By Larry Carlson https://texaslsn.org https://texaslsn.org/larry-carlsons-interviews/ Major Applewhite is a storied quarterbackin’ figure in UT history, a record-setter and cucumber-cool finisher who already qualifies as polished top brass among the ranks of Longhorn fan favorites. But how much brighter would his star shine, had he been provided with a few more opportunities at Texas? What if…
ALL GAS…SOME BREAKS by Larry Carlson https://texaslsn.org It was a helluva season for the Burnt Orange Boys of Autumn in 2023. https://texaslsn.org/larry-carlsons-interviews/ First conference title after a 13-year drought. A sweet, sweet swansong for Texas in the Big XII. Texas fans will long remember the 57-7 crushing of Texas Tech, followed by UT barbecuing Oklahoma…
https://texaslsn.org/larry-carlsons-interviews/ CARLSON: As for your time covering Longhorn sports, you came along for some of the worst of UT football, then the best turnaround ever, plus “the Runnin’ Horns” of Coach Tom Penders, featuring “BMW”…Blanks, Mays & Wright. How cool were those times, up close? BMW My first basketball season was the year of BMW….
https://texaslsn.org/larry-carlsons-interviews/ Bill Schoening is one of those rare individuals who always seems to lead the league in fun. Sure, you might think, put me in place as one of America’s premier play-by-play radio announcers, and I’ll have fun, too. But the Philadelphia guy who called Texas Longhorn football, basketball and baseball for more than a…
https://texaslsn.org/larry-carlsons-interviews/ It was said by Darrell Royal that his star running back ran like a lizard. He was quick, he was fast, he was steady, he was elusive and he was durable. He once lugged the pigskin 38 times in one afternoon for Texas, something not even the great Earl Campbell ever did. He established…
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…