Texas head coach Mack Brown has lost his mother to cancer. Katherine Brown, 81, was battling pancreatic cancer and passed away on Sunday. Brown was able to fly to his mother’s home state of Tennessee to be with her at the time of her death. Mack Brown has mentioned numerous times how important his mother is to him and the two have always been very close. Our hearts go out to Mack Brown and his family. Brown is one...
Garrett Gilbert almost became a household name as he nearly pulled off a Texas rally in the Citi BCS National Championship game last night. When All-American QB Colt McCoy went down in the first series of the game over 90,000 fans saw Mack Brown call #3’s number. As the true freshman trotted onto the field, the Crimson Tide fanbase could smell Gilbert’s fear and taste victory. Gilbert’s first half performance was expectantly poor. His nerves and lack of experience reflected as...
The BCS National Championship Game airs tonight with a match-up of #1 Alabama v. #2 Texas. The experts are all saying that Alabama should win this game (some say by 10 though the line is hovering around 4). As it stands, the SEC is 5- 0 in the BCS National Championship Game with most saying the Tide will safely make it to 6-0. However, in the words of Lee Corso, NOT SO FAST, MY FRIEND! The Longhorns are averaging over 40...
Not only is Mack Brown headed to Pasadena for the 2010 BCS National Championship, he’s also just been made the highest paid D1 college football coach. Texas awarded Brown with a $2 million dollar raise fresh after a Big XII championship win over Nebraska. Brown will be receiving $5M anually for the rest of his time at Texas. Life is good for Brown these days. $5 mil in Austin, Texas is like a fridge full of food in Somalia,...
Texas junior Vondrell McGee was named starting running back for the ‘Horns today. There has been an intense battle for possession of the position between McGee and sophomore Foswhitt Whittaker, but McGee took the lead after Whittaker was forced to sit out a few practices with injury. Texas Coach Mack Brown was impressed by McGee’s strength during the summer and thinks that he has a lot to contribute to the offense. However, Brown also made it known that he is not afraid...
The Texas Longhorns are opening up camp today without two strong reserve players due to injuries. RDT Michael “The Big Cat” Wilcoxon (So. 6’3, 285 lbs.) from Aledo, Texas, who played in only 6 games last season has continuous chronic medical issues and is no longer able to suit up. He was projected to back of Kheeston Randall (So. 6’5, 275 lbs.). TE Josh Marshall (So. 6’4, 235 lbs.), who missed all of last season with shoulder injury, is...
