Brian Davis
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Senior Manager, Issues and Crisis Communications at The University of Texas at Austin. Once assembled stories at @statesman , @dallasnews .
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Wow! They just announced on Kansas radio network that stadium gates are open, no more tickets required. “If you’re in town, come on down!”
Kansas 17, Oklahoma 7. 3Q
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The ACC champ obliterates the SEC champ. The Big 12 runner-up smashed the SEC runner-up. Can we go easy on the SEC hype in 2019 or nah?
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Austin police: Texas linebacker Jake Ehlinger found dead off campus
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The NCAA Football Rules Oversight Committee told members today the coin flip will now consist of one captain from each team and one official, per source. Oh, but then we're gonna collide into each other for 3 hours.
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Found this new artist rendering with an overhead view of the new south end zone project at DKR-TMS. Now I'm starting to get what the "Longhorn patio" looks like.
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Sending prayers out to Texas exes D'Onta and Armanti Foreman, who lost their father Derrick in a trucking accident in Oklahoma. He was passionate about everything, including his sons and the Horns. RIP.
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I'm sorry but when one team has 42 free throw attempts and the other has just 12, I'm thinking something is off.
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Herman told me today, "If you’re going to cheer them and love them for three-and-a-half hours a Saturday in the fall, you better have the same feelings for them off the field, because they’re human beings."
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Texas coach Steve Sarkisian has named Quinn Ewers the starting quarterback.
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Sark: "First of all, I’ll say I’m so proud of our team. Let’s call it like it is, nobody gave us a chance in this game. None of you (Texas beat media). None of the national media."
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Texas AD Chris Del Conte was ejected from the game by a side judge. He was escorted off the field.
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Tonight's attendance is 102,520, the third-largest crowd in DKR history.
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Texas QB Quinn Ewers (clavicle sprain) is on the field for a pre-game workout in shirt/shorts. I've been told he'll be back far sooner than people expect.
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Wonderful, uplifting service honoring the life of Jake Ehlinger. Sam: “He’d say no, no, I didn't pass away too soon. You got 20 years. You got 20 years of laughter, you got 20 years of happiness, of love, and I think that's what he would say to me.”
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Somebody needs to say it. The fight Texas showed tonight and all season is exactly why Chris Beard was hired. Doubt this program's long-term future at your own risk.
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Oh my. Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher has called a media availability at 10 a.m. today at Kyle Field, most likely to respond to Nick Saban's comments.
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Oklahoma State students have started chanting "Kansas football" at the Longhorns.
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Texas has rocketed up to No. 4 in this week's AP Top 25 poll. Program's highest ranking since February 2011.
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Today is my last day at the American-Statesman. Leaving the paragraph plant. It’s been terrific covering Texas and the Big 12 for most of 20+ years. Not going far. Stay tuned.
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The feedback is overwhelming. By standing up for school pride, Sam Ehlinger's legacy will resonate far beyond his playing days at Texas.
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The Texas student section is ready with about 4 minutes to tip. Good grief.
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High-ranking Texas source tells me school administrators want to play this season. UT has spent big money on testing protocols, accepted smaller stadium capacity. They feel good about it.
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Texas has agreed in principal to play Texas Tech in an annual non-conference football game once UT leaves for the SEC, Tech AD Kirby Hocutt tells
@AJ_DonWilliams
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Mattress Mack says he's got more than 1,000 evacuees and National Guard in his stores. Forget the pastor. Support this guy.
@MattressMack
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Texas RB Bijan Robinson has a formal NIL deal with Lamborghini Austin. It's OK to admit this is pretty cool.
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Herman: "The running back for Texas Tech ran right down our sideline to seal the game, and our quarterback walks up to me and says, ‘We’re going to tie this thing up and go to overtime.’"
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Texas is now confirming that Bru McCoy has signed his athletics aid agreement and is a Longhorn.
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Since finishing 5-7, Sark has...
1) Signed the nation's 5th-best HS recruiting class.
2) Hired two new coaches.
3) Hired Gary Patterson in an admin role to help coach the coaches.
4) Oh, and landed Quinn Ewers.
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SEC presidents have voted to invite Texas and Oklahoma into the league, per a source familiar with the outcome. Historic day for Horns, Sooners.
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USC folks saved a seat for Sean Adams. Terrific gesture by the Trojans.
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Told that he scored in the Crabtree corner, Humphrey said, “It’s the LJ corner now.”
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This is the most drama-free game Texas has played in quite a while.
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Several black Texas athletes are requesting changes this fall, including changing the names of buildings, a black athlete history exhibit and to stop requiring athletes to sing "The Eyes of Texas."
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Texas RB Bijan Robinson was named Walter Camp national offensive player the week this morning. Had 176 all-purpose yards on 24 touches, two TDs vs. Louisiana.
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That was the most energy in the Erwin Center probably since Law-Durant in 2007. The energy on the floor afterward... wow.
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So far, Gary Patterson is worth every penny as "special advisor to the Texas head coach."
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Yes, DB youth can be frustrating. But when Texas coaches talk about the athleticism on the back end, this is what they're talking about.
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If we’re going to allow 70,000 to attend a boxing match and 50,000 attend the Kentucky Derby, it’s probably OK to allow Chick-fil-A inside dining.
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Sark on Bo Davis video: "I think one thing that jumped out to me when I first saw the video, you could hear the passion in Bo’s voice. We really believe in the staff that we hired and what we came here to do. You could feel the passion and want to get it done."
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Why the hell is Iowa State’s band playing for the Port-A-Potty?
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Texas RB Bijan Robinson says he will play for the Longhorns in 2022. He’s not going anywhere despite rumors. He’s all in. Should be cleared from elbow injury by mid-December.
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First day at my new post as Senior Manager, Issues and Crisis Communications at the University of Texas. Let's hope there are none.
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Set the QB issue aside for a moment at Texas.
Bijan, Xavier, Banks, more OL coming, a massive infusion of defensive recruiting talent coming, too. 2022 will be fascinating.
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Texas RB Bijan Robinson: "I think we’re going to be OK. We’re actually pretty positive right now. This loss sucks, but we’ll bounce back and get ready for next week."
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The Texas band comes rolling down Decatur St. shouting Beat The Hell Outta Georgia.
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The UT Tower will be lit in full orange with its trademark No. 1 tonight to honor the Longhorns for winning their second straight Directors' Cup after a dominating 2021-22 athletic year.
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Beard on the FT disparity: "I have to be careful of what I say here, but 46 to 12, there hasn’t been a lot of NCAA games like that."
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Texas RB Bijan Robinson told me today he’s out of the elbow brace and has full range of motion again. As for UT’s future, “I’ve been looking at that portal, who’s in there. I’ve been doing everything I can (to help recruiting).”
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You think Keaontay Ingram wants to prove he can indeed play big-boy football?
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Also this season, Texas will unveil "Big Beertha," a refrigerated beer truck with 15 taps that could literally roll down Bevo Blvd. I approve of this concept.
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Send all your best thoughts to West Virginia RB CJ Donaldson for a speedy recovery.
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OU has won six straight Big 12 titles. A&M is soaring. There needs to be some serious soul searching this offseason at Texas.
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Georgia QB Jake Fromm on Ehlinger’s aggressive style: “In my conference, its probably not a good idea to do what he does.”
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Charlie Strong leaving today's press conference, greeted by his players.
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Horns become the first unseeded team to ever make the WCWS finale. Mike White making his first trip to finals. Hell of a run for these Horns. And it ain't over yet.
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Mo Bamba asked if he’s coming back to Texas next season and he just laughs.
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Texas’ Joseph Ossai was named the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week.
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Texas' Chris Beard on facing Gonzaga: "We’re going to win that game Saturday night no matter what the scoreboard says because we’re going to learn so much about ourselves. It’s exactly what we need early season to see where we’re at."
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Texas interim DC Craig Naivar walks by me, leans in and says, “There’s my job interview.” Naivar says whether he says or not is not up to him.
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Ehlinger asked if Herman got the most out of these players, or if coaching in general is the problem: "That’s the million dollar question everybody’s trying to figure out the last 10 years."
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Texas DE Joseph Ossai has earned consensus first team All-America status. He becomes 61st Longhorn in school history with that distinction. His portrait now will be hung in Moncrief.
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How this came down today was odd. Texas brought three players to interviews. Then, just out of the blue, Texas SID John Bianco said he had a message from Sark. Quinn Ewers is the starter. You could’ve hear a pin drop. Wow.
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I'm sorry, that should not get a college athlete ejected from the game. That's ridiculous. It's a hard football play.
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I'm choosing to be patient with those who are too young to know/remember that No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Texas at DKR in 2006 was bigger than Notre Dame ('16) or USC ('18). Trust me, it was.
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Future Longhorn Lydia Jacoby from Alaska just smoked the field to win Olympic gold in the 100 meter breaststroke. The 17-year-old is now big time.
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Can confirm Texas has hired Tech men's basketball coach Chris Beard, a high-ranking UT source tells the
@statesman
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It’s impossible to overstate how impressive the Texas student turnout is four hours before kickoff. They’re wanting in the stadium, not into LBJ Lawn.
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Texas QB Sam Ehlinger: "I will make it my mission to never let this team or this school feel this disappointment again."
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ESPN's College GameDay will be in Austin next week as No. 1 Alabama visits Texas. Kickoff 11 a.m.
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So I did an open records request for the DKR locker room A/C temp. Texas sent me an Excel spreadsheet showing temps ranged from 69.7 to 72.7 in 15-minute increments from 3:15-11:45.
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Sark: "I know this much, The Eyes of Texas is our school song. We’re going to sing that song, we’re going to sing that proudly." Says that he knows there are tough discussions that need to happen. But, "That's our song and we're fired up to sing it."
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So to recap the week, Texas football wins, men's hoops 2-0, Jimmy Fallon was a hit and the school took in a $130-million donation to call the arena Moody Center.
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Texas coach Steve Sarkisian tells me this morning the Horns are not hiring Mike Stoops. He does have someone else in mind for LB coach, hopes to finalize later today. “I’m really excited about who we’re talking to.”
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Texas coach Steve Sarkisian: "I’d rather win ugly than lose pretty."
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Texas QB Quinn Ewers, QB Hudson Card, RB Bijan Robinson, CB D'Shawn Jamison are all "day to day," Sark says. "It's not broken, it's not structural."
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Baylor went 2-7 last year and now the Bears are Big 12 champs.
Forget the recruiting rankings. Just go find good players and coach them up.
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What a terrific season by David Pierce’s crew. 50 wins, Big 12 title. Incredible comeback in CWS. Texas baseball isn’t going anywhere.
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ESPN's College GameDay will be in Dallas for Texas-OU, the network announced Sunday.
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Nothing says Football School more than firing your coach on the same day your men's basketball team puts up the biggest regular-season win in the coach's tenure.
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I've lost track of all of Texas' opt-outs. But this game shows yet again this program has talent. It's how it gets used is the issue.
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Texas has not punted in back-to-back games, a first in school history. Props to the Texas SID staff for getting elbow-deep in archives to find that.
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The company behind Austin-based Tito’s Handmade Vodka has committed $20 million to beef up the new men's/women's basketball, rowing and football practice facilities.
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And yes, Tom Herman's long-term status in Austin is now incredibly uncertain.
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Chris Beard sent all five Texas starters to postgame to face reporters’ questions.
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