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ESPN Had Accidental Nudity
During Sugar Bowl, Is Sorry
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ESPN Had Accidental Nudity During Sugar Bowl, Is Sorry

Plus, memes abound to Matthew McConaughey's reaction to his team's loss

(Newser) - A woman baring her breast in New Orleans isn't usually headline-worthy, but a woman baring her breast on national television in New Orleans has ESPN more than a little red-faced. ESPN apologized Monday night for the video clip of a woman baring her breast that was shown during the...

Latest Manning QB Makes College Debut
Latest Manning QB
Makes College Debut

Latest Manning QB Makes College Debut

Nephew and grandson of stars

(Newser) - The next generation of Manning quarterbacks has taken his first snap on a college football field. Arch Manning joined his Texas teammates late in the third quarter Friday night against Texas Tech in Austin, closing out the game, CNN reports. The top recruit of his class, Manning arrived with a...

Texas Basketball Coach Charged With Domestic Assault

Chris Beard's lawyer calls arrest 'truly inconceivable'

(Newser) - University of Texas men's basketball head coach Chris Beard was arrested and taken to jail early Monday after a report of a domestic assault. The Travis County Sheriff's Office says the 49-year-old was charged with assault on a family or household member/impeding breath circulation, the Athletic reports. A...

Nation's Top Recruit Makes His Choice

Arch Manning, also a quarterback, picks Texas

(Newser) - As college decision time approached, Arch Manning has tried to stay below the radar. He's kept his Instagram account private, and, until now, he'd never tweeted. Manning has taken no steps to engage in name, image and likeness opportunities, ESPN reports. But avoiding attention isn't easy for...

UT-Austin Paid Consultant $1.1M to Improve Song's Image

He was on committee that looked into background of 'The Eyes of Texas'

(Newser) - In March, the University of Texas at Austin released a report penned by a panel that concluded the school's "Eyes of Texas" song was not "overtly racist." But while university president Jay Hartzell said the panel would consist of athletes, historians, professors, and students, it also...

UT Linebacker Jake Ehlinger, 20, Found Dead Near Campus

He was the brother of Sam Ehlinger, recently drafted to the Colts

(Newser) - Texas linebacker Jake Ehlinger, the younger brother of former Longhorns quarterback Sam Ehlinger, was found dead near campus Thursday, Austin police said. Officers found the 20-year-old Ehlinger after responding to a call at 12:18pm. Police did not detail how they found him but said the death is not considered...

Motorcycle Crash Claims Life of Football 'Legend'

Cedric Benson and a woman were pronounced dead at the scene

(Newser) - A former NFL running back and Texas Longhorn "legend" lost his life in a Saturday night motorcycle crash, CNN reports. Cedric Benson was only 36. He had posted an image of his BMW motorcycle on Instagram just hours before the west Austin accident, adding heart emojis and the words,...

Alabama Holds Off McCoy-Less Texas


 Alabama Holds Off 
 McCoy-Less Texas 
BCS TITLE GAME

Alabama Holds Off McCoy-Less Texas

Texas rallies without QB, but Crimson Tide wins 37-21

(Newser) - Top-ranked Alabama rolled out to a big lead after No. 2 Texas lost star quarterback Colt McCoy on its first offensive series, and the Crimson Tide held off a furious second-half rally in a 37-21 victory that won the school its 13th national college football championship. McCoy, a Heisman Trophy...

Texas Win Would Be Hollywood Ending, But ...
 Texas Win Would Be 
 Hollywood Ending, But ... 
BCS TITLE GAME

Texas Win Would Be Hollywood Ending, But ...

... Alabama's just a better team

(Newser) - With the Bowl Championship Series title game set for Thursday night at the Rose Bowl, a Hollywood ending is called for—meaning, Chris Dufresne writes, a Texas victory. After all, it was 4 years ago on that very field that Vince Young showed a young Colt McCoy how to win...

Best, Worst of Bowl Season
 Best, Worst of Bowl Season 
NCAA FOOTBALL VIEWING GUIDE

Best, Worst of Bowl Season

Watch title game, skip Little Caesars (except the pizza)

(Newser) - With college football bowl season set to begin today, Dennis Dodd tells you which of the 34 are appointment viewing, and which you should avoid at all costs. The top three:
  • BCS title game—Alabama vs. Texas (Jan. 7, ABC): Storied traditions, a Heisman winner … and coaches with combined
...

Alabama's Ingram Wins Heisman

Running back is the first Crimson Tide player to get honor

(Newser) - Mark Ingram completed the trophy case at Alabama, delivering the first Heisman to a school that boasts one of the richest histories in college football. The tough-running sophomore tailback turned tearful after winning the Heisman Trophy tonight in the closest vote in the award's 75-year history. He finished 28 points...

Alabama's Ingram Will Win Heisman
 Alabama's Ingram 
 Will Win Heisman 
WHO HOISTS THE HARDWARE?

Alabama's Ingram Will Win Heisman

Site that's picked past 7 winners tabs Tide RB

(Newser) - Many observers believe Alabama running back Mark Ingram is going to be this year’s Heisman Trophy winner as college football’s top player—and a blog that’s correctly predicted the past seven recipients is one of them. Stiff Arm Trophy has Ingram nosing out Stanford running back Toby...

This Year's Must-See College Games

(Newser) - College football season is just a few yards away, so Fox Sports scans the schedule for must-see affairs. The picks:
  1. Ohio State at Penn State, Nov. 7: With Michigan in its present state, this is the Big 10’s showcase game, and the winner is a good bet to go
...

Horns Beat Gophers 76-62 With Abrams Onslaught

Texas wins fourth straight opener with barrage of 3-pointers

(Newser) - The Texas Longhorns set up a second-round match against Duke with a 76-62 win over Minnesota in their NCAA opener, reports AP. AJ Abrams—whose 3-pointers were credited with getting the Longhorns to within a game of the Final Four last year—was as deadly as ever at long range,...

Inside the Heisman Arms Race
 Inside the Heisman Arms Race 

Inside the Heisman Arms Race

How the three candidates shake out

(Newser) - Each was a dominant performer who steered his team into title contention and, for the first time since 2001, each is a quarterback. So how will voters pick between Tim Tebow, Sam Bradford, and Colt McCoy, this year’s Heisman contenders? The winner will be announced tonight, and no clear...

Texas Upsets No. 1 Sooners
 Texas Upsets No. 1 Sooners 

Texas Upsets No. 1 Sooners

(Newser) - This year, the storied Red River rivalry between the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners lived up to the hype. No. 5 Texas trailed nearly all game, but QB Colt McCoy grabbed control in the fourth quarter and refused to let go, pulling away for a 45-35 victory over the top-ranked...

5 Football Saturdays to Savor
 5 Football Saturdays to Savor
OPINION

5 Football Saturdays to Savor

Hype machine already churning for Ohio State-USC showdown Sept. 13

(Newser) - With the college football season set to kick off Thursday, blogger The Kid outlines the five weekends that will help decide who plays in the national championship game on Jan. 8 in Miami.
  • Aug. 30: Illinois and Missouri square off in St. Louis; Clemson and Alabama meet in Atlanta. “
...

Hansbrough Wins Wooden Award
  Hansbrough Wins
  Wooden Award

Hansbrough Wins Wooden Award

North Carolina junior sweeps MVP awards; Parker takes women's honor

(Newser) - He already earned an armful, but Tyler Hansbrough took one last bit of brass Friday night. The North Carolina junior won the John R. Wooden Award as college basketball's top player, giving him essentially a sweep of the season's individual honors, including The Associated Press college basketball player of the...

Rose, Memphis Headed to San Antonio
Rose, Memphis Headed to
San Antonio
MARCH MADNESS

Rose, Memphis Headed to San Antonio

Calipari's kids beat Texas handily to advance to Final Four

(Newser) - Derrick Rose had 21 points and nine assists, and Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 25 points, as Memphis handled Texas with ease, 85-67, to advance to the Final Four. The third time was a charm for John Calipari and the Tigers as they finally reached the national semifinals after losing in the...

Size Doesn't Matter As Texas Beats Stanford
Size Doesn't Matter As Texas Beats Stanford
MARCH MADNESS

Size Doesn't Matter As Texas Beats Stanford

Longhorns overcome Cardinal's twin towers, advance to South final

(Newser) - D.J. Augustin had 21 points, seven assists and triggered a 20-3 second half run as Texas broke open a one-point game and defeated third-seeded Stanford, 82-62. Augustin scored eight points during that stretch and fed Damion James on a big-time dunk that brought a roar from the partisan crowd....

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