays, highlights by top college football recruits this week

Before they take the field as college football players on Saturdays, some of the top recruits in the 2023 ESPN 300 are playing underneath the lights on weeknights. Texas recruit Arch Manning (No. 2, 2023) set the Isidore Newman School (Louisiana) school record for career touchdown passes Friday and he won’t be lacking targets when … Read more

Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’ album launches many sports memes

5:08 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com Pop music megastar Taylor Swift released her latest studio album, titled “Midnights,” on Friday. The 13-track album is Swift’s 10th. According to Spotify, the album broke the platform’s record for most album streams in a single day, and Swift broke the record for most-streamed artist in a single day. 1 … Read more

The 2022 college football midseason All-America team

We’ve reached the midpoint of the 2022 college football season, and some new faces — both teams and players — have navigated their way to the front of the line. Tennessee is unbeaten and ranked No. 3, the Vols’ highest in-season AP ranking since 2001. Ole Miss also is unbeaten and the No. 7 Rebels … Read more

Best plays, highlights by top college football recruits this week

Before they take the field as college football players on Saturdays, some of the top recruits in the 2023 and 2024 ESPN 300 are playing underneath the lights on weeknights. The highly decorated duo committed to the USC Trojans, quarterback Malachi Nelson (No. 1 overall, No. 1 QB-PP) and wide receiver Makai Lemon (No. 19 … Read more

QB Quinn Ewers stars as Texas shuts out Oklahoma in showdown

DALLAS — Quinn Ewers finally got a chance to play in his first Red River Showdown, and he made the most of it, leading Texas to a historic 49-0 win over Oklahoma on Saturday. After getting the starting nod late this week following recovery from a clavicle injury suffered in Week 2 against Alabama, Ewers … Read more

Best plays, highlights by top college football recruits this week

Before they take the field as college football players on Saturdays, some of the top recruits in the 2023 ESPN 300 are playing underneath the lights on weeknights. Arch Manning added to the Manning family record book on Friday during Isidore Newman School’s (Louisiana) 52-22 victory over Pearl River High School. The Texas-bound Manning tossed … Read more

Arch Manning breaks Eli, Peyton Manning’s career high school records

Quarterback Arch Manning broke his high school’s records for career passing yards and touchdowns on Friday, marks previously held by his uncles, Eli and Peyton Manning. Coming into Friday’s game, Arch Manning was 110 yards away from breaking Eli’s career passing record at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans. Arch broke that mark, along with … Read more

Arizona Cardinals QB Colt McCoy pays off Texas Tech Red Raiders-Texas Longhorns bet

TEMPE, Ariz. — Colt McCoy paid his debt Tuesday. Three days after his Texas Longhorns lost to the Texas Tech Red Raiders — the alma mater of his head coach, Kliff Kingsbury — the Arizona Cardinals‘ backup quarterback had to wear a Texas Tech hat, shirt and shorts. Did you know Texas Tech beat Texas … Read more

Texas Longhorns football ran up nearly $280,000 tab for recruiting visit by Arch Manning, 8 others

The Texas Longhorns football program isn’t holding back in its recruiting visits, but the effort paid off this summer to the tune of the currently No. 3-ranked recruiting class led by No. 2 quarterback Arch Manning. According to public records obtained by The Athletic, the Longhorns spent nearly $630,000 on two recruiting weekends in June, … Read more