Cedric Golden
Golden: March Madness equals sadness in Austin but what of Shaka?
Texas didn’t get in and Shaka Smart will be back. The mess that’s been the 2019 basketball season took a predictable turn when the Longhorns were not one of the 68 teams announced as part of the NCAA basketball tournament field. March Sadness has descended upon our fair city … Read More
Cedric Golden
Golden: Frigid Horns bats need to warm up after Tech knots series
The hits didn’t keep on coming for the Texas Longhorns on Saturday. Well, one came. Just one. And in big-time college baseball, that’s nowhere near enough. For the third time this season, Texas was held to a single hit, and this time it was in a Big 12 showdown with … Read More
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On Second Thought Ep 130: Tom Herman’s biggest worry entering spring, Shaka’s Horns and the NCAA bubble
March 14th, 2019
Cedric Golden
Golden: From football and basketball to … tennis and sailing? College corruption is everywhere
Don’t you miss the good old days when boosters were the ones delivering bags of money to recruits to get them to sign with their schools? Well, the tide has definitely changed. Rich people are using their influence to buy their children into college, as if their heirs didn’t have … Read More
Cedric Golden
Golden: In a must-win defeat, stumbling Texas made no case for an NCAA Tourney bid
Want to make a case against Texas being included in the NCAA Tournament? Look no further than Saturday, March 9, 2019. TCU 69, Texas 56. Shaka Smart’s crew dropped to 16-15 overall and finished Big 12 play at 8-10 for the second consecutive season. The Big 12’s national reputation as … Read More
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On Second Thought Ep 129: Shaka Smart on winning, Spring football primer, Texas baseball
March 7th, 2019
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On Second Thought Ep 128: Should Kerwin Roach be playing for Texas? Bowie hoops coach Celester Collier
February 28th, 2019
Cedric Golden
Golden: Roach should be out of chances but he isn’t
The biggest takeaway from Shaka Smart’s Monday media availability came regarding thrice-suspended guard Kerwin Roach II: He isn’t going anywhere. The Texas basketball coach already said he’s likely to return this season. This time the decision came down from The Tower. Roach’s indefinite suspension comes at the worst possible time. Read More
Cedric Golden
Golden: With stiff competition looming, Texas baseball off to great start in 2019
They’re pretty good. We know that much about the 2019 Texas Longhorns. The Horns are off to a a 6-2 start, their best since 2015 team that started off 8-2. The present-day club is feeling pretty good about things, especially after bouncing back from that one-hit, four-error embarrassment in Saturday’s … Read More
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On Second Thought Ep 127: Texas TE Andrew Beck on why he moved to Vegas, UT Hoops preview
February 21st, 2019
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Golden: Too much fizzle, not enough sizzle for the Texas women
It’s not how you start. Texas didn’t finish. When you’re up 14 points at the house in the second half, it’s supposed to be a win, but the Longhorns were much more fizzle than sizzle on Sunday for the most important part of a crucial Big 12 test. Kansas State … Read More
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Golden: Longhorns Andrew Beck, Chris Nelson are using their NFL combine snubs as fuel
Get to the league. That’s the goal. For newly graduated Texas players Chris Nelson and Andrew Beck, their journey to the NFL may not come with the perks of some higher-profile teammates, but they are putting in the necessary work to make that dream happen. Both went through two years … Read More
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On Second Thought Ep 126: Can Texas hoops make the NCAAs? Did Kyler Murray make the right decision?
February 14th, 2019
Cedric Golden
Golden: Longhorns going nowhere unless seniors Roach and Osetkowski lead
The Texas Longhorns can scrap, claw and battle all they want but their fate will ultimately rest on the performances of the most experienced players on the roster. To steal a line from athletic director Chris Del Conte, seniors Kerwin Roach II and Dylan Osetkowski are the OGs on this … Read More
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Golden: Are the cards falling just fine for Shaka’s group?
February 12th, 2019
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Golden: With signee Brown questionable, Herman still high on Texas’ running backs
Life is bigger than football. And Tom Herman had the perfect tone Wednesday when he addressed the media on what was left of national signing day. Running back Derrian Brown, a four-star signee from Georgia, underwent surgery last week back home to remove a blood clot in his brain. Herman … Read More
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On Second Thought Ep 125: Hookem.com recruiting guru Mike Craven rates Longhorns, Aggies NSD success
February 7th, 2019
Cedric Golden
Golden: Texas women should be elevated after tight loss to top-ranked Baylor
The Texas women aren’t on Baylor’s level, but for one quarter Monday night, Karen Aston’s Longhorns outplayed a team that’s expected to be in the national title mix. One might say Texas put a slight scare into the nation’s top-ranked team. Well, at least enough of a scare to make … Read More
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On Second Thought Ep 124: Is Texas hoops back after KU win? Tennessee coach Rick Barnes on Vols’ resurgence
January 31st, 2019
