Longhorn Republic

For the fourth time in the last five years, the Texas Longhorns have claimed the Director’s Cup as the top athletic department in the nation. It was tighter than it probably should have been, with the men’s basketball team and baseball teams underperforming, but the track and field teams did just enough to secure a 1.5-point win over the USC Trojans. We dive into what this says about Texas athletics and the impact of their first year in the SEC.

Our season preview series continues this week, covering the Texas Longhorns’ Week 11 opponent, the Arkansas Razorbacks. The long-time rivals meet for back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 2003 and 2004 seasons, the first time as conference opponents since the days of the Southwest Conference. The Razorbacks return an experienced quarterback in Taylen Green, but are turning over most of their other offensive players around him in a year where Sam Pittman needs a solid year to keep his job. What are the expectations for Arkansas with a tough schedule and a ton of new faces on both sides of the ball?

The Texas Longhorns went to Oklahoma City with an opportunity to exorcise several demons, knocking off Oklahoma and Tennessee to set up this weekend’s matchup with old rival Texas Tech and star pitcher NiJaree Canady. It took all three games of the championship series to get it done, but the Longhorns hoisted their first-ever softball trophy in Oklahoma City. With that win locked up, we also brought in Brett Wilkinson, the man behind Director’s Cupdates to let us know what needs to happen this weekend for Texas to claim its fourth Director’s Cup in five years.

We are rapidly approaching the college football season and so it is time to begin our season preview series. Every offseason we go through the Longhorns’ schedule week-by-week in reverse order with someone who knows the opponents best. This week, we welcome Cameron Ohnysty to help us dive into the 2025 Texas A&M Aggies. We talk about Year 2 of the Elko Era, what we can expect from the offense, and how they plan on replacing three key defenders who are now in the NFL.

The Texas Longhorns saw their spring sports head in different directions over the weekend, with the baseball team bowing out of the postseason at home while the softball team advanced to the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City.The baseball team, the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament couldn’t overcome the pitching of the UTSA Roadrunners — leaving runners on base while also struggling in the field. Several hours north, the ladies were dominant in the WCWS thanks to the pitching of Teagan Kavan. She took care of business against Florida and Oklahoma as the starting pitcher and then came in to close things out after Mac Morgan kicked things off strong.