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A Time to Shine Texas entered Big 12 play with back-to-back losses against opponents that pundits and fans expected the team to roll over. With the rumor mill turning out gossip about Mack Brown’s forced retirement and the removal of Manny Diaz at defensive coordinator, the program appeared to be on shaky ground. But the Longhorns took a stand and made a move to quiet the naysayers. For the first time since 2003, Texas defeated Kansas State. After fighting tooth and nail against Iowa State for the win, the Longhorns took down Oklahoma. Midway through the season, Texas is making a statement. Associate Editor Steve Habel takes a close look at all three contests.
32 ATHLETICS The End of an Era For the past 32 years, Texas men’s athletics director DeLoss Dodds worked on building the Longhorn brand. From building best-in-class facilities, supporting the formation of the Longhorn Foundation and guiding the conference realignments, Dodds always kept Texas’ best interest at heart. But now he’s prepared to step down and let someone else steer the men’s athletic program. The 76-year-old will retire next August and will leave behind some rather large shoes to fill.
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The Longhorns swept the Texas Invitational on Sept. 27. Junior All-American Craig Lutz finished first with a time of 24 minutes and 2.38 seconds. The invitational marked the only home meet for the Longhorns this season.
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SPIETH’S RECOGNITION // EARL VS. JAMAAL // SIZING UP DAVID ASH
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: The PGA Tour membership named former Texas men’s golf All-American Jordan Spieth Rookie of the Year for the 2013 season. Spieth, who turned pro last fall, made history at the John Deere Classic, where he became the youngest player to win on the Tour since Ralph Guldahl at the 1931 Santa Monica Open. “It’s a tremendous honor,” Spieth said. “It’s been a great year for the Tour’s rookies.” After a tie for second in the Coca-Cola Tour Championship, where he was the only rookie to make the season finale and the second-youngest player to ever play in the event’s history, Spieth moved to No. 21 in the world. The finish capped his individual season in which he earned more than $3 million and recorded nine top-10 finishes.
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ARL CAMPBELL used the power in his legs to become one of the most prolific running backs in the college game and the NFL in the 1970s and ‘80s. Today, he’s exercising his right to share his opinion — an opinion that created a media frenzy. When speaking to KRIV-TV in Houston, Campbell said the time has come for Mack Brown to step down as coach. “Nobody likes to get fired or leave a job, but things happen,” Campbell said, according to the Fox affiliate. “I’d go on record and say yes, I think it’s time.” Campbell remains involved in the Texas program, still works out in its athletic facilities and meets with prospects during recruiting events. Brown has long supported the former running back. “Earl has done so much for Texas,” Brown said. “He’ll always be welcomed at our school. I’m disappointed in his comments, but he’s entitled to his opinion.”
NOT SEEING EYE TO EYE: Although Mack Brown continues to support Earl Campbell’s involvement with the university, Campbell doesn’t seem to think the same about Brown. Campbell made his about Brown and the future of the Longhorn football program publicly known in a recent interview.
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national rankings at the moment, but its players do rank No. 1 in one area — individual financial value. A recent analysis conducted by Business Insider calculated that each of the 85 scholarship players on the Texas roster were valued at an estimated $578,000, averaging more than any other college player in the country. The study referenced the university’s 2012 football revenue, which totaled $104.5 million. BI then calculated individual players’ hypothetical salary if Texas abided by the same collective bargaining agreements as the NFL — wherein players receive a minimum 47 percent of all revenue.
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These demands aren’t anything new and Mack Brown continues to deny rumors of an upcoming departure. However, this hasn’t prevented former player and current Kansas City Chief Jamaal Charles
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Johnny Manziel isn’t just helping Texas A&M on the football field. The resurgence of its football program helped the university raise a record $740 million in donations during the past year. The fundraising haul dwarfed the more than $400 million raised by Texas during the same period.
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out in support of Brown. “It hurt watching the [BYU] game andwatchingmyformerteam.Iknowthey prepare to go out there and play. To end
SOMETHING TO SAY: During a conference call with the media, former Longhorn and current Kansas City Chiefs player Jamaal Charles voiced his support for keeping Mack Brown on the 40 Acres.
upwiththoseresults,it’sbad,”Charlessaid during a conference call with reporters at the practice facility. “But I still believe in my Longhorns. Hopefully we can overcome that and just take it one game at a time.” When asked if Brown was still the right man for the job, Charles responded, “Oh yeah. He won a national championship. I still believe in him. I think he gets the guys going. Coach Brown is a great coach. If the players just start listening to everything he says and take it in, Coach Brown will lead [that] team.” – ANDY GONZALEZ
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BABERS RESIGNS ROD BABERS resigned as sideline reporter
for Texas football broadcasts, citing a “simple conflict of interest” between his duties on the university-licensed radio broadcasts and his job as an Austin radio talk show host. Babers made his announcement via his Twitter account on Oct. 1. “There have been reports that I was fired or forced out, but that isn’t the case,” he said. “I resigned. It was clearly a conflict of interest. I couldn’t do that [sideline] job to the best of my ability and do a radio show and express opinions every day.” “I understand that some people around the 40 Acres may not have liked some of the things I was saying on my radio show,” Babers added. “It was making the environment uncomfortable.” Babers, who was a three-year starter for Brown and lettered from 1999 through 2002, took the sideline job in 2002. He replaced Austin sportscaster Roger Wallace, who filled the vacancy created when game analyst Keith Moreland left to join the
SIGNING OFF: Former Longhorn and current radio host Rod Babers resigned as the sideline reporter for Texas football broadcasts. Babers stated that the job conflicted with his ability to express his opinions on his radio show.
Chicago Cubs. “[The sideline job] was a great opportunity,” he said. “Everyone who has done that job has moved on to bigger
ONE STEP FORWARD, A LEVEL TWO STEPS BACK PLAYING FIELD things, and I’m happy for the next person
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HE GOOD NEWS is that the Longhorns beat Kansas State for the first time in 10 years. The bad news? In doing so, they lost linebacker Jordan Hicks for the rest of the season with a ruptured Achilles tendon. How will the Texas defense compensate with arguably its best defender in a walking boot and crutches? For the second time in two seasons, Hicks finds himself out for the year. Last season, Hicks suffered what was first called a hip injury but was later determined as a groin injury. He received a medical redshirt in 2012 and was expected to do great things for the Longhorns this year. Losing Hicks is a big hit to the Texas defense, but it’s not the end of the world for the Longhorns. When Mack Brown replaced former defensive coordinator Manny Diaz with Greg Robinson after the second game of the season, most Texas fans recognized that the defense would become a work in progress. The defense, in a way, has returned to the “brick-by-brick” mentality. With Hicks out for the year, the defense will need to play smarter and harder in order to make an impact on the field — and raise the expectations of Texas fans. – ANDY GONZALEZ
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remembering things; they remember the destination but not the journey. This is especially true when it comes to Texas quarterbacks who have played under Mack Brown. Look at Vince Young and Colt McCoy. Longhorn fans undoubtedly
remember these two as legendary quarterbacks who finished second in the Heisman voting and led their teams to National Championship games. But do the fans remember the seasons leading up to those events? For David Ash, people seem unsure of his potential. What if we stood back for a minute and compared Ash’s passing performance to how McCoy and Young looked at age 20? Check out the following chart to compare the three quarterbacks.
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HEY, SOONERS! MEET THE YOU GOT SERVED NEW COACH CR O S S COU N T RY
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TWITTER MENTIONS “I play to the whistle ... Sorry I was taught that.” – Mike Davis (@MikeDavis)
CHANGEOFHEART: Webster(left) wasn’t always this happy on the volleyball court.
“It’s crazy to see how much a win makes everything in your life easier and stress free.” – Quandre Diggs (@qdiggs)
“Came home to my roommate @ cadejohnson4 watching Lifetime movies. #confused” – Josh Cochran (@joshcochran78)
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assistant coach. “We’re excited about the addition of Katherine to the Texas family,” Sategna said. “She’ll be tremendous in helping an already successful program reach new heights in attracting the best in the Lone Star state to its flagship university.”
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Prior to her arrival on the 40 Acres, Hoskins served as assistant coach for both the men’s and women’s N FRONT of a packed house, the then-No. 5 Texas volleyball team swept rival
Oklahoma 3-0 on Sept. 28. The Longhorns came out firing in the opening set with strong play from junior outside hitter Haley Eckerman and sophomore middle blocker Molly McCage. Eckerman recorded six kills in the first set, sparking the offense, but the real difference was at the net. Texas totaled eight blocks as a team, including four from McCage and freshman middle blocker Chiaka Ogbogu, = and prevented the Sooners from getting anything going offensively. Oklahoma posted a .000 kill percentage in the first set. But the second set didn’t go quite as smoothly. Despite just two team blocks and zero kills in 11 tries for Eckerman, Ogbogu and senior outside hitter Bailey Webster came up big in the end. “As the game goes on, our confidence as a team increases,” Ogbogu said. “They weren’t ready for me. They knew where the ball was going most of the time, but when the ball came to me, they were caught off guard.” The third set saw an unusual Texas lineup — one that sidelined Eckerman. Head coach Jerritt Elliott went with freshman outside hitter Pilar Victoria instead. And the plan worked. Victoria’s six kills complemented Webster’s seven as the Longhorns completed the sweep. This was the 42nd straight Big 12 home win for the Longhorns and the team’s fourth home win of the year.
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teams at the University of New Orleans during the 2012-13 academic year. She mentored the Privateers in the sprints, hurdles and distance groups. Hoskins also played a key role in recruiting, helping build a 53-member incoming class at New Orleans in the first year of its newly reinstated track program. Leading up to her time at UNO, Hoskins spent the 2011-12 year as a volunteer assistant at Texas A&M. “It’s an honor and a dream to be a part of a very historical year for Texas,” Hoskins said. “I look forward to the history this program is looking to build on as a newlycombinedprogramandthedirection speaks volumes to the vision Coach Sategna and his staff have already laid down.”
FRESHMAN George
Goldhoff defeated the nation’s top-ranked singles player to advance to the round of 16 in the main singles draw of the Saint Francis ITA Men’s All-American Championships on Oct. 3. Goldhoff, the ITA’s eighth-ranked freshman in the preseason, improved to 5-0 on the season after defeating Boise State’s Andy Bettles in the first round, followed by a three-set upset of No. 1 Mikelis Libietis of Tennessee in the round of 32. After reaching the quarterfinal with six consecutive wins, he was eliminated from the main singles draw on Oct. 6. Goldhoff lost to Baylor’s 38thranked Julian Lenz in straight sets. The Irvine, Calif., native is the seventh Longhorn to advance to the ITA All-American Championships quarterfinals and the first since Jack Brasington advanced to the quarterfinals in 1998.
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KEEPING TRADITION: The UT San Antonio football team opened its season with a win over UT El Paso. The victory marked the Roadrunners’ second consecutive conference-opening win.
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FOOTBALL 2: at Tulsa, Tulsa, Okla., 2:30 p.m. 9: vs. Tulane, 1 p.m. 23: at North Texas, Denton, 2:30 p.m. 30: vs. Louisiana Tech, 2:30 p.m. SOCCER 4-10: Conference USA Tournament, Houston, TBA VOLLEYBALL 1: at Charlotte, Charlotte, N.C., 6 p.m. 3: at Marshall, Huntington, W. Va., Noon 8: vs. UAB, 7 p.m. 15: vs. East Carolina, 7 p.m. 17: vs. Tulsa, 1 p.m. 21-24:: Conference USA Tournament, Murfreesboro, Tenn., TBA M/W CROSS COUNTRY 2: Conference USA Championships, Denton, 10 a.m. 15: NCAA South Central Regional, Waco, 11:15 a.m.
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football team won its inaugural Conference USA game against UT El Paso on Sept. 21. UT San Antonio defeated the Miners 32-13. The victory marked the second consecutive conference-opening win for the Roadrunners. Last season they defeated New Mexico State 35-14 in their opening game as members of the Western Athletic Conference. Against UT El Paso, the Roadrunners recorded 385 yards of total offense and didn’t allow an offensive touchdown. UT San Antonio scored first on a 29-yard touchdown by Brandon Armstrong with 11:10 left in the first quarter. The Miners scored their only touchdown on the ensuing kickoff, which Autrey Golden returned on a 100-yard run. UT El Paso took the lead for
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the only time in the game near the end of the first quarter when Jay Mattox made a 28-yard field goal. The Roadrunners responded with 18 unanswered points in the second quarter to take a 25-10 lead at halftime. The Miners got a field goal in the third quarter and the Roadrunners scored their final touchdown near the end of the fourth on a 17-yard run by David Glasco. The Roadrunners improved to 2-2 on the season with the win. They fell a week later to the Houston Cougars in their final non-conference game. Trailing 31-28 at the end of the third quarter, the Roadrunners turned the ball over five times in the fourth, losing by a final score of 59-28. UT San Antonio will play four games in the month of November. The team will host Tulane and Louisiana Tech at home and take on Tulsa and North Texas on the road.
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CROSS COUNTRY THE UT SAN ANTONIO men’s and women’s
cross country campaign will conclude in the month of November with the Conference USA Championships at Denton. Should any Roadrunners qualify for the NCAAs, they’ll run in the NCAA South Central Regional in Waco on Nov. 15. In their most recent meet, the Roadrunners finished second in both the men’s and women’s Texas Invitational in Round Rock.
enter their third conference in three years when they play as Conference USA members in January. However, before they can focus on conference play, both teams face challenging schedules in November. The men face off against Houston and Texas Tech on the road in November while the women will face a pair of Big 12 opponents — first in the season opener at Texas on Nov. 10 and then at Baylor on Nov. 23. November home games for the men include the season opener against Northern Arizona and a reunion with Southland Conference member Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The women’s home schedule for November includes games against two former rivals from the Southland Conference, Lamar and UT Arlington.
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IN THE SWING OF THINGS: Riley Fleming tied for 42nd at the Northern Intercollegiate.
UTA ROUNDUP GOLF THE UT ARLINGTON men’s golf team tied for 12th
at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate in Albuquerque, N.M. Junior Andrew Cornella tied for 27th among individual players, helping the Mavericks climb three places in the team standings on the tournament’s final day. “During the last two rounds, we had a really good thing going with four to six holes to go,” coach Jay Rees said. “We dropped shots coming in. We ‘ll have to find a way to finish those tough rounds off.”
TENNIS JUNIOR AUSTIN ROBLES won the consolation bracket championship to headline the tennis team’s weekend at the HEB Baylor Invitational in Waco. Robles went 3-1 in the tournament, knocking off teammate Javier Perez1-6, 6-2, 11-9 to claim the consolation bracket crown. “It was a good tournament for us,” UT Arlington tennis coach Diego Benitez said. “We played tough matches at a level that just got better each round.” Each of the three Mavericks’ doubles pairs split two matches.
KILLJOY: Shelby Dickson led the Mavericks in their win over LouisianaMonroe with 13 digs and 12 kills. TOP GOLF: Paul McConnell moved from ninth place to the top position in the WAC Championship Tournament after shooting the low round of the final day.
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HE MAVERICKS improved to 9-6 on the season and got off to a 2-0 start against Sun Belt Conference opponents by sweeping a pair of matches, knocking off Louisiana-Monroe and then sweeping LouisianaLafayette. Senior outside hitter Shelby Dickson led the way against Louisiana-Monroe with a double-double, notching 13 digs and 12 kills. UT Arlington head coach Diane Seymour said that after watching the teams split the first two sets, her team was
BASKETBALL THE MEN’S basketball team’s first day of full practice was highlighted by a visit from an NBA scout and international head coach. Milton Barnes is a Dallas-based
able to clean up some mistakes en route to the victory. “The first two sets were not pretty volleyball,” Seymour said. “We talked during the intermission that we had to eliminate the service errors and we did that. They did not.” Against Louisiana-Lafayette, Dickson led the way again with another double-double, this time with 12 digs and 10 kills. “You want to get off to a good start in this conference and win matches at home,” Seymour said. “I think that’s something
we’re going to pay specific attention to and it’s something we’ve talked about.”
scout for the Minnesota Timberwolves and head coach for the Virgin Islands National Team. He visited with the Mavericks and offered the team advice on how to succeed on and off the court. “My main message to the team was about work ethic,” Barnes said. “Not
just on the court, but off the court. You need to be prepared for basketball and beyond.” UT Arlington opens the season Nov. 8 at Boise State and returns home to face Samford on Nov. 12 in the home opener at College Park Center.
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M EN ’S GO LF 4: Notre Dame Invitational, South Bend, Ind. 2:30 p.m. 18: Crimson Classic, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 5 p.m. VO LLEYBALL 4: at Georgia State, Atlanta, Ga., 6 p.m. 5: at Western Kentucky, Bowling Green, Ky. 3 p.m. 9: vs. Texas State, 7 p.m. 11: vs. Arkansas- Little Rock, 7 p.m. 12: vs. Arkansas State, 7 p.m. 18: vs. South Alabama, 6:30 p.m. 20: vs. Troy, noon 25: at Arkansas State, Jonesboro, Ark., 7 p.m. 26: at Arkansas-Little Rock, Little Rock, Ark., 7 p.m. 30: at Texas State, San Marcos, 6:30 p.m. M EN ’S T EN N IS 4-6: Columbia Invitational, New York, N.Y. All Day 19-22: Regional Tournament, College Station All Day 25-27: Texas Invitational, Austin, All Day WO M EN’S T ENNIS 11-13: USTA Invitational, New York, N.Y. All Day 17-21: Regional Tournament, Fort Worth, All Day M EN ’S GO LF 21-22: Herb Wimberly Invitational, Las Cruces, N.M., All Day 28-29: Royal Oaks Intercollegiate, Dallas, All Day
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WHERE ARE JEANNE YTURRI & JOHN KING THEY NOW? SPI R I T OF T H E MON T H
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Jeanne Yturri and John King have supported Texas volleyball. At the suggestion of Yturri’s coworker, King and Yturri attended their first game in 1994 and every one since. Both Texas alumni, they met in the drum section of the Longhorn Band and have been married for 28 years. King graduated in 1979 with a degree in Computer Science and Yturri graduated in ’80 with a degree in Biology. One year later, she earned a second degree in Medical Technology. Although they actively support each of the university’s athletic teams, volleyball is their favorite. Over the years, they became permanent fixtures at Gregory Gym and formed close bonds with the volleyball program. In addition to attending home games, Yturri and King follow the team around the country. They made the trek up to Louisville to watch the Longhorns win the national title last December, and this past summer, they traveled with the team to watch them train in Europe. Yturri and King are continuing their tradition, having already made hotel reservations in Seattle, the location of this season’s Final Four tournament. The couple sat down with Horns Illustrated to talk about their favorite memories and players. Who is your favorite player? We don’t have any favorites as we love them all! We do have a small connection with Megan Futch. After games, at the end of “The Eyes of Texas,” she looks up at us.
What is your favorite game from this season? The home games against Penn State and Stanford. Penn State was No.1 and Stanford was No. 2 and we beat them. We always love the game against Nebraska. A number of years ago, Nebraska was the powerhouse in the conference and we have a strong rivalry.
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What do you remember most about last year’s Final Four? We were in the semifinal match against Michigan, our team had just lost a set and the mood went flat. Salima Rockwell, the associate head coach, looked at the fans and she said, “You guys have to help us get back into this.” We started going crazy. The team just clicked back and won the game. What do you think your support means to the players? The team has loyal fans and we’re holding them up. We hold them to high standards and we think they respond to that pressure. They know that they’re not alone and that we’re there for them. Win or lose — though losing doesn’t happen often — we’re there for them.
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grew up not too far from the 40 Acres in Westlake Hills, where he graduated from Westlake High School.
Anything you want to say to someone who has never attended a volleyball game? We wish more people would go to volleyball games. They would be amazed at the level of play, the excitement of the game, the closeness to the action and the ability to connect with the players.
Buckman came to Texas as a 2002 McDonald’s All-American Forward. While at Texas, he averaged 8.6 points per game in129 career games. His best season was his junior year when he averaged 12.5 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. He played all four years at Texas and upon graduation, he went on to play in Europe. Buckman played in Germany
What was your favorite part of the Europe trip? We all rode in one bus and we went everywhere together — the fans, the staff and the players. We watched them play several national teams. Going to the national title game was certainly amazing, but traveling with the team for 10 days was great. We got to know them, hang out with them and laugh with them.
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and Spain and is currently playing in Turkey for Beşiktaş. Last season, Buckman started the season in Spain with Cajasol, but moved to Germany following the winter break to play with the Dragons. In Germany, Buckman averaged 7.7 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. — TAYLOR GRAFFT
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CRAIG WAY REFLECTS ON HIS TIME WITH FORMER QUARTERBACK JAMES STREET
Horns Illustrated sat down with Craig Way, the voice of the Longhorns, to talk about how he got to know James Street and the legacy he left behind.
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HE FIRST TIME I ever saw the Longhorns play was the Shootout Game in 1969. I was 9 years old and my uncle — who was from Texas — was looking after my brother and me in Greensboro, N.C., for the weekend. He had the game on because he was a big Longhorn fan. I asked him who was playing and he told me, “Texas and Arkansas and it’s
a big one.” I sat down and he started telling me that No. 1 was playing No. 2 and the great Darrell K Royal was the coach for Texas and Frank Broyles was the Arkansas coach. He also informed me that both had won National Championships and they were rivals. Then he pointed to the quarterback and said, “That quarterback is good. His name is Street.” I was mesmerized watching him. I remember the touchdown run he had on the first play of the fourth quarter to get them back within striking distance. I also remember the way he ran the team as the Longhorns rallied back to win. I was hooked at that point, and I made it a point to watch them play Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl that year. I became a Texas fan growing up in North Carolina at age 9. When I lived in Dallas and commuted to do color on the games for the first five years, I met James Street a few times and just said hello. Once I moved to Austin in the fall of ’97, he came on the show when we were at a restaurant. Then in ‘99 we talked to him on the 30th anniversary of the Shootout Game and I spoke to him about that game. When we spoke about the game, he said, “I was lucky enough, fortunate enough and blessed enough to be at the right place at the right time. We had so many talented backs, an offensive line and Randy Peschel was a great receiver. I had Cotton Spire and Happy Feller kicking. We had that great defense. I didn’t have to do much. You know how they like to say quarterbacks manage the game, and that’s all I really did.” He downplayed his performance — always. I got to know him more as a man once his son Huston 22
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TWEETS JON MADANI (@Zone_Madani) How fitting that seven ranked teams lose the week before the initial BCS rankings are to be released. UT fans should chant “Street Fight” tomorrow not “Texas fight”, in honor of the great James Street and to honor the game’s intensity.
ROD BABERS (@rodb314): I don’t recognize this team. Oh yeah I do! It’s the team I picked to win the Big 12 at the beginning of the year! If at the end of the day you have to drive back to Norman, can you ever really win? CLOCKWISE FROM TOP RIGHT: AM1 300 T HE ZONE, AM 13 00 THE ZONE, BETHANY WALTER/UNIV. OF TEXAS
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started playing on the Longhorn baseball team. One day I told him, “I never realized you were such a great baseball player until I got down here and people filled me in.” He simply replied, “I was OK.” He was always just ‘awe shucks’ about the topic of him playing baseball, and would point at Huston and say, “That kid could be better.” During the 2002 season when Huston was a freshman, we started chatting about parenting because I have four kids of my own and he had five boys. That was one of the great things about him — he could talk to you about virtually anything and come from an experienced point of view without sounding like a know-it-all. He never wanted to take credit for the amazing things he did as a player on the football and baseball fields. He was more proud of how his boys than of anything he’d ever done athletically. My favorite memory of James came when we went back to the hotel after the baseball team won the 2002 National Championship. The celebration was on and everybody was hugging everybody. He and his wife, Janie, were thrilled and a little choked up. I’ll always remember that because I could see the pride they had as parents. They were thrilled that their school had won a national title, but they were also thrilled that Huston had done his job. James wasn’t necessarily shocked, as he had confidence that his kid could deliver. Huston was a humble student-athlete like his father. But Huston always had confidence, and you had to have that Street kind of confidence to excel at the level they succeeded at. Austin and the Longhorn family will miss him greatly, but the Street legacy will carry on. Like I said to Mack Brown when they dedicated the Iowa State game to James: How fitting was it to dedicate this game, when James’ biggest moment as a Longhorn football player was engineering a come-from-behind onepoint win on the road in a conference game, and that’s exactly what the Longhorns did against Iowa State.
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HE TEXAS STAFF wasn’t able to talk to recruits following the Red River Rivalry. Even if they were able to, the staff wouldn’t need to say much. They couldn’t have made a better recruiting pitch than to have the team physically dominate Oklahoma with a 36-20 win that was more lopsided than the score indicated. That victory is a powerful impression; the kind of impression Texas has been looking to leave on recruits since the win over Texas A&M in 2011. After building the recruiting momentum over the summer, the Longhorns haven’t had anything to sell since August. It’s tough to talk to recruits after a start like Texas had this season, but the win over Oklahoma is something tangible the staff can sell. The win was enough to sell Jordan Stevenson on Texas. The 2015 four-star running back from Dallas South Oak Cliff committed to Texas approximately 24 hours after the Longhorns defeated their Red River rivals for the first time since 2009.
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people familiar with the team, I didn’t think Texas was going to beat Oklahoma. Not only did they win, but they totally dominated from start to finish. We clearly saw the better team win. When things got rough, the team rallied together and played strong. The commentators made light of the fact that Case McCoy said this was the type of game that could make people remember him for a lifetime — and he had that type of performance. He played an exceptional football game and looked completely in command. People will remember this game and the mark McCoy put on it. IKE A LOT OF
I’m also happy for Marcus Johnson. Seeing him in practice, I knew that he had talent. As a youngster, he waited for his number to get called, and when it did he rose to the occasion. His catch came at a crucial moment and really showcased his ability. He’ll end up as a special player in the next couple of years. We already knew about Kendall Sanders and he continues to play well, but it was also nice to see Mike Davis show up big-time in a big time game. Everybody received an opportunity to make something happen and everybody played well. On another note, Daje rules. Daje Johnson is one of the most explosive players in college football. He can score as a running back, a receiver or as a punt returner. You have to find ways to get the football in his hands. Not only did Chris Whaley make a big play, but he looked good running into the end zone. That play
Texas has tangible proof for recruits that the ship is being righted. Beating a program with the brand recognition of Oklahoma, and the way they did it, can go a long way toward the Longhorns re-establishing credibility with recruits. Fans and media can speculate on the future of Mack Brown to whatever degree they see fit. The recruits are aware of the chatter and so are the high school coaches, so it’s not like those who impact the future of the program are unaware of the happenings on the 40 Acres. All the coaching staff can do is focus on the task at hand, which is getting results on the field, finishing the 2014 class strong and maintaining a presence with the recruits in the class of 2015. As one high school coach told me recently, the Texas staff is being told that when it comes to the relationships built in recruiting, to keep on grinding. “I love Coach Brown to death and whether he’s back or not next year, I feel like whatever happens will be justified,” the coach said. “He’s a great man. I think I speak for most coaches in the state when I say I wouldn’t hesitate to keep sending my kids to play for him. They just need to HATS OFF TO YOU: The win over Oklahoma caught stay after it and see what happens.” the eye of several top recruits. All of the high school coaches I’ve talked to want Mack Brown and Texas to succeed because their success is usually good for high school football. The recruits committed to Texas and the targets still on the board want to see this thing get fixed. The biggest thing that can kill recruiting is uncertainty and there’s nothing uncertain about the way the Longhorns dominated the Sooners. We’ll see where things go from here, but Texas’ 16-point throttling of the Sooners was a step towards being able to keep things at a high level when it comes to recruiting. — JEFF HOWE - HORNS247.COM
set the tone for the rest of the football game. So many things have been said about the Texas defense throughout the season, but what they did to an explosive Oklahoma team was phenomenal. They did a great job executing the game plan and showing some things they hadn’t shown.
Greg Robinson added some new schemes to the defense and the kids seemed to pick it up very well. The defense completely shut down Blake Bell and prevented anyone from running up the middle of the defense. Nobody thought that Texas could stop the OU rush, but boy did they prove us wrong.
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LIKE TO GIVE credit where credit’s due. And DeLoss Dodds, who will retire next August after 32 years as the Texas men’s athletics director, deserves a lot of credit. Under Dodds’ direction, Texas continued its national acclaim and championship success, winning 14 national championships and 108 conference titles (Southwest Conference and Big 12) in nine different men’s sports. But the university felt his impact off the field even more. When one thinks of Longhorn athletics, he or she thinks of the program Dodds built over the past four decades. During his tenure, he helped build the best facilities, the academic study halls for student-athletes, the Longhorn Foundation, the Big 12 Conference, the Longhorn Network and the Texas brand. When someone sees a Texas T-shirt on a man riding the New York subway or on a mountain hike in Colorado or on the beach in Aruba, Dodds’ business acumen helped put the Texas logo there. Dodds was the man in charge when the Longhorns’ three “big sport” coaches — Mack Brown in football, Rick Barnes in basketball and Augie Garrido in baseball — were brought to the 40 Acres. Things that happen behind the scenes will likely be missed the most when Dodds retires. He was a man to be reckoned with in NCAA and conference committees, most times acting as the calming influence and the last
word of wisdom when things got crazy during realignment discussions. Dodds always kept Texas’ best interests at the forefront of any major initiative; there was never any doubt about where he, and the Longhorns’ program, stood. When a man leaves a situation exponentially better than it was when he arrived, people can easily celebrate his tenure. With the Longhorns’ recent struggles in football, basketball and baseball, Dodds — with more time — would have righted the ship. At 76, with plenty of action items still on his bucket list, Dodds has made the most courageous decision of them all. He’s allowing someone else to take the wheel of the ship with seas still left to cross. When I think of Dodds, I’ll always remember the class and professionalism he always showed me, the recognition of the demands of my job when it intersected with him and his program and the respect he has for all that is Texas athletics. For more than 30 years, Dodds has been the heart of Longhorn athletics and he will be missed. It will take one heck of a man (or woman) to fill his ostrich boots. Just sayin, ya know?
The Habe is Steve Habel, Horns Illustrated’s Associate Editor. He was the magazine’s first staff member, in 1994, and has covered Texas sports ever since.
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FOOTBALL REVIEW
A Time to Shine
AFTER A ROCKY START TO THE 2013 SEASON, TEXAS IS BACK ON TRACK. BY STEVE HABEL
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FTER TWO consecutive losses to nonconference opponents, the Texas football team reset its goals for the 2013 season. The Longhorns turned their focus to winning the Big 12 Conference and earning the league’s automatic BCS bowl bid. Some scoffed at the notion, but Texas pushed aside the naysayers and won its first three Big 12 games. The Longhorns (4-2, 3-0) even overcame Oklahoma when they played their best football of the season. Here’s a look back at the first three conference games.
MAGIC MIKE: Mike Davis’ touchdown catch was the turning point for the game against Oklahoma.
SEPT. 21 – TEXAS 31, KANSAS STATE 21 Before a crowd of 95,428 at Darrell K RoyalTexas Memorial Stadium and a national television audience, Texas beat Kansas State for the first time since 2003. The Longhorns finally met the expectations set for them during the preseason. Texas won by running the ball with aplomb, passing the ball both downfield and in the zones underneath and playing good, solid defense. “This is the team that I expected to see when we started and expect to see for the rest of the year,” coach Mack Brown said. “This is a start — not the end. We had to get this game tonight to get back on the right track. This will be a good football team before we finish.” The Longhorns won despite key injuries entering the game. Wide receivers Daje Johnson and Mike Davis, offensive linemen Josh Cochran and Mason Walters, and tight end Greg Daniels
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“YOU TURN THE BALL OVER; YOU’RE GOING TO LOSE BALL GAMES. YOU GET PENALIZED TOO MUCH; YOU’RE GOING TO LOSE BALL GAMES. THIS ISN’T ROCKET SCIENCE.”
REACHING THEIR POTENTIAL: Marcus Johnson and the Texas offense showed that they could move the ball downfield, even with starting quarterback David Ash on the sideline. Case McCoy hit Johnson on a 21-yard pass that ultimately led to a 1-yard touchdown by Malcolm Brown.
all watched from the sidelines. Quarterback David Ash didn’t return for the second half after showing symptoms of a concussion and linebacker Jordan Hicks left in the third quarter with a torn Achilles. Texas’ defense, gouged by the run in losses to Brigham Young and Ole Miss, clamped down on Kansas State, allowing just 115 yards on the ground in 38 attempts. The Longhorns regularly swarmed to the ball and made solid tackles, two tasks they struggled with during the previous two games. “I know this — they’re working hard,” defensive coordinator Greg Robinson said. “It’s effort with a purpose. There are guys that stepped up big tonight — younger and older. I’d be shocked if they didn’t just keep doing what they’re doing ... and that’s getting better.” The Longhorns set the tone for the game by dominating the first 27 minutes, roaring out to a 17-0 lead. Texas used a balanced attack to grind out an 18-play, 75-yard drive on its second possession, which ended in a 27-yard field goal by Anthony Fera and a 3-0 lead at the 6:26 mark of the first quarter. Texas’ running prowess set up a quick-strike, 63-yard touchdown pass from Ash to Kendall Sanders that expanded the Longhorns’ lead to 10-0 with 2:16 to play in the opening quarter. The lead increased to 17-0 late in the second quarter when Johnathan Gray swept right, shuffled his steps twice to juke defenders, and cut back to the inside to finish a 21-yard scoring run. The score completed an 11-play, 76-yard drive. Up to that point, Kansas State hadn’t even run 28
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a play in Texas territory. The Wildcats answered, however, using a dead-in-stride, 47-yard pass from Jake Waters to Tyler Lockett. The play set the table for an eventual 15-yard touchdown run by John Hubert that cut the Longhorns’ lead to 17-7 at the half. Kansas State fumbled away its momentum in the second half when a bad pitch from Waters to Hubert rolled on the ground and into the waiting arms of Desmond Jackson. “You give up big plays and you’re going to lose ball games,” Kansas State coach Bill Snyder said. “You turn the ball over; you’re going to lose ball games. You get penalized too much; you’re going to lose ball games. This isn’t rocket science.” Texas, with Case McCoy in at quarterback for the sidelined Ash, kept the ball on the ground for all seven plays, eventually scoring on a 15-yard insidethen-outside run by Gray for a 24-7 lead. The Longhorns converted a 4th-and-2 situation at the
Kansas State 48 with an 18-yard run by Alex De La Torre on a fake punt to keep the drive alive. Everyone knew the Wildcats wouldn’t back down and they didn’t, scoring on a Hubert 4-yard run at the 13:22 mark of the final quarter. But Texas answered, setting up a 1-yard touchdown run by Malcolm Brown after McCoy connected with Marcus Johnson on a 21-yard pass. – K-STATE COACH BILL SNYDER The score gave Texas a 31-14 lead, with 9:11 to play. After a targeting penalty on linebacker Steve Edmond, a 31-yard pass to Lockett (who ended with a career-high 13 catches for a school record 237 yards) set up Waters for a touchdown on a 1-yard sneak. The Wildcats drove twice into the red zone in the final minutes but were turned away both times by the Longhorns’ defense. “The players fought hard for 60 minutes,” Brown said. “The team overcame a lot of adversity during the ballgame.” OCT. 3 – TEXAS 31, IOWA STATE 30 Texas, thanks to a last-gasp 12-play, 75-yard drive and a McCoy 1-yard lunge into the end zone, took the win over Iowa State. The Longhorns defeated the Cyclones, 31-30, on a humid evening at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames. The Longhorns stopped Iowa State on the ensuing possession, even though the Cyclones
pass in Iowa State history and the longest play from scrimmage for the Cyclones in 70 years. Texas got on the board on its first possession, converting a third down via an Iowa State pass interference penalty two plays before a 45-yard touchdown run by Gray. Later in the first quarter, Fera tacked on a 29-yard field goal to give the Longhorns a 10-0 lead. The second quarter, save for one huge play, belonged to the Cyclones. Cole Netten kicked a 37-yard field goal at the 14:21 mark to make it 10-3. On their next possession, the Cyclones used almost eight minutes of possession time to march 92 yards in 15 plays, leading to an 11-yard screen pass touchdown from Richardson to Aaron Wimberly that tied the game 10-10.
Iowa State grabbed the lead with Netten’s second field goal of the period, this one from 41 yards out with 33 seconds to play in the half. The Cyclones looked to have all the momentum going into halftime. The Longhorns changed that outlook with the McCoy-to-Harris miracle hookup. The play sent the team to intermissions with a 17-13 advantage. Following the Cyclones’ own sensational play (the 97-yard touchdown pass), Texas — aided by back-to-back defensive pass interference calls on Iowa State’s Nigel Tribune — calmly drove the field in nine plays capping the drive off with a 6-yard touchdown run by Joe Bergeron. The score put the Longhorns back on top, 24-20.
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GRAY MATTERS: Johnathan Gray has made an impact on the ground for the Longhorns since entering conference play. Against the Cyclones, he opened Texas’ scoring with a 45-yard touchdown run.
drove to the Texas 42-yard line and were one more first down from a long field goal to win the game. Texas’ bookend defensive ends — Cedric Reed and Jackson Jeffcoat — put an end to the final threat, with Reed deflecting a pass from Iowa State quarterback Sam B. Richardson into Jeffcoat’s waiting hands with 15 seconds to play. When asked about his team’s resolve after the game, Brown said his team overcame the odds against a great overall effort by Iowa State. “One of the trademarks of this team has been comeback wins, especially in games like this,” Brown said. “After 30 years as a head coach, all you want to do is win. You don’t care about how many points you get.” McCoy, starting for the second time this season, passed for 244 yards and made a stunning, 44-yard Hail Mary touchdown to John Harris on the final play of the second quarter. “Our team played hard and never backed down,” Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads said. “So many things went against us but we still had our chances at the end; we needed just a few more plays.” Plenty of folks support the claim that McCoy can throw the ball 50 yards, but clearly the Iowa State secondary wasn’t a part of that group. Two players let Harris sneak behind them in the end zone, while another pair of Cyclones stayed behind Harris, effectively shielding off their teammates from making a play in the wobbly pass. As amazing as that pass was, it pales in comparison to the one thrown by Richardson to Quenton Bundrage midway through the third quarter. On third down and eight from his own 3-yard line, Bundrage whipped inside of Texas cornerback Duke Thomas on a quick slant and caught Richardson’s pass in full stride. He outraced the rest of the Longhorn defense for a 97-yard touchdown. The play was the longest NOVEMBER 2013
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But a Bergeron fumble at the Texas 37-yard line early in the fourth quarter set the Cyclones up for a comeback. Three plays later, on a 20-yard scoring run by Wimberly, Iowa State took a 27-24 lead. Texas forced the Cyclones to settle for a 29-yard field goal from Netten with 3:40 to play after a short Iowa State drive. That stop kept the game to a one-score margin and made all the difference for the Longhorns, who received two gift penalties (one for a personal foul and the other for a pass interference in the end zone). The winning drive ended with McCoy’s quarterback sneak touchdown from the 1-yard line.
OCT. 12 – TEXAS 36, NO. 12 OKLAHOMA 20 Texas waylaid Oklahoma, 36-20, in Dallas on the grounds of the State Fair of Texas in the 108th edition of Red River Rivalry. With the win, the Longhorns made a statement to the doubters and naysayers, and those who claimed Texas as an afterthought on the national football scene. With one glorious performance, the Longhorns showed they could stand toe to toe with Oklahoma. And while silencing its critics, Texas was able to leave the fairgrounds the better team. The Longhorns dominated both sides of the ball and were just tougher than Oklahoma. “This is probably as physical as we’ve been against them since 2005,” Brown said.
Texas racked up 445 yards of total offense, including 255 on the ground. The defense surrendered just 263 yards and limited Oklahoma to three plays or less on five of the Sooners’ 12 possessions. The win snapped a three-game losing streak to Oklahoma and elevated the Longhorns to the top of the league standings. McCoy, starting in his second straight game instead of the injured Ash, was brilliant against the Sooners. He threw for 190 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Longhorns with his combination of moxie and confidence. McCoy’s second-quarter, 59-yard scoring strike to Johnson was flawlessly executed against a defender in tight coverage. His 38-yard touchdown pass to Mike Davis in the waning seconds of the third quarter ended up as the play that wrapped up the game. The moment that Davis’ foot touched the end zone, the Oklahoma half of the stadium’s 92,500 fans headed for the State Fair to find a heartburn to pair with the heartbreak of losing to the Longhorns. “I came to Texas to play in this game, as did a lot of the seniors,” McCoy said. “We haven’t played well [against OU] the last couple years, so this will be one that the other seniors and I will remember for a long time.” Texas set the pace for its victory with a 15-play, 61-yard opening drive that culminated in a 31-yard field goal by Fera, his first of three on the day. The Longhorns ran the ball 10 times on the drive and converted three third downs — both harbingers of things to come. Oklahoma responded with a field goal of its own (by Michael Hunnicutt from 34 yards) and tied the game, 3-3. 30
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LATER SOONER: The Texas defense kept the pressure on Oklahoma quarterback Blake Bell the entire game. Adrian Phillips forced Bell to throw an interception right into the hands of Chris Whaley.
“TEXAS EXECUTED A GREAT GAME PLAN AND MADE THE BIG PLAYS. WE DIDN’T HAVE ANY BIG PLAYS. IN EACH PART OF THE GAME I THOUGHT TEXAS OUTPLAYED US.” – OKLAHOMA COACH BOB STOOPS
At that point in the game, an offensive showdown seemed to be in the works, but the Longhorns’ defense changed the course of the game in Oklahoma’s following series. Texas ran a zone blitz that placed Chris Whaley and Jeffcoat in pass coverage and Sooners’ quarterback Blake Bell didn’t recognize the change
in time. Bell, with pressure coming from safety Adrian Phillips, was intercepted by Whaley, who rumbled his way 31 yards for a touchdown. The Longhorns added the McCoy-toJohnson touchdown pass and a career-long 50-yard field goal by Fera to push their lead to 20-3. Oklahoma then took advantage of Roy
Finch’s 73-yard kickoff return with a five-play drive that ended with a 3-yard touchdown run by Damien Williams. Texas answered, moving 64 yards in six plays with just one timeout to set up Fera’s 43-yard field goal as time expired in the first half. Texas’ 23-10 advantage at intermission marked its first halftime lead in the Red River Rivalry since 2005. Oklahoma came back after halftime with some momentum. The Sooners cut into the Longhorns’ lead with a 37-yard field goal by Hunnicutt on its opening drive of the second half. But then Texas got the big special teams play that it had been looking for all season. Daje Johnson sliced his way through the sea of white-clad defenders for an 85-yard touchdown return. Later, Davis hauled in his touchdown catch from McCoy to expand the Longhorns’ lead to 36-13. Oklahoma got a final touchdown when defensive tackle Geneo Grissom intercepted McCoy and pulled a Whaley, returning the pick 54 yards for a score. “Texas executed a great game plan and made the big plays,” Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said afterward. “We didn’t have any big plays. In each part of the game I thought Texas outplayed us.”
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32 32 years, years, the the Texas Texas sports sports program program grew grew and and excelled excelled around around one one constant constant — — the the leadleadership ershipput putforth forthby byDeLoss DeLoss Dodds. Dodds. After After spending spending more morethan thanthree threedecades decadesin in charge charge atat Bellmont Bellmont Hall, Hall, Dodds Dodds announced announced his his retirement retirement on on Oct. Oct. 1. 1. The The announceannouncement ment marked marked aa paradigm paradigm shift shift that that would would affect affect the the way way the the university university conconducted ducted business business within within the the athletics athletics department, department, and and perhaps perhapselsewhere, elsewhere,across acrossthe the landscape landscapeof ofcollege collegesports. sports. Under Under Dodds’ Dodds’ direction, direction, Texas Texasgrew grewto tonational nationalacclaim acclaim and and championship championship success, success, winning winning 14 14 national national champichampionships onships and and 108 108 conference conference titles titles(Southwest (SouthwestConference Conferenceand and Big Big12) 12) in innine ninemen’s men’ssports. sports. “DeLoss “DeLoss Dodds Dodds isis one one of of the the giants giantsof ofcollege collegeathletics,” athletics,”President PresidentBill BillPowers Powers said. said.“His “Hisvision visionreshaped reshapedthe theuniversity universityand andthe the entire entire NCAA. NCAA. It’s It’s been been an an honor honor to to work work with with him him and and call call him him aa friend friend for for so so many many years. years. II OR OR THE THE PAST PAST
know know that that we’ll we’ll never never truly truly be be able able to to replace replace DeLoss. DeLoss. But But the the house house that that he he built built will will remain remain strong strongfor forfuture futuregenerations generationsof ofLonghorns.” Longhorns.” Dodds’ Dodds’ retirement retirement as as men’s men’s athletics athletics direcdirector tor isis effective effective Aug. Aug. 31, 31, 2014. 2014. After After that that date date he’ll he’ll continue continue to to support support Texas Texas as as aa consultant consultant until until2020 2020and andhave haveinput inputon onhis hissuccessor. successor. “I “I love love Texas Texas and and II love love the the people,” people,” he he said. said. “We’ve “We’ve had had aa great great run. run. I’ve I’ve been been contemplating contemplating this this decidecision sion for for aa while while and and this this isis something something I’m I’m ready ready to to do.” do.” Powers Powerswill willlead lead the the efforts efforts to to find find aa new new men’s men’s athletics athletics director. director. While While the the university university doesn’t doesn’t have have aa specific specific timetable timetable set set for for hiring hiring Dodds’ Dodds’ replacement, replacement, Powers Powersisisalready alreadystartstarting ingthe thesearch. search. “I “I promised promised to to let let people people know know well well in in advance advance [about [about the the retirement],” retirement],” Dodds Dodds said. said. “I “I want want the the university university to to have have the the appropriate appropriate amount amountof oftime timeto tofind findaasuccessor.” successor.” Dodds Dodds became became Texas’ Texas’ ninth ninth athletics athletics direcdirector tor in in the the fall fall of of 1981. 1981. During During his his time time in in the the
LASTING LASTINGIMPACT: IMPACT: Since Sincethe thedays dayshe hewas wasknown knownas asthe the“Riley “RileyFlash” Flash”in inhis hishometown hometownin inKansas, Kansas,DeLoss DeLossDodds Dodds has hasalways alwaysmade madean animpact impacton onathletic athleticprograms. programs.
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ON ON THE THE RECORD RECORD “He’s “He’sthe thesame sameguy, guy,every everyday. day.You You can cantell tellhe hecarries carriesthe thevalues valueshe hegrew grew up upwith withand andhe’s he’sthe thetype typeofofguy guy who whodoesn’t doesn’tforget forgetwhere wherehe hecame came from fromor orwho whohe heis. is.He Hedoesn’t doesn’tplay play games, games,and andthat thatreally reallymakes makesDeLoss DeLoss DONNIE aastrong strongleader.” leader.”––DONNIE formerathletics athleticsdirector directoratat DUNCAN DUNCAN, , former
Oklahoma Oklahomaand andDodds’ Dodds’longtime longtimefriend friend “DeLoss “DeLosshas hasthis thisuncanny uncannyability abilityto to cut cutall allofofthe theB.S. B.S.and andget getright rightto tothe the point. point.It’s It’salmost almostaagame gameto tosee seewhen when DeLoss DeLossisisgoing goingto todo doit,it,but butatatsome some point pointhe’s he’sgoing goingto tolean leanover overand andask ask you youaavery verydirect directquestion questionthat thatgets gets right rightto tothe theheart heartofofthe thematter. matter.It’s It’s his hisway wayofofsaying, saying,‘Hey, ‘Hey,shoot shootstraight straight TOM STULTZ, STULTZ, with withme.’” me.’”––TOM
managing managingdirector directorofofIMG IMG “It’s “It’swell wellknown knownthat thatDeLoss DeLoss Dodds’ Dodds’legacy legacyincludes includesnational national championships championshipsininalmost almostevery every sport, sport,fantastic fantasticfacilities, facilities,the the Longhorn LonghornNetwork, Network,countless countlessUSA USA Olympic Olympicmedal medalwinners winnersand andone one ofofthe themost mostfinancially financiallysuccessful successful athletic athleticdepartments departmentsininthe thecouncountry. try.But Butwhat whatisisless lessknown knownabout about him himmight mightbe bemore moreimportant important than thanall allofofthe theabove. above.He Hequietly quietly funded fundedfully fullyequipped equippedstudy studyhalls, halls, hired hiredthe thebest bestacademic academiccounselors counselors ininAmerica, America,provided providedfifth-year fifth-year scholarships, scholarships,unlimited unlimitedtutors tutorsand and mentors, mentors,and andwhatever whateverelse elsewas was necessary necessaryto tohelp helpthe thestudentstudentathlete athleteget getaadegree degreefrom from the theUniversity UniversityofofTexas.” Texas.” –– AUGIE AUGIE GARRIDO, GARRIDO,
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“DeLoss “DeLossDodds Doddsmade mademy my experience experienceat atTexas Texasmemomemorable. rable.DeLoss DeLosswas wasthere therefor for BASEBALL: BASEBALL: 1983, 1983,2002 2002and and2005 2005 us usininvictory victoryand anddefeat, defeat, FOOTBALL: FOOTBALL: 2005 2005 brought broughtininthe thebest beststaff staff MEN’S MEN’S GOLF: GOLF: 2012 2012 ininAmerica Americato tocoach coachand and MEN’S MEN’S SWIMMING SWIMMING & & develop developus, us,and andprovided provided 1988,1989, 1989,1990, 1990,1991, 1991, DIVING: DIVING: 1988, us uswith withthe theresources resourcesthat that 1996, 1996,2000, 2000,2001, 2001,2002 2002and and2010 2010 helped helpedus usachieve achieveon onthe the field, field,ininthe theclassroom classroom and andininlife. life.IIhave havegreat great appreciation appreciationfor foreverything everything RICKY he’s he’sdone donefor forme.” me.”–– RICKY 1998Heisman HeismanTrophy Trophy WILLIAMS, WILLIAMS,1998
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THE BIGGER PICTURE: DeLoss Dodds always put the interests of the university before anyone else’s. Over the past 32 years, he supported the initiatives of the Texas men’s athletics program, including the creation of the Longhorn Network and several conference realignments.
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position, Texas men’s athletics enjoyed some of its most vibrant times. The football program’s fourth national title at the 2006 Rose Bowl highlighted a decade of excellence that featured at least 10 victories in nine consecutive seasons, five straight bowl victories and appearances in the national title game in 2006 and 2010. In addition, the men’s basketball team advanced to a school-record 14 consecutive NCAA tournaments, including a Final Four appearance in 2003, Sweet 16 appearances in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2008 and three Elite Eight appearances in 2003, 2006 and 2008. The Longhorns’ baseball team earned berths in the NCAA College World Series seven times since 2000, winning national championships in 2002 and 2005. “Our teams have regularly won conference and national championships, produced the highest quality studentathletes and — like DeLoss — displayed integrity on and off the field,” Powers stated. “He embodies all that is great about the university, the state of Texas and college sports.” – COACH MACK BROWN Texas is the most profitable entity in college athletics, valued at $761.7 million in the beginning of 2013. The Longhorns have enjoyed eight consecutive years of leading all Collegiate Licensing royalties and amassed the first-ever season of more than $100 million in football revenue. One of Dodds’ main priorities over the years was to help student-athletes succeed on and off the field. His direction assured that Texas built a stateof-the-art program across the athletic spectrum. To be the best, Texas needed to play in the best. Over the past two decades, the university invested nearly $400 million to renovate or build facilities. “Everything we do here is for the kids,” Dodds said. “The well-being of the student-athletes is our every motivation.” Prior to his creation of the Longhorn Foundation in 1986 — the athletic department’s official fundraising arm — each sport raised funds individually and raised approximately $250,000 in total each year. The Longhorn Foundation raised $1 million in its first year and has since raised over $400 million from more than 13,000 donors for student-athlete scholarships, academic services, sports medicine and facilities. The 76-year-old was also a central figure in the formation of the Big 12 Conference. The conference, born out of a melding of the Big Eight and Southwest conferences, started competition
in1996-97. Texas became a member at the conference’s inception. Dodds’ vision helped guide the Big 12 through the unstable climate of conference realignment in the summer of 2010. In January 2011, Texas and ESPN announced the creation of the Longhorn Network, the first sports network devoted to a single school. Dodds was the university’s key power player in the formation of the network, which will bring the university $300 million over 20 years. The Longhorn Network will televise close to 175 original events and 700 original studio shows during the 2013-14 season. In addition, 400 hours of coverage will be devoted to live campus events, such as selected lectures, graduation ceremonies and state-of-the-university presentations. Dodds was honored as the 2005 and 2011 Athletic Director of the Year by Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily, the two leading publications on sports business. He received the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame’s John L. Toner Award in December 2006 for his dedication to college athletics, particularly college football. In February 2007, he was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. “DeLoss has been the best athletics director in the country for a long time and built a model athletics department,” coach Mack Brown said. “He cares about the coaches, kids and everybody in all of our programs.”
“DeLoss was an athlete himself, successful coach and directed a program that achieved tremendous success on and off the field,” Brown added. “He’s a man of great character who accomplished all of that while maintaining integrity and honesty — just the perfect model for an athletics director. We’re lucky to have him.” Born in Riley, Kan., Dodds was a prep football, basketball and track standout. In fact, he was known as the “Riley Flash.” He later graduated from Kansas State in 1959 with a degree in physical education and a minor in psychology. After spending time in graduate school and six months in the Army as a tank commander,
Dodds returned to his alma mater as an assistant track coach in 1961. He became head track coach in 1963 and in 14 years guided the Wildcats to six Big Eight titles. Prior to his time at Texas, Dodds spent three years as the director of athletics at Kansas State. He also served as assistant commissioner of the Big Eight Conference for two years. “What I most admire about DeLoss has been his approach to the job,” coach Rick Barnes said. “Being the Texas athletics director was his job, but it has never been his identity. DeLoss saw the big picture better than anyone. That never changed.”
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A MAN TO REMEMBER: The loss of James Street greatly impacted the Texas community. The former Texas quarterback led the Longhorns to win the 1969 National Championship. Also a baseball standout, Street and his family supported both programs throughout the years.
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N THE THURSDAY NIGHT before Austin City Limits, I sipped worse. Get in there.’” caipirinhas at the bar of a Brazilian restaurant while the At that moment, Street began amassing a record that still remains TV silently displayed the Iowa State game. My fellow untouched by any other Texas quarterback — 20-0 as a starter. Some imbibers wallowed in the cloud of uncertainty that had consider two of those wins to be the biggest games ever played in Texas swallowed the week. football history. Simply stated, things were not going well. In the contest pegged the “Game of the Century,” Street led the Texas was losing to an unranked opponent, the fedLonghorns in a comeback against Arkansas. Texas overcame a 14-0 deficit eral government had just started a shutdown, a shooting to win 15-14, causing President Richard Nixon, who was in attendance, took place at the Capitol that morning, DeLoss Dodds to label the Longhorns the national champions long before the Cotton had announced his impending retirement earlier in the Bowl. week, and just days earlier Texas sports icon James Street passed away. Luckily for Nixon, Street led Texas to win the actual national title. Losing a great one never happens at the right time, but for Street, The championship marked the program’s last until 2005. his time came far too soon. Street’s coach, Darrell K Royal, just left us last Despite his unmatched record in football, and the fact that Royal develNovember. And like a team running out of the tunnel to take the oped the wishbone offense to highlight his talents, Street wasn’t field with everything they have, Street followed closely behind his a one-sport type of athlete. coach into his eternal spot in Texas lore. He also excelled at baseball. Back on the screen, with seconds left before In his time at Texas, Street pitched the the half ended, the Longhorns scored on a Longhorns to three College World Series. He miracle pass to the end zone. The man next to also added a perfect game and a no-hitter to me started screaming hysterically. He thought his stat sheet. Yet, as time would show, Street’s the game was over. He clearly didn’t realize that contributions to the baseball program ran deepthe two stood for the second er than great pitching. quarter, not the second half. Three of his five The announcers kept refersons played baseball for ring to Case McCoy as the Texas, giving Street the “backup” quarterback. At opportunity to watch and this point, the Longhorns enjoy the athletic pursuits of need a hero and a legend. Huston, Juston and Jordon. To lose one at a time like Back at home, the this makes Street’s loss more game clock was down to poignant for those who the final 50 seconds, and remember when Texas led Texas now led Iowa State by the upper echelon of college just one point. Fifty seconds was football. more than enough time for the Each generation of Longhorn Cyclones to get in field goal range football fans has one player it holds and become the next team to upset THE LOSS OF JAMES STREET AFFECTED above the rest — an icon, to say the the Longhorns this season. least. For some that legend is Earl The ease at which Iowa State TEXAS FANS ACROSS THE NATION, Campbell. For others, it’s Vince made a first down made the unwantINCLUDING OUR OWN CARLO BLIGH Young. For me, because of the ed outcome inevitable. But then 1998 football season, which took confusion set in for the Cyclones. place during my sophomore year, and a game against A&M that I’ll never On second down with the clock ticking and no timeouts left, the forget, Ricky Williams is a legend. befuddled Iowa State quarterback rushed to start a play before his teamBut for a good many in the Lone Star state, Street will always be the mates were ready. One Longhorn defender swatted down his attempt to greatest player to ever wear burnt orange. His real life story resembles a pass and another caught the ball. The play was enough to give Texas the tall tale. victory. As the clock hit zero, the ESPN commentator exclaimed that the A rare individual can excel in two sports at the collegiate level. win was “a giant exhale for the burnt orange nation.” Marquise Goodwin instantly comes to mind for many of us. A football But the reality is that Texas fans can’t relax this week, nor the folstar and track & field Olympian, Goodwin set a gold standard for many lowing week. The game was a win, but far from a game that people will dual athletes. talk about 40 years from now. Street, however, set that standard more than 40 years earlier. No one knows what will happen from here. This is a generation When Street first arrived on the 40 Acres, he was the seventh-string without a clear-cut Texas football star. While football is often described as quarterback. I didn’t know the chart even went that deep. During the the ultimate team sport, times like this call for a hero to guide the team second game of the 1968 season (Street’s junior year), his football career to impossible victories. We need a name to believe in. immediately changed course. The Longhorns were losing to Texas Tech From Street’s first game as risky backup selection to his last football and Royal put Street in at quarterback. game for Texas where he was crowned national champion, lies the tale of “Coach Royal grabbed me and looked as if he were having second how an icon captured the hearts of his generation. Texas needed a hero thoughts about putting me in,” Street recounted after Royal’s death. then, and we miss our hero now. – CARLO BLIGH “Then he looked me straight in the eye and said, ‘Hell, you can’t do any
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GAME OF A LIFETIME Before Before the the contest contest against against Oklahoma, Oklahoma, quarterback quarterback Case Case McCoy McCoy told told reporters reporters that that Texas Texas had had to to win win this this game. game. In In McCoy’s McCoy’s opinion, opinion, the the Red Red River River Rivalry Rivalry was was aa game game that that fans fans and and rivals rivals could could remember remember you you for for until until the the end end of of time. time. And And the the game game will will be be just just that that — — aa contest contest between between two two of of college college football’s football’s greatest greatest rivals rivals that that ended ended in in aa Texas Texas victory victory that that fans fans will will talk talk about about for for years years to to come. come.
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BORN TO PLAY: Kat Brooks (left) and Sarah Palmer’s (right) love for volleyball stems from their Hawaiian heritage.
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dramatic blocks and the occasional service ace garner the most attention at Gregory Gym these days. But as the Texas volleyball team works toward its second straight Big 12 and national titles, the Longhorns continue to rely on the work in the back row. The team’s defensive specialists are a key component in reaching the goals set for the 2013 season. Two of the team’s young defensive stars — junior libero Sarah Palmer and sophomore defensive specialist Kat Brooks — hail from the Hawaiian island of Oahu and played on the same club team (Asics Rainbows) in high school. At this point in their careers, the topic of Hawaii and its volleyball culture is one they’ve discussed to the point of exhaustion. But the pair’s defensive prowess forces spectators to pose questions like, “What’s in the Hawaiian water? Did these girls start playing volleyball before they could walk? Does Aloha actually mean ‘You can’t spike on me’?” The answer to the first question is maybe, 40
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while a simple no satisfies the second, although Palmer started in the fifth grade and Brooks at age 9. Aloha still means hello and goodbye, but it also expresses the Hawaiian spirit. Volleyball is to Hawaii what football is to Texas. People on the islands love the game, and without any major pro sports teams, the University of Hawaii volleyball team draws more fans than most Division I men’s basketball teams. The Rainbow Wahine volleyball team averaged 6,675 in attendance last year. When Texas opened
its season with a 3-0 loss at Hawaii in August, 9,806 spectators came to cheer on the Hawaiians playing on both sides of the net. “When you have 10,000 fans, it definitely makes a crazy atmosphere,” head coach Jerritt Elliott said. “Volleyball is a big part of the culture there. The people and media are invested in it. Hawaii is one of the great volleyball environments in the country.” As one of the great environments, Hawaii is a recruiting hotbed for NCAA volleyball coaches
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looking to stabilize their defensive back row. “One thing that people recognize about Hawaii volleyball is the defense,” Brooks said. “We train defense well because we’re smaller. To compete against the taller teams we have to pick up a lot more balls and be quicker than them.” Brooks (5’4”) and Palmer (5’10”) followed former libero Sydney Yogi from Hawaii to the 40 Acres. In her career at Texas from 2008 to 2011,Yogi — who stood just 5’1” — recorded 718 digs and averaged 2.37 digs per set. When the NCAA established the libero position — a defensive player who stays in the back row and can sub in or out at any time — the organization mandated that the designated player wear a jersey contrasting the rest of the team. Elliot took the rule one step further and set a standard that his libero had to earn the official black jersey. Otherwise they start out wearing a gray or white jersey. “Being libero, you’re usually the first person to touch the ball on your side of the court, and over the past few years the importance of the libero has really increased,” Palmer said. “You have to be skilled in passing and defense, where other positions have other things to worry about. The libero has a specialized skill set. It’s an extremely important, high-pressure position.” Now in her junior year, Palmer handles the pressure with ease and continues to uphold the
standard of the vaunted black jersey. Through 11 matches this season, she leads the team with 163 digs and an average of 3.7 digs per set. The next closest player, Amy Neal, has 99. Palmer led the team in digs in both the 2012 (403) and 2010 (295) seasons. Last year Palmer played a crucial role in the team’s national championship run. While Bailey Webster’s massive hits during the Final Four stand out, Palmer’s career-high 31 digs against Michigan in the semi-final game gave Texas the edge it needed to move on to the final. “It was surreal,” Palmer said. “I was shaking a lot in that first set because it was one of those moments I had been dreaming about since I started playing volleyball. To finally be there was such a blessing. I couldn’t be happier that we won.” In her freshman year at Texas, Brooks started six of the 33 matches she appeared in. She finished the season with 112 digs and 25 aces. Through the first 11 matches of this year, she has 28 digs. “I’ve learned so much during my time here,” Brooks said. “The college game is different than high school and club. I ask Sarah a lot of questions because she’s been here longer than I have.” Both Brooks and Palmer cite the Longhorns’ family atmosphere as one of the reasons they came to Texas. The atmosphere reminds them of Hawaii’s familial culture. “The Hawaiian culture is family oriented and
we see that at Texas,” Palmer said. “Our coaches are here for us and our teammates are our sisters. The feeling carries over from Hawaii. We may not be related to everybody back home, but everybody is family.” Since both Brooks and Palmer are the only children in their families, they said they like having sisters on the team. “We’re there for each other and we treat each other like family,” Palmer said. “We respect each other on and off the court.” And while they have great chemistry — especially since they share similar cultural outlooks — the duo has very different personalities. “Sarah is goofy all the time,” setter Hannah Allison said. “Brooks is more girly and kind-hearted. Not that Sarah isn’t kind-hearted, but Brooks is more quiet.” Palmer’s boisterous personality and sense of humor helps the team stay loose in even the most stressful situations. Brooks’ mild manner doesn’t leave her in the shadows, however. The pair’s ability to complement one another allows them to serve as excellent anchors to a strong Texas volleyball team. “You can tell they are both in their element during volleyball practice, more than any other time,” Allison said. “They have a great knowledge of the game because they have been playing for so long.”
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with the leadership of seniors Ben Chen, Alex Hilliard, Daniel Whitehead and Chris Camillone, the men’s tennis team finished with a No. 23 ITA ranking. Whitehead led the charge with a No. 116 ranking. The Longhorns finished third in the Big 12 conference with a 3-2 record. Texas looks to improve its standings this season. Junior Soren Hess-Olesen, an All-American from Denmark, will lead the Longhorns this season. Hess-Olesen was ranked as the No. 10 singles player in the ITA 2013-14 preseason rankings. After finishing in the NCAA singles championship quarterfinals last season, he earned a No. 21 ranking. He finished his sophomore campaign with a 21-11 singles record and 7-6 doubles record. Senior Sudanwa Sitaram and junior Lloyd Glasspool also debuted on the ITA singles preseason rankings this year. Sitaram is currently ranked at No. 93, with Glasspool sitting at No. 101 in singles. Freshman George Goldhoff is tied at No. 8 in the ITA freshman and newcomer rankings. Over the summer, both Glasspool and senior David Holiner were active on the international Circuit. Holiner competed in the Maccabiah Games in Israel, finishing in the semifinal round of singles
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competition and the quarterfinal round of the doubles competition. Glasspool competed in the ITF Denmark F2 Futures, winning five singles matches before falling in the semifinal round. Goldhoff is the only freshman on the Longhorns’ roster this fall. According to the Tennis Recruiting Network, Goldhoff comes to Texas as the No. 2 prospect in the nation. The California native was named the Southern California Tennis Association Player of the Year in 2012. In addition to Goldhoff, Texas welcomed two newcomers to this season’s roster. Juniors Clement Homs and Adrien Berkowicz, both from France, signed with the Longhorns last semester. The Longhorns opened their 2013-14 season at the OFCC Fighting Illini Invitational in Chicago. They later competed at the Racquet Club Invitational in Midland, where Hess-Olesen picked up a win in the semifinal round of singles competition. He lost in the final round of singles play to No. 21 Andy Bettles of Boise State. At the OFCC Fighting Illini Invitational, Sitaram and junior Jacoby Lewis defeated a
doubles team from Illinois, finishing with a 3-0 doubles record. Both players were defeated in the singles competition. In October, the Longhorns competed at the ITA All-American Championships and the USTA/ ITA Texas Regional Championships, all before hosting the UTA Invitational. Texas will finish off tournament play at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships in November and the Key Biscayne Invitational in January. They will face SMU in its first head-to-head matchup in mid-January. The ITA Indoor National Championships will take place in Houston during the first part of the new year. The Longhorns will conclude their season at the Big 12 Championships in Fort Worth at the end of April before the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championships in May. THE WOMEN finished the 2012-13 season with an 18-1 record, a No. 18 ranking in the ITA rankings and claimed their second consecutive Big 12 title. This season, the women will attempt to THE LONGHORNS
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fill the shoes of former Longhorn Aerial Ellis, a two-time All-American who was a former Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year and ITA Texas Region Rookie Player of the Year in 2010. Texas had two athletes ranked in the top 125 singles when the ITA released its preseason rankings at the beginning of September. Sophomore Breaunna Addison earned a No. 10 ranking — a career best — in singles and senior Elizabeth Begley was ranked No. 24, making her first appearance in the rankings. Addison and freshman Pippa Horn were ranked No. 41 in the ITA preseason doubles standings. Addison made a big impact for the Longhorns during her freshman season and was named the Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year for her efforts. Last spring, Addison reached the semifinal round of the NCAA singles championships, becoming the first Texas freshman ever to reach the semifinals. Only two other Longhorns prior to Addison have ever reached the semifinal round (Kelly Pace and Beverly Bowes). Addison finished the season ranked No. 16 in the ITA singles rankings with a final record of 30-8. She earned an AllAmerican status as a freshman. Texas head coach Patty Fendick-McCain signed two standouts this past August who will see action this season – Horn, from England, and Ratnika Batra, who hails from India. “They will bring to campus a wealth of experience,” Fendick-McCain said of the two signees. “Ratnika and Pippa are talented and wonderful young ladies.” Batra became a women’s national champion at the age of 14 and has ranked highly on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) world junior tennis rankings throughout her career. In 2010, Horn was the Great Britain 18-and-under national singles champion and in 2011 was Great Britain’s national doubles co-champion. In September, the Longhorns kicked off their season at the Duke Invitational. Addison defeated Jamie Loeb from the University of North Carolina to win the white singles draw. In four matches throughout the weekend, Addison didn’t drop a set to clinch the draw. Texas competed in the ITA All-American Championships and the ITA Texas Regional Championships in October before competing in the ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships. The women will host the Longhorn Invitational in November. The Longhorns will wrap up tournament play at the Miami Spring Invititational in January. The Longhorns will face the University of Texas San Antonio at the end of January to begin head-to-head play. The ITA National Team Indoor Championship takes place in February. Texas will seek its third straight conference title at the Big 12 Championship, beginning at the end of April. The NCAA Championships take place one month later, where the players look to make a lasting impact. NOVEMBER 2013
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Kick START THE TEXAS SOCCER TEAM STARTS THE 2013 SEASON OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT BY TAYLOR GRAFFT
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women’s soccer team finished the first part of its 2013 season with an 11-4-2 overall record and a 5-1-1 record in Big 12 Conference play and a No. 25 national ranking. The top scorers from August to September were sophomore forward Kelsey Shimmick and junior defender Brooke Gilbert. Both players had four goals each, with Shimmick leading the team with 11 points. Her goal against Texas State was featured on SportsCenter’s Top 10. Sophomore Chantale Campbell rounded out the top three with three goals of her own. The Longhorns scored 22 goals over the course of August and September. Five of those goals came in Big 12 play against TCU and Iowa State. Campbell lead the team with five assists through Oct. 20th. Midfielder Lindsey Meyer, and Shimmick added to the Longhorns’ offensive prowess with three assists each, while goalkeeper Abby Smith continues to lead the defense. Over a two-month period, the sophomore goalkeeper recorded five shutouts and a save percentage of .804. She allowed only nine goals over the course of 12 games played. Texas finished it home schedule undefeated at Mike A. Meyer’s stadium, when it beat Oklahoma 1-0 on Oct. 20th. The Longhorns set the tone for the regular season when they had back-to-back home victories against Texas State (Sept. 20) and UTSA HE TEXAS
(Sept. 22). Both were 3-0 victories and shut outs for Smith, who has seven shutouts this season. Texas’ longest winning streak for the first part of the season came in September when they won four consecutive matches against Texas State, UTSA, TCU and Iowa State. The team has relied on a strong possession game in the midfield and solid link-up play to its forwards to score goals this season. The regular season finishes for the Longhorns at Texas Tech on Nov. 1st. The team will then play in the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Mo. from Nov. 6th-10th, before the NCAA Tournament starts on Nov. 15th .
FIRE POWER: Sophomore Kelsey Shimmick led the Longhorns with 4 goals during the first part of the 2013 season.
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Despite the naysayers and the rumors swirling in the media about the possibility that Mack Brown will step down as head coach, Texas fans continue to stand behind him. One young fan made his stance on the matter known when he displayed a homemade poster board with the statement “Bring ‘Em Back Mack,” during the Kansas State game. And Brown knows how to bring his team back. During his time at the helm, Texas has registered 29 second-half comebacks, including 17 in the fourth quarter. The win against Iowa State marked the fourth second-half comeback win in the last two seasons. In fact, Case McCoy (who started as quarterback in the Iowa State game) engineered two of the last three comebacks. Despite a rocky start, the Longhorns appear to be right back on track — with Brown leading the way.
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In Mack, We Trust