Oct. 26, 2001 Yet Another Showdown Oklahoma visits Nebraska for another titanic battle in this legendary series, and meets a top 10-ranked team for the third time in eight games this season. Texas was No. 5 (both polls) and Kansas State was No. 9 (ESPN/USA Today) when the Sooners met those teams earlier in this campaign. The 11 a.m. CDT game will be televised nationally by ABC with Brent Musburger, Gary Danielson and Jack Arute describing the action. Due to the Big 12 Conference's scheduling rotation, Oklahoma and Nebraska will take a two-year break after this season. Next season, Nebraska, Kansas State and Kansas go off the Sooner schedule as the North Division's representatives to be replaced by Colorado, Iowa State and Missouri.

Here is a chart of the viable national-title contenders, last week's rankings and this week's projections, and what they need to make the Rose Bowl: Old New Old New Team Rec. AP AP BCS BCS Miami 10-0 1 1 2 1 Florida 9-1 3 2 4 2 Texas 10-1 5 3 6 3 Neb 11-1 2 5 1 4 Oregon 9-1 6 4 5 5 Tenn 9-1 7 6 7 6

Texas has been the one consistent team - 5 on the list until lately when you went to 3 on the BCS. Congratulations! *Sigh* Wait'll next year...

Saturday will be a huge day in college football, if y'all were in Austin I'd invite you over for a few beers Saturday.

Texas has won 3 games against far lesser opponents, not making the spread twice. And now, Roy Williams has a hamstring injury. He's, aurguably, the best receiver in the nation. Texas season may ride on the severity of this injury. for more on hamstrings: http://www.thestretchinghandbook.com/archives/hamstring-injury-treatment.htm A snippet: If you do happen to suffer from a hamstring injury, it's important that correct first aid principles are applied immediately. The RICER regime explains the correct treatment for all muscle strain injuries. RICER stand for Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation, and then obtaining a Referral from a qualified sports doctor or physiotherapist. So, as soon as a hamstring injury occurs, rest the injured limb, apply ice to the effected area, apply a compression bandage and elevate the limb if possible. This treatment needs to continue for at least 48 to 72 hours. This is the most critical time for the injured area, correct treatment now can mean the difference between an annoying injury or a permanent, re-occurring, debilitating injury. After the first 72 hours obtain a referral from a qualified professional and start a comprehensive rehabilitation program. This should include a great deal of strength and stretching exercises, as well as other rehabilitation activities such as massage and ultra-sound.

The picture above shows the muscles located at the rear of the upper right leg. The three specific hamstring muscles can be seen on the picture, by looking for the anatomical names located half way down the right hand side.

espn.com: Oklahoma dipped into its play-bag of tricks against Missouri -- out of necessity -- and the trickery paid dividends. Oklahoma scored a touchdown on a fake field goal with 6:33 left to escape Columbia with a 31-24 victory Oct. 5. Holder Matt McCoy took the snap, waited a moment, then threw a perfect lob to freshman tight end Chris Chester, who went up and caught the ball between two defenders for his first career reception. Nate Hybl's 2-point conversion pass to Curtis Fagan made it 31-24. Coach Bob Stoops said he liked his chances of the fake working better than the chances of Trey DiCarlo making a 31-yard field goal. DiCarlo had already missed an extra point and field goals of 34 and 43 yards. "I felt the percentages were pretty good it was going to be OK," said Stoops, whose team plays second-ranked Texas next week in Dallas. The Longhorns said they weren't looking past Oklahoma State to their matchup with rival Oklahoma. Right. Second-ranked Texas will have a hard time getting anyone to believe them after the Oct. 5 17-15 victory over the Cowboys that took cornerback Rod Babers' defensive stop on a 2-point conversion and a drive-killing interception in the fourth quarter to seal the win. "It was a good, hard fight," said quarterback Chris Simms, who passed for 267 yards and a touchdown and ran for another in the Big 12 opener for both teams. "I think it's really good we got a good hard test like this." Coach Mack Brown agreed. "It's good to be in tight games because our kids are tested. You need to be in some fights. It's dangerous for us every week. I hope our fans learned something today," Brown said after the game. Next week's Texas OU game should be awesome, it's the game of the season for us Longhorn fans. It may decide who faces Miami in the national title later this year. Come early, stay late, we'll be partying on Spring before, during and after the game next Saturday. Check out our insider coverage and live audio feed. October 12 2:30 PM CST 3:30 PM EST No. 2 Texas vs No. 3 Oklahoma

The insanely complete stats are at http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/pages/stats/2002/UT5.HTM A summary Box Score (Final) Oklahoma State vs #2 Texas (Oct 05, 2002 at Austin, Texas) Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score ----------------- -- -- -- -- ----- Oklahoma State...... 3 0 6 6 - 15 Record: (2-3,0-1) Texas............... 0 10 7 0 - 17 Record: (5-0,1-0) Scoring Summary: 1st 09:56 OS - Luke Phillips 39 yd field goal, 7-38 2:03, OS 3 - UT 0 2nd 05:52 UT - Mangum, Dusty 27 yd field goal, 10-67 2:00, OS 3 - UT 3 00:17 UT - Johnson, B.J. 9 yd pass from Simms, Chris (Mangum, Dusty kick), 4-59 0:36, OS 3 - UT 10 3rd 02:26 UT - Simms, Chris 1 yd run (Mangum, Dusty kick), 9-80 4:57, OS 3 - UT 17 01:08 OS - Tatum Bell 45 yd run (Luke Phillips kick blockd), 3-76 1:18, OS 9 - UT 17 4th 04:04 OS - John Lewis 33 yd pass from Josh Fields (Josh Fields pass failed), 9-99 3:52, OS 15 - UT 17 OS UT FIRST DOWNS................... 15 25 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 29-139 43-145 PASSING YDS (NET)............. 134 267 Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 31-14-3 46-24-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 60-273 89-412 Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards............ 4-66 2-5 Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 1-23 1-18 Interception Returns-Yards.... 1-10 3-31 Punts (Number-Avg)............ 8-43.1 7-44.9 Fumbles-Lost.................. 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards............... 11-80 7-75 Possession Time............... 23:52 36:08 Third-Down Conversions........ 1 of 11 6 of 18 Fourth-Down Conversions....... 0 of 0 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 1-2 3-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 2-9 2-17 RUSHING: Oklahoma State-Seymore Shaw 21-99; Tatum Bell 5-59; Team 1-minus 2; Josh Fields 2-minus 17. Texas-Benson, Cedric 27-117; Simms, Chris 8-17; Young, Selvin 5-12; Trahan, Beau 1-4; TEAM 2-minus 5. PASSING: Oklahoma State-Josh Fields 14-29-2-134; Jones,Greg 0-1-1-0; Terrance DavisBryant 0-1-0-0. Texas-Simms, Chris 24-46-1-267. RECEIVING: Oklahoma State-Rashaun Woods 6-63; John Lewis 2-41; Terrance DavisBryant 2-10; D'Juan Woods 1-9; Billy Bajema 1-7; Mike Denard 1-2; Tim Burrough 1-2. Texas-Thomas, Sloan 7-130; Johnson, B.J. 7-78; Williams, Roy 5-27; Benson, Cedric 3-6; Thomas, David 2-26. INTERCEPTIONS: Oklahoma State-Lawrence Pinson 1-10. Texas-Vasher, Nathan 1-3; Johnson, Derrick 1-18; Babers, Rod 1-10. FUMBLES: Oklahoma State-None. Texas-Williams, Roy 1-0. Stadium: Royal-Texas Memorial Attendance: 83116 Kickoff time: 11:39 am End of Game: 3:02 pm Total elapsed time: 3:23 Officials: Referee: John Laurie; Umpire: R. Whittenburg; Linesman: Tim Crowley; Line judge: Mike Liner; Back judge: John Robison; Field judge: Arthur Luckey; Side judge: Jim Hatfield; Temperature: 78 Wind: N 11-15 Weather: clear skies; 35% hum Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg ------------------------------------------------- Benson, Cedric 27 119 2 117 0 26 4.3 Simms, Chris 8 26 9 17 1 14 2.1 Young, Selvin 5 14 2 12 0 8 2.4 Trahan, Beau 1 4 0 4 0 4 4.0 TEAM 2 0 5 -5 0 0 -2.5 Totals... 43 163 18 145 1 26 3.4 Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sck ------------------------------------------------ Simms, Chris 46-24-1 267 1 55 2 Totals... 46-24-1 267 1 55 2 Receiving No. Yds TD Long ---------------------------------------- Thomas, Sloan 7 130 0 55 Johnson, B.J. 7 78 1 20 Williams, Roy 5 27 0 18 Benson, Cedric 3 6 0 4 Thomas, David 2 26 0 21 Totals... 24 267 1 55 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 ---------------------------------------------- Bradford, Brian 7 314 44.9 71 1 Totals... 7 314 44.9 71 1 Punts Kickoffs Intercept All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg -------------------------------------------------- Vasher, Nathan 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 McCollough, Edorian 0 0 0 1 18 18 0 0 0 Johnson, Derrick 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 18 Babers, Rod 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 10 Young, Selvin 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals... 2 5 3 1 18 18 3 31 18 Field goal attempts ---------------------------------------- Mangum, Dusty 1st 03:57 37 yds - Missed Mangum, Dusty 2nd 05:52 27 yds - Good Mangum, Dusty 2nd 01:57 24 yds - Missed Mangum, Dusty 4th 10:01 46 yds - Missed FUMBLES: Oklahoma State-None. Texas-Williams, Roy 1-0. FUMBLES: Oklahoma State-None. Texas-Williams, Roy 1-0.

Those stats on the link above are insanely detailed!

Today's game would be an excellent opportunity for the Horns to redeem themselves after last weeks loss to Oklahoma (after leading for the first three quarters). To put your virtual dollars on the game (we'll give you $7500 to start) see the football pool topic in this conference. Gametime is 6 pm tonight and the Horns are playing on the road against a top twenty team. Tough schedule. Tough challenge.

OK George, here is a small portion of the insanely complete stats from http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com And you thought you bled burnt orange? Do you want to know how many times Cedric Bensen blew his nose? Texas vs Kansas State (Oct 19, 2002) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Box Score Game Summary Team Statistics Individual Statistics Drive Chart Defensive Statistics -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Box Score -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Box Score (Final) #8 Texas vs #17 Kansas State (Oct 19, 2002 at Manhattan, Kan.) Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score ----------------- -- -- -- -- ----- Texas............... 0 7 7 3 - 17 Record: (6-1,2-1) Kansas State........ 0 6 0 8 - 14 Record: (5-2,1-2) Scoring Summary: 2nd 14:14 UT - Johnson, B.J. 39 yd pass from Simms, Chris (Mangum, Dusty kick), 1-39 0:07, UT 7 - KS 0 11:55 KS - Hoheisel, Nick 2 yd run (Brite, Jared kick blockd), 6-80 2:19, UT 7 - KS 6 3rd 05:35 UT - Thomas, David 2 yd pass from Simms, Chris (Mangum, Dusty kick), 7-69 3:36, UT 14 - KS 6 4th 10:40 KS - Hill, Thomas 15 yd pass from Roberson, Ell (Sproles, Darren rush), 9-54 4:12, UT 14 - KS 14 01:32 UT - Mangum, Dusty 27 yd field goal, 8-54 2:54, UT 17 - KS 14 UT KS FIRST DOWNS................... 10 15 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 32-46 50-159 PASSING YDS (NET)............. 184 102 Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 24-13-1 18-7-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 56-230 68-261 Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards............ 5-16 2-9 Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 1-0 2-55 Interception Returns-Yards.... 0-0 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg)............ 9-39.8 9-42.9 Fumbles-Lost.................. 0-0 5-1 Penalties-Yards............... 4-25 7-55 Possession Time............... 27:15 32:45 Third-Down Conversions........ 5 of 15 6 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions....... 0 of 0 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 2-2 2-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 4-22 3-15 RUSHING: Texas-Benson, Cedric 23-59; Young, Selvin 4-4; TEAM 1-minus 2; Simms, Chris 4-minus 15. Kansas State-Sproles, Darren 20-136; Roberson, Ell 26-23; Hoheisel, Nick 1-2; Saba, Ayo 1-2; Wilson, Travis 1-0; TEAM 1-minus 4. PASSING: Texas-Simms, Chris 13-24-1-184. Kansas State-Roberson, Ell 7-18-0-102. RECEIVING: Texas-Johnson, B.J. 4-132; Williams, Roy 3-16; Shanahan, Kyle 1-13; Thomas, Sloan 1-7; Edwards, Brock 1-6; Timmons, Robert 1-5; Robin, Brett 1-3; Thomas, David 1-2. Kansas State-Terry, James 4-80; Hill, Thomas 3-22. INTERCEPTIONS: Texas-None. Kansas State-Newman, Terence 1-0. FUMBLES: Texas-None. Kansas State-Roberson, Ell 5-1. Stadium: KSU Stadium Attendance: 50659 Kickoff time: 6:00 pm End of Game: 9:10 Total elapsed time: 2:58 Officials: Referee: Hal Dowden; Umpire: Steve Storie; Linesman: Al Green; Line judge: Kelly Deterding; Back judge: WillieWeisbrook; Field judge: Terry Porter; Side judge: Scott Koch; Temperature: 55 Wind: NNW 14 Weather: Clear

For all the insanely complete stats, see: http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/pages/stats/2002/UT7.HTM

Gametime is 2:30 pm CST Saturday. Texas at Texas Tech. The game will be on ESPN. Other games to watch are Iowa State at Colorado, 6 pm on Fox SW.

Spring practice starts at 4 pm today. Vince Yound is going to start his run for the QB position now held by Chance Mock.

What had been up until now Mack Brown's moral, family oriented paradise is now cracked. To quote austin360.com's Kirk Bohl's: Benson turned himself in to an Austin court Tuesday morning on a Class A misdemeanor charge of criminal trespassing. He is accused of breaking into a South Austin apartment to retrieve what he said was a stolen television. Benson's first brush with the law, involving a marijuana possession allegation in his hometown of Midland, ended with dropped charges. Benson might well end up cleared of the current allegations, too. Nevertheless, Brown must take action this time, suspending Benson for at least a game for conduct detrimental to the team. If for no other reason than becoming another distraction to a 5-2 team that so desperately needs a clear sense of focus and purpose to accomplish what few goals remain available to them, Benson deserves harsher treatment than he received after the Midland incident. Brown announced Tuesday that Benson will not start this week against Baylor but didn't say if he will play. "We will decide more about his participation on a day-to-day basis as we follow the case," Brown said. "He's weathered storms before. I think you'll see him stand up and weather this one as well." Benson's reputation and the entire image of an operation Brown has so valiantly tried to cast as a model program are at stake. A crack in that picture would do immeasurable harm to a program that has already been rocked by a second blowout loss to archrival Oklahoma and a mediocre record in Brown's biggest games. End Quote Texas will probably beat Baylor without Cedric, who was once upon a time a Heisman hopeful, in fact they would probably beat Baylor with Cedric the Entertainer at running back. But Mack Brown's dreams may be shattered. This is his first suspension of a player at UT if he in fact holds Cedric back from Saturday's game. Cedric shouldn't have busted down the door of that woman's South Austin apartment to get back his plasma tv. Even if the Austin cops are useless in a stolen property case. He had too much on the line. What was he thinking?

This is so sad. It has been difficult for many fans this year with Florida State and 'Bama having problems. Tennessee has presidential problems. Penn State just can't win... it is difficult...

And to top it off, no televised UT game today. Radio only.

Mack Brown is the kind of coarch that doesn't make bold moves. He's the kind of coach that "should have" done this or that but waited too long. He's not like Mackovic who called the famous pass play in a running situation in the Sugar Bowl to win that bowl game. So in a game where Vincent Young had just had six pretty good drives and had come of age what would be the last thing you would expect on the final drive. The last person you'd expect to see on the sidelines would be Vincent Young. Enter Chance Mock. Lubbock born. Son of a Texas Tech linebacker. He entered the game with two minutes on the clock and Texas down to Texas Tech by 5 points, trailing 40-35. The same guy that Noah and I had been debating about with me saying Young should run the whole show. The same guy who hadn't really played much for the last 4-5 games. So what happens? Mock completes a pass to Roy Williams. A 54 yarder. Roy's brother used to play for Texas Tech and Roy grew up in East Texas, in Texas Tech country. His brother was at the game wearing a Texas Tech jacket, bright red in a sea of burnt orange. Oh yeah, and under the Texas Tech jacket he had a burnt orange jersey with Roy's number on it. With seconds left in the game, he throws a 19 yarder to BJ Johnson (who may not have any East Texas roots as far as I know). Then Mock himself punches it in to the end zone himself with seconds left in the game. Storybook? Hollywood? You bet! It was the most exciting football game I've seen this season, maybe, arguably, the game of the year.

This time maybe UT - the Texas Longhorn football team - got it right. Mack Brown, or whoever hired some NFL guy named Tomey and another NFL guy to coach defense and offense. Finally, coaching on the field! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! But wait till these NFL coaches, who are used to watching the likes of Peyton Manning, get a hold of the scouting videos of, gasp, Baylor and Rice back to back. That will scare the daylights out of them. Scary stuff! Baylor and Rice back to back.

By CHIP BROWN / The Dallas Morning News PASADENA, Calif. � Wearing his white No. 3 jersey and jeans with a Texas Rose Bowl champions baseball cap slightly cock-eyed, running back Selvin Young took in the celebration with his camcorder. He stood next to the podium where his best friend, quarterback Vince Young, answered questions from reporters in the wake of becoming a national star in UT's 38-37 Rose Bowl triumph over Michigan. "Vince is blowing up," Selvin Young said into his video camera. "It'll be me and him in the backfield next season." ERICH SCHLEGEL/DMN There's good news for Texas coach Mack Brown: Budding star quarterback Vince Young will be by his side again next season. The Texas offense loses five key seniors from this year's team, including receiver Tony Jeffery, fullback Will Matthews, tight end Bo Scaife and center Jason Glynn. The biggest loss, however, will be Doak Walker Award-winner Cedric Benson, who ran for 1,834 yards and 19 touchdowns this season, giving the Texas offense its identity. "Whatever Cedric finishes with this season will be my goal for next year and hopefully more," said Selvin Young, who will be a junior next season after redshirting with a broken ankle suffered in the second game against Arkansas. "I feel like I'm going to step in where Cedric left off, and I can contribute that same amount and hopefully more. It's time for a new life, hopefully something better." Young, a threat on punt and kick returns with career averages of 17.5 yards and 23.8 yards, respectively, also hopes to lead the nation in special teams next season. Coaches say they see a hunger in Selvin Young that gives them confidence UT's rushing attack, ranked second nationally this season, can continue rolling. Young, who missed two games last season with a groin injury, has a career average of 5 yards per carry (132 attempts for 661 yards) in 26 games over three seasons. "Sometimes you don't realize what you had until it's gone," Texas offensive coordinator Greg Davis said. "There's an excitement in Selvin we haven't seen. He's excited about spring practice, and I'm not sure he would have been excited if he hadn't sat out this year." Texas will also have several freshmen to choose from, including top national recruits Jamaal Charles of Port Arthur Memorial and Henry Melton of Grapevine, both of whom have orally committed to the Longhorns. At receiver, freshman Jordan Shipley, who redshirted this season with a torn knee ligament, Limas Sweed, Nate Jones, Myron Hardy and George Walker will be expected to take over for Jeffery, the team's leading receiver this season. Freshman Ramonce Taylor, who averaged 10.1 yards per carry and 21.3 yards per reception this season, is expected to be used at running back and receiver � similar to USC's Reggie Bush. If Texas wins the recruiting war for tight end Martellus Bennett of Alief Taylor, it would help ease the loss of Scaife and complement David Thomas. On defense, Texas loses safety Phillip Geiggar and All-American linebacker Derrick Johnson, the heart and soul of the defense the last four years. That role will move to middle linebacker Aaron Harris of North Mesquite, who led UT with 8 � tackles in the Rose Bowl and finished second to Johnson's 129 � tackles with 117 � this season. Junior-to-be Garnet Smith of Arlington Lamar, sophomore-to-be Scott Derry and sophomore-to-be Robert Killebrew will battle it out to join Harris and strongside linebacker Eric Hall on the field. "I'm ready to take over," Harris said. "We're gonna miss Derrick. But we've learned from him." Two juniors � defensive tackle Rod Wright and safety Michael Huff of Irving Nimitz � have said they are contemplating a jump to the NFL and will make a decision in the next few weeks. Kicker Dusty Mangum of Mesquite also moves on and will be replaced by junior David Pino. Texas coach Mack Brown was asked if next year's team has a chance to be even better than this year's team. "We lose some guys who have been pretty special to the University of Texas," Brown said. "But if our other guys can pull tight and become a team like this one was, we have a chance. Sometimes you don't have to have the best players, just the best team." E-mail chipbrown@dallasnews.com

LONGHORNS Friday, October 7, 2005 �Q&A with Suzanne Halliburton Q. Will you explain the zone read offense? A. Texas implemented this offense in the middle of the 2003 season, a week after they lost to Oklahoma. The quarterback lines up in the shotgun with only one running back beside him. Before handing off, the quarterback looks to the defensive end or outside linebacker. If the outside guys are focusing more on him, the quarterback hands the ball off. If the defender commits to the inside, the quarterback keeps the ball and runs around the outside. Texas since has added more wrinkles to the play to make the defenses guess that it's going a certain way. The best way to beat the zone read is to blitz players from angles the quarterback isn't anticipating. OU did that a year ago in shutting out the Longhorns. My money's on the Horns against OU this weekend.

Today is huge. Texas faces Colorado in the Big 12 Championship. Texas is number 2 in the nation. Then, following that game, USC number 1 takes on UCLA number 11. And the Heisman trophy winner is between Vince Young (Texas) and Leinert and Bush of USC. It all starts at noon, CST on ABC tv.

The National Champion Texas Longhorn football team starts practice today. si.com: Texas fans expect a battle between freshmen Colt McCoy and Jevan Snead, and they'll get one. It will just start in secrecy and could take a while to develop into a full-blown duel. Brown has already named McCoy, who redshirted last season, as No. 1 heading into Monday's drills. He wants to give Snead, who was still in high school in December, time to mature. Snead will get his chance to compete for the job in time for the 2006 season opener, but Brown wants to take him slow. "It would be unfair to throw Jevan out there immediately because he's only been in school a month. We do want him to be able to relax," Brown said. "Jevan's never taken a snap here. Colt's been here six months."

Texas is having the big Spring game tomorrow. We'll find out what the QB situation is and get the first look at the National Champions on the field since the Rose Bowl. Tomorrow at 6 pm at Darrell Royal Memorial Stadium in Austin.

Well the Horns are out in the second round of the NCAA basketball tournament. They made to the top 32 but couldn't get to the sweet 16. There's a slight chance Kevin Durant will be back next year, but more likely the national player of the year will be NBA bound.

He is. Durant is NBA bound.