Maryland 34, Texas 29: Three late turnovers raise more questions whether anything has changed
LANDOVER, Md. — Sometimes, the depths of Texas’ mediocrity defies belief. Last season, the Longhorns gave up 51 points to a team that finished 4-8. One year later, those same Maryland Terrapins — picked to finish near the bottom of the Big Ten East division — forced three consecutive turnovers in the final seven minutes to capture a 34-29 win. Things were supposed to be different in coach Tom Herman’s second season, but they weren’t. At least not on Saturday at FedEx Field. Just like last season, UT’s No. 23 preseason ranking will be gone when the poll is updated before week two. “A lot of people are gonna want to say this feels a lot like last year. It doesn’t to me,” Herman said. He’s now 7-7 at Texas, but the coach truly believes “we’re a better team now …
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Longhorns Unfiltered podcast Ep 1: Maryland 34, Texas 29
Columnists Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls join beat writers Brian Davis and Danny Davis to discuss what just happened in Landover. It’s a brand new sports podcast: Longhorns Unfiltered. … Read More
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Golden: Texas’ defense will need to play at an elite level in 2018 to get some wins
LANDOVER, Md. — Bad start. Horrible ending. Here’s the worst part of becoming only the fifth FBS team to lose to Maryland since October 2016: For the Texas Longhorns to be better than they were last year, the defense will have to play close to perfect because this offense just … Read More
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Texas finds mixed results in the backfield as Tre Watson, Keaontay Ingram make their debuts
LANDOVER, Md. — Texas provided some answers about its running game in Saturday’s 34-29 season-opening loss to Maryland. Enough questions still remain, though. Texas ran 36 times for 142 yards and two touchdowns. That yardage would have stood as the fifth-best performance of a 2017 season that saw the Longhorns … Read More
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Maryland 34, Texas 29: Three late turnovers raise more questions whether anything has changed
LANDOVER, Md. — Sometimes, the depths of Texas’ mediocrity defies belief. Last season, the Longhorns gave up 51 points to a team that finished 4-8. One year later, those same Maryland Terrapins — picked to finish near the bottom of the Big Ten East division … Read More
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WATCH: Longhorn Minute: Texas vs. Maryland
American-Statesman writers Brian Davis and Danny Davis examine Texas’ season opening loss to Maryland. [anvplayer video=”4474415″ station=”Cox Newspaper – Austin”] … Read More
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Bohls: Somehow, ‘We Own the Middle’ just doesn’t sound as good as ‘Finish,’ Texas
LANDOVER, Md. — All in all, Tom Herman probably wishes he’d been at a strip club. Or anywhere besides FedEx Field. For sure, he has to be mightily concerned his Texas team hasn’t yet shed its losing image even though the second-year head coach showed no anger and kept a … Read More
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Third and Longhorns: A closer look at Maryland 34 Texas 29
Why Texas (0-1) lost The Longhorns started off in a funk, then got hot, then got cold again after an hour-and-a-half weather delay. It was anyone’s game before that delay; Texas’ four drives to close the game after it ended with a punt, a Sam Ehlinger interception, a Tre … Read More
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Maryland 34, Texas 29: The expanded boxscore
A look at how it all happened Saturday: First quarter Maryland 14, Texas 7. Maryland freshman Jeshaun Jones, a three-star recruit from Florida, made an instant impact in his college debut. His first two touches were touchdowns. Texas’ Devin Duvernay, meanwhile, scored for the first time since 2016. Maryland: … Read More
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Maryland 34, Texas 29: Our five pregame questions — answered
Revisiting our five pregame questions that were facing the Longhorns ahead of Saturday’s 34-29 loss at Maryland. Here’s how they played out: 1. Did Texas stop the run? Yes. Maryland, which scorched the Longhorns for 263 rushing yards last year, mustered 143 on Saturday, an average of 3.1 yards … Read More
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What Tom Herman said after Texas lost to Maryland 34-29 in 2018 season opener
For the second year in a row, Texas lost its season opener to Maryland. This time, the Longhorns battled back from an early deficit and waited out a lengthy weather delay before falling 34-29 at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. Afterward, Texas coach Tom Herman answered questions … Read More
Golden: Longhorns wake up with big second quarter
LANDOVER, Md. — “What was that?” It’s what Longhorn Nation had to be asking about 20 minutes in against Maryland. The 2018 college football season had started and the Texas Longhorns took a while to get off the team bus. Take away a nice 39-yard touchdown connection … Read More
At the half: No. 23 Texas’ scoring spurt has Horns trailing Maryland, 24-22
It’s halftime at FedEx Field. No. 23 Texas is trailing Maryland, 24-22. It’s been a tale of two quarters. Today began looking like we’d stepped inside a time machine. But it only looked like the 2017 season opener. The Terps raced out to a 24-7 lead and looked like they were ready to put … Read More
WATCH: Texas WR Collin Johnson makes long TD grab before halftime against Maryland
Here comes Texas. After trailing Maryland 24-7, the Longhorns rallied with 15 straight points before halftime, including a spectacular catch by wide receiver Collin Johnson with 17 seconds left until the break. Quarterback Sam Ehlinger found Johnson in the left corner of the end zone, where he fought off a … Read More
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WATCH: Texas LB Gary Johnson ejected for targeting
On Twitter, Texas linebacker Gary Johnson identifies himself as “I Hate QB’s and RB’s.” He took that mantra a little too far in the Longhorns’ season opener against Maryland, delivering a blow to Terrapins quarterback Kasim Bell that got him ejected. RELATED: Texas LB Gary Johnson sparking unit … Read More
