Resilient Malcolm Brown’s patience paying off with two straight stellar...
Junior running back Malcolm Brown refused to feel defeated after compiling just 63 rushing yards in his first five games this season.Instead, he remained focused on improving each week and confident in...
View ArticleTexas holds overwhelming advantage over Kansas on both offense, defense
QuarterbacksJake Heaps has thrown exactly one touchdown pass in every game this season and this will not be Heaps’ first encounter with Texas. He was the starting quarterback for BYU in 2011, when the...
View ArticleJoe Bergeron finds silver lining in diminished role
One year ago, junior running back Joe Bergeron was considered one of Texas’ main offensive forces. Today, it’s rare to hear his name at all.Although he was hyped up as being one of three strong running...
View ArticleGray, Whaley suffer season-ending injuries
Texas suffered a pair of serious blows in Saturday night’s overtime win in West Virginia, as sophomore running back Johnathan Gray and senior defensive tackle Chris Whaley each sustained season-ending...
View ArticleLonghorns adjust to loss of Chris Whaley, Johnathan Gray
The Longhorns‘ overtime win against West Virginia on Saturday extended their win streak to six games and allowed them to rejoin Baylor atop the Big 12 standings.The night remained far from perfect for...
View ArticleInjuries piling up for Texas, but Longhorns keep on winning
QB David Ash (Jr.)For the first time in his career, Ash came into this season as the unquestioned starting quarterback. It took a concussion in the fourth quarter of Texas’ loss to BYU to knock Ash off...
View ArticleLonghorns lose Johnathan Gray at a time they needed him most
Like Joe Bergeron last season, Malcolm Brown has been the thunder to Johnathan Gray’s lightning. But with Gray sidelined for the rest of the year with a ruptured Achilles tendon, Brown and Bergeron are...
View ArticleClint Chelf gives Cowboys an edge at QB but Case McCoy has the better...
QuarterbacksAfter throwing an early interception against West Virginia, Case McCoy threw for three touchdown passes, including the game-winner in overtime. McCoy also had a crucial fourth-down...
View ArticleLonghorns receivers Davis, Shipley heating up
STOCK UP: WR Mike Davis (Sr.)Well, hello there Mr. Davis. Apparently he saw himself on the “Stock Down” portion of last week’s segment and decided to do something about it — and boy, did he. The senior...
View ArticleTexas Tech among the most evenly matched of Texas' opponents so far this year
QuarterbacksJunior David Ash announced Monday that he will not play again this season. Texas will continue to start senior Case McCoy, who did not throw any interceptions in the first five games of the...
View ArticleAmong inexperienced offensive line, Malcolm Brown sees need for leader
As a four-year starter and offensive presence on the team, senior running back Malcolm Brown knew he’d need to be a leader this season. What he didn’t know was how inexperienced an offensive line he’d...
View ArticleBy the numbers: Texas needs more from running backs
Entering the season, the veteran running back tandem of Malcolm Brown and Johnathan Gray appeared to be the clear strength of the Texas offense.Through two games, though, the rushing attack has failed...
View ArticleColumn: Texas must open up playbook for Swoopes and Co.
Going into the season, many believed Texas’ strong suit would be its running backs.Last year, senior Malcolm Brown and junior Johnathan Gray amassed a combined 1,612 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns....
View ArticleScenarios: Week 3
Texas Wins...—If the running game is more effective and is able to spark an otherwise inexperienced offense. The running backs, senior Malcolm Brown and junior Johnathan Gray, will need to rush for...
View ArticleStruggling rushing attack staying patient, confident
In their last year together, senior Malcolm Brown and junior Johnathan Gray were expected to make up one of the most dominant backfield tandems in the country for Texas.Ranked as the second best and...
View ArticleLonghorn offense struggles as Baylor topples Texas
A week after slamming the door on Kansas, Texas came within a couple minutes of being on the other end of a shutout Saturday, losing to Baylor, 28-7, at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.Until...
View ArticleStock Up, Stock Down: Oklahoma
Stock Down: Tyrone SwoopesIt was an awful performance from sophomore quarterback Tyrone Swoopes last week against Baylor. He was slow running and terribly inaccurate on his passes. For a “running...
View ArticleSwoopes, Gray among three who need to step up
Tyrone SwoopesBefore the Kansas State game, sophomore quarterback Tyrone Swoopes appeared as if he had turned the corner. Swoopes had put together two phenomenal performances against Oklahoma and Iowa...
View ArticleLonghorn run game looking to repeat breakthrough performance
With veteran running backs — senior Malcolm Brown and junior Johnathan Gray — leading the rushing attack, expectations were high for the Texas ground game in 2014.Brown finished the 2013 season on a...
View ArticleTaking a look at the 2015 running back class
With senior Malcolm Brown graduating and junior Johnathan Gray possibly, although unlikely, leaving early for the NFL draft, Texas is going to be looking for their next stable of running backs to lead...
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