With Texas men’s basketball suffering through what could be a late-season swoon, beat writer Thomas Jones joins Cedric Golden on this week’s On Second Thought podcast to discuss the state of the program and newly embattled head coach Rodney Terry.

They also break down the new face of Texas football Arch Manning and how he’s handling his first offseason as the Longhorn starter.

Ced spoke with new Texas baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle on campus this week about his turbulent offseason and opening weekend in the Metroplex.

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Now that Longhorn Nation has digested Texas’ second straight semifinal loss in the College Football Playoff, Statesman columnist Cedric Golden and Houston Chronicle columnist Kirk Bohls answer some burning questions entering the offseason, the most important being: can sophomore quarterback Arch Manning lead the 2025 Longhorns to the promised land?

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Columbus-Dispatch reporter Bill Rabinowitz joins Cedric Golden for the On Second Thought podcast and provides a peek behind the Ohio State curtain and what problems the Buckeyes will present for the Texas Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl.
The winner will advance to the national championship game. Ced gives his take on why the oddsmakers who made Texas a 6 1/2 underdog could be sorely mistaken.

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Sports columnist Cedric Golden is on the ground at the Peach Bowl in Atlanta and shares some of his conversations with the Texas contingent at Media Day for this week’s On Second Thought podcast.

The Longhorns play Arizona State in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal and Ced visits with coach Steve Sarkisian, quarterback Quinn Ewers, tight end Gunnar Helm, cornerback Jahdae Barron and linebacker Anthony Hill and discusses the current playoff run and the opportunity to potentially play for a national title.

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Legendary Longhorn play by play voice Craig Way joins columnist Cedric Golden for On Second Thought to discuss the historic first meeting between Texas and Clemson in the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff and the epic quarterback rematch between Quinn Ewers and Clemson’s Cade Klubnik.

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Columnist Cedric Golden gives you a peek behind both sides of the Texas-Georgia curtain on this week’s On Second Thought podcast.
Texas ex and ESPN analyst Fozzy Whittaker breaks down why the Longhorns will deliver a different result than the 30-15 loss to the Bulldogs in Austin at midseason while AJC-Dawg Nation columnist Mike Griffith explains why Georgia has some added motivation after being left out of the 2023 College Football Playoff.

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With Texas and Texas A&M preparing to resume their century-old rivalry with an SEC eliminator in College Station Saturday, some former Statesman colleagues reunited on this week’s On Second Thought podcast.

Houston Chronicle columnist Kirk Bohls and TexAgs.com columnist Olin Buchanan join Statesman columnist/host Cedric Golden to break down the first Longhorns-Aggies matchup since 2011. 

The winner will advance to the SEC championship against Georgia on Dec. 7.

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Texas Longhorns beat writer Danny Davis joins columnist Cedric Golden on this week’s On Second Thought podcast to break down Texas’ Senior Day matchup with Kentucky and highlights which veterans have made the most important on a banner football season.
Also, Ced uncovers the rubble from the Dallas Cowboys’ 37-10 loss to the Houston Texans and the uncertain future of coach Mike McCarthy. And he recaps Mike Tyson’s epic no-show in the much-hyped fight with Jake Paul.

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Texas debuted at No. 5 in the first expanded College Football Playoff rankings.
Longhorn legend/podcast host Rod Babers joins Cedric Golden on the On Thought podcast to discuss the upcoming matchup with Florida, the struggles of the offensive line and which team he believes to be the most vulnerable in the top five.
Babers also hits on the Dallas Cowboys, who are 3-5 and plummeting.

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College football Hall of Famer Derrick Johnson joins Cedric Golden for the On Second Thought podcast to examine the fallout from Texas’ loss to Georgia. The Longhorn legend also want to assure fans the Horns will be fine entering Saturday’s road test against Vanderbilt.

Also, Texas A&M beat writer Tony Catalina breaks down the No. 14 Aggies’ biggest test to date, a prime-time showdown of SEC unbeatens with the No. 8 LSU Tigers. He and Ced also discuss the state of affairs with the Dallas Cowboys, who play a banged up San Francisco team Sunday night.

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