PROLOGUE TO Lubbock 2008, Ten Years After Sept. 20, 2021 by Larry Carlson Dateline: Lubbock, November 10, 2018 Many of us began the elevator shuttle from the press box down to the floor of Jones AT&T Stadium, with about six to seven minutes on the clock. Texas had entered the fourth quarter with a lead…
Longhorn author Jenna McEachern say the Cotton Bowl tunnel, “is the “last mile” of college football- a dark, narrow tunnel leading players toward the daylight, toward the frenzy, toward the moment of truth. A link to the tunnel experience October 2022 https://twitter.com/TexasFootball/status/1579460872334086145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1579460872334086145%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url= (outlook.com) 10.12.2012 | Football Bill Little commentary: Run it again Bill Little, Texas Media Relations…
Top 15 best defensive backs by anthony snodgrass ALRIGHT …. HERE IS MY BREAKDOWN OF WHAT I THINK ARE THE TOP 15 DEFENSIVE BACKS IN TEXAS LONGHORNS FOOTBALL HISTORY. LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF MY ORDER. 1. Michael Huff – 2005 He was a Consensus All-American, a Thorpe Award winner, and a national…
Derrick Johnson In his book “The Road to Texas”, Mike Roach tells the story of Derrick Johnson in great detail. Longhorn great Rod Babers says of Derrick “there are a lot of guys I’ve seen in person that are freaks, but he might bein my top 10. He was a mutant. When we saw him…
Fix the environment not the flower For many of you, the following article will represent old-school thought. However, Old-school winning recruiting formulas should not be dismissed as old-fashioned. Indeed, recruiting techniques and rules that govern the game have changed dramatically, but the winning principles have not. Team-focused football players who are blessed with innate intangibles…
Remembering Lemons, Texas’ NIT title-winning team On the eve of the NCAA crowning a national champion at the Final Four, guest columnist Larry Carlson remembers the NIT-winning Texas squad of Abe Lemons 40 years later. Article written for 247 Sports LARRY CARLSON Apr 1st, 2018, 8:00 AM35 Long before Longhorn basketball backers swooned for Tom…
REESE AT THE OLYMPICS At the 1984 Los Angeles Games Rick Carey- won three gold medals in the 100 and 200 backstroke, as well as the 400 medley relay – As head coach of the 1992 U.S. team in Barcelona, Reese’s swimmers captured 13 medals, including six gold. Former Longhorns Hans Dersch earned a gold…
Everything about Simms seemed golden. Members of the Longhorn team had voted him Mr. GQ, with shiny blonde hair and bright eyes to compliment his genuine smile. If that was not enough, he was also handsome and cosmopolitan with the innocence of a back country boy. Chris Simms 1999- Chris starts 1 game and loses….
MACK BROWN SAID ABOUT HIS LIFE JOURNEY, “WE ARE LIKE PIECES OF CLAY, AND EACH PERSON WHO TOUCHES US MAKES AN IMPRESSION. JULIUS DID SO ON MY LIFE JOURNEY. WHO SOMEONE ROOMS WITH SHOULD NOT BE A NEWSWORTHY EVENT. HOWEVER, ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1970, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WROTE A “PROVOCATIVE” ARTICLE THAT SAID, “WHITTIER, TEXAS…
Alan Luskey Obituary Brad and Luskey in the mid 70s Brad and Luskey as friend decades later. Alan Luskey receiving honor from the city of Fort Worth. Luskey.png Alan as a manager at Texas The Luskey’s- Alan’s burnt ornage spirit is missed. Alan Dean Luskey FORT WORTH–Having lived and loved well, Alan Dean Luskey reluctantly…