CHERRY LEMONADE by Larry Carlson Unless they lived through the worst home loss in UT history, Longhorn fans likely don’t recall the name of Marty Cherry. The sophomore from the Arkansas side of Texarkana got a rough football baptism as a relief pitcher for the eleventh-ranked Horns on a hot mid-September day in 1997. A…
1904 Chicago 68- 0 – team coached by Ralph Hutchinson . 1904 Coach Ralph Hutchinson 6-2 From the first official year of Longhorn football in 1883 to 1903, the Longhorns’ win-loss record was 71-17-3 with three undefeated seasons, and included the first rivalry games against Texas A&M and Oklahoma. All of these victories were primarily…
Mostly Treats & One Razor-Bladed Apple by Larry Carlson for https://texaslsn.org Plenty of orange around Austin and Texas in October. It’s pumpkin time, even it’s not “frost on the punkin’” time, except occasionally up on the High Plains where Floydada reigns as our state’s pumpkin capital. Halloween has forever been a festive time during football…
Larry is quite skilled behind the mic, too. In the photo below, he is just beginning his journey to becoming a media guru and professor, interviewing Randy McEachern after a football game. Larry says, “True confession here. I always start combing ESPN’s website daily in late spring, eagerly awaiting the unveiling of the weeknight college…
Article dated 10/05/2025 GAINESVILLE, Fla. – On Saturday, No. 9 Texas was stunned by Florida in a 29-21 loss at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The Longhorns were dealt an eight-point defeat in their Southeastern Conference opener. After starting its season with four nonconference games and a bye, UT had been the only SEC team that…
Below is the link to the song. Let’s get this party started. https://youtu.be/mW1dbiD_zDk Lawrence has hosted four Longhorn Sports parties over the last four years. Most of the first three events were attended primarily by Akers players. Former Longhorn student-athletes from other sports, including basketball, tennis, and track, participated more broadly at the last one…
THE 1975 ‘HORNS: BABY, THEY WERE BORN TO RUN https://youtu.be/IxuThNgl3YA Born to Run link When Darrell Royal’s nineteenth edition of the Texas Longhorns opened camp in August ’75, prognosticators were high on the Horns. No other college team in America was going to have a ground game like Texas. It started with FB Earl Campbell,…
https://www.facebook.com/ryanwolftvnews/posts/its-known-as-the-silent-killerfrom-friday-night-lights-to-the-nfl-sergio-kindle-/1289734179180000/ From Todd Hunt -All, I received a couple of notes about Sergio Kindle and wanted to let everyone know your prayers and support are needed. Sergio was diagnosed with early-stage colon cancer last Monday. Fortunately, they caught it early so his chances of remission after the surgery are high. On that note, his medical…
A history of Texas Longhorns in the medical field Many UT football products have become doctors, nurses, dentists, or veterinarians after their time on the gridiron. by Jonathan Wells Jun 9, 2025, 9:00 AM CDT In May of 2024, I wrote a post about the history of Texas Longhorn football-baseball dual-athletes and highlighted some of…
by Larry Carlson https://texaslsn.org Ahhh, the evolution of college football. From SMU being sentenced to the “death penalty” for paying players, to Texas Tech held in awe for ponying up more than five mill for an O-lineman with a season of high school remaining. The quarterback position? Back when the Texas Longhorns won their first…