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Big 12 Power Rankings: Week Four

Offensive Player of the Week Chase Daniel, Missouri The top quarterback in the Big 12 threw for four touchdowns and over 400 yards on only 28 pass attempts while setting Mizzou’s career passing record...

Written by Mike Craven about about 1 year ago 638 reads 0 comments
Big 12 Power Rankings: Week 3

Big 12 Power Rankings Week 3 Offensive Player of Week: Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State- Dez is quickly becoming one of, if not the, best wide receiver in the Big 12...

Written by Mike Craven about about 1 year ago 122 reads 3 comments
Texas Moves to 2-0: Why Are the Fans So Mad?

It must be hard to be a coach for the University of Texas. The Longhorns only had two wins with a margin of victory near 30 points last year...

Written by Mike Craven about about 1 year ago 726 reads 6 comments
Big 12 Power Rankings: Week Two

Big 12 Power Rankings Week 2 Offensive Player of Week: Colt McCoy- Colt accounted for over 300 yards of total offense, including over 100 on the ground...

Written by Mike Craven about about 1 year ago 332 reads 0 comments
The Red-Shirt: A Squeaky Wheel in College Football

The first game of every year raises the same questions for each program: Who will red-shirt? The question puts players, coaches, and fans in a bind...

Written by Mike Craven about about 1 year ago 292 reads 0 comments
Texas Longhorns Prove They’re Tough Enough in Blowout of FAU

Florida Atlantic coach Howard Schnellenberger made comments about Texas’ perceived toughness heading into Saturday's non-conference matchup against the Longhorns...

Written by Mike Craven about about 1 year ago 428 reads 6 comments
Big 12 Power Rankings: Week One

Big 12 Power Rankings Week 1 It is time for the first installment of this year’s Big 12 power ranking. In what figures to be the most competitive year in the short conference’s ...

Written by Mike Craven about about 1 year ago 452 reads 1 comments
Texas Football Starts the Climb Back to the Top

The University of Texas football team heads into the opening game of the season with more questions than usual. The recent release of the depth chart showed over ten positions listed with “co-starters...

Written by Mike Craven about about 1 year ago 173 reads 2 comments
Texas Longhorn Preview: Defense

Here is a preview of the University of Texas' defense for the upcoming season: Projected Lineup: DE: Brian Orakpo, Henry Melto DT: Roy Miller, Lamarr Houston LB: Rashad Bobino, Roddrick ...

Written by Mike Craven about about 1 year ago 769 reads 5 comments
Can Colt McCoy Lead the Inexperienced Texas Longhorns Offense?

University of Texas Preview OFFENSE Projected Lineup: QB- Colt McCoy RB- Vondrell McGee WR- Quan Cosby, Jordan Shipley, Malcolm Williams TE- Blaine Irby OL- (LT) Adam Ulatowski, (LG) Charlie ...

Written by Mike Craven about about 1 year ago 1,288 reads 3 comments
Open Mic: University of Texas' All-Time Lineup of the Mack Brown Era

All-Time Texas Team: Mack Brown Era I hate all-time lists. Most of the time they consist of players that nobody has seen play. When asked who the greatest running back of all time is, my friends answer “Jim Brown” with no hesitation...

Written by Mike Craven about about 1 year ago 1,173 reads 5 comments
Texas Football Roundtable Chat: Mike Craven Q&A's

1.) There was a position battle this spring at the running back position. Most Texas fans see Vondrell McGee carrying most of the workload with Froswitt Whittaker splitting some carries...

Written by Mike Craven about about 1 year ago 583 reads 4 comments
Hockey? Game 6 Recap Inside, Kind of.

I'll admit off the bat that everything I know about hockey comes from Barry Melrose and playing video games. After accidentally getting my eyeballs stuck all three overtimes of Game Five, I decided I was going to give the sport a chance...

Written by Mike Craven about about 1 year ago 203 reads 0 comments
Manu Ginobili, Spurs Come Back from Dead: Sound Familiar?

Never count out the champs. For the second straight series, the San Antonio Spurs came back from the dead in a performance of which even Dr. Frankenstein (pronounced Fraunkenstein for the Mel Brooks fans) would have been proud...

Written by Mike Craven about about 1 year ago 1,280 reads 6 comments
Texas vs. A&M: Lone Star Crash Course

On Friday, the University of Texas football team travels to Bryan-College Station for another matchup with the Aggies of Texas A&M...

Written by Mike Craven about over 2 years ago 2,410 reads 2 comments
It's Flooding Down in Texas for Mack Brown

"Mack Brown finally did it." "He figured out how to beat Oklahoma and win the big game. Mr. February has turned into a great all-around coach who listens to his players and allows them to be themselves...

Written by Mike Craven about over 2 years ago 882 reads 3 comments

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Mike Craven Article Archive

Big 12 Power Rankings: Week Four

Big 12 Power Rankings: Week 3

Texas Moves to 2-0: Why Are the Fans So Mad?

Big 12 Power Rankings: Week Two

The Red-Shirt: A Squeaky Wheel in College Football

Texas Longhorns Prove They’re Tough Enough in Blowout of FAU

Big 12 Power Rankings: Week One

Texas Football Starts the Climb Back to the Top

Texas Longhorn Preview: Defense

Can Colt McCoy Lead the Inexperienced Texas Longhorns Offense?

Open Mic: University of Texas' All-Time Lineup of the Mack Brown Era

Texas Football Roundtable Chat: Mike Craven Q&A's

Hockey? Game 6 Recap Inside, Kind of.

Manu Ginobili, Spurs Come Back from Dead: Sound Familiar?

Texas vs. A&M: Lone Star Crash Course

It's Flooding Down in Texas for Mack Brown

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