We’re at the midway point of spring football and Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian has his team preparing for the April 20 Orange-White Game at Royal-Memorial Stadium.
On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls discuss the first half of workouts and examine Sarkisian’s three most important areas of concern so far.
They also put a bow on the end of the Texas women’s season and chop it up with legendary Sporting News basketball writer Mike DeCourcy who previews the inevitable men’s title game showdown between UConn and Purdue while hitting the women’s Final Four and the huge surge in popularity of the game, led by Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark and others.

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Spring football has started but March Madness is taking center on a jam-packed On Second Thought podcast.
Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls hit on what they saw from the Texas Longhorns on the first day of spring practice but first Texas basketball coaching legend Rick Barnes checks in to discuss his second-seeded Tennessee team’s tournament hopes and a potential second-round clash with the Texas Longhorns, who he coached for 17 seasons and led to the 2003 Final Four where they lost to eventual national champion Syracuse and Carmelo Anthony in the semifinals.
The men open with Colorado State Thursday.
Women’s basketball legend Andrea Lloyd, a member of the 1986 Longhorn team that went 34-0 en route to the program’s lone national title, checks in and explains why she believes Vic Schaefer’s crew will make it to the Final Four, which would be the program’s first since the 2003 team that lost in the national semifinals to eventual national champion Connecticut and Diana Taurasi. The women open with Drexel Friday. 

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With March Madness fast upon us, ESPN reporter/analyst Kris Budden joins the On Second Thought podcast to examine Texas’ chances of making a deep run in the NCAAs along with the Big 12’s best chances for a national championship.

Hosts Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden also discuss the biggest storylines surrounding Texas spring football, the resurgent Texas baseball team, Wemby’s upcoming visit to Austin and the NFL free agent flurry. 

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Will Texas wideout Xavier Worthy’s electric 4.21 time in the 40 at the NFL Combine move him into the first round of the upcoming NFL Draft?
Columnists Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden break down his historic sprint and review how the other Longhorns fared in this week’s On Second Thought podcast.
They also break down the NCAA tournament fallout from Texas basketball’s second-half collapse at Baylor, UT women’s tourney hoops behind star freshman Madison Booker and the baseball team’s massive struggles with the conference opener at Texas Tech coming up.

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Texas baseball coach David Pierce joins this week’s On Second Thought podcast to break down the team’s explosive 7-1 start to the season and to preview a tough upcoming four-game stretch that starts with three games at the Astros Foundation College Classic in Houston (LSU, Texas State, Vanderbilt) followed by a home showdown on Tuesday against Texas A&M.
Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls also give the latest on Texas’ men’s basketball fighting to make the NCAA Tournament and preview this weekend’s NFL Rookie Scouting Combine which features 11 draft hopefuls from the University of Texas.

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Did the Texas administration overpay when it extended football coach Steve Sarkisian’s contract from $5.6 annually to $10.3 million through 2030?
Statesman sports columnists Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls argue the merits in this week’s On Second Thought podcast. Longhorn legend Keith Moreland drops in to give an early season primer on Texas baseball’s 3-1 start, including his take on right-hander Tanner Witt’s slow start after offseason Tommy John surgery.
Moreland also dives into the never-ending debate surrounding the transfer portal, the NIL and his final season of games on Longhorn Network with his longtime broadcast partner Greg Swindell.

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With Steve Sarkisian’s not-so surprising announcement that Quinn Ewers will be the starter entering the 2024, Texas football fans were concerned that talented backup Arch Manning might transfer.
His uncle Eli Manning lended some sage advice in a CBS Sports interview this past week. On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls examine the situation and also hit on how coach Steve Sarkisian is handling the offseason coming off the best season in his Texas tenure.
They take a look at the 11 players who were invited to the upcoming NFL Rookie Scouting Combine, breakdown the Texas men’s basketball team’s NCAA tourney chances. Also, Texas baseball opens the season against San Diego Friday and the NFL grapples with a mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory parade on Wednesday.

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Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian addressed the media on National Signing Day Wednesday and while the talk wasn’t about signees — Texas didn’t have any — he hit on a variety of subjects following a breakthrough 12-2 season.
Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden are here to discuss his thoughts on this week’s jam-packed On Second Thought podcast while also breaking down the Longhorn men’s basketball team’s home struggles, and the rise in the national rankings of the women.
They also give their Super Bowl predictions and what do you know, they disagreed on who will win.

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Texas beat writer Thomas Jones stops in for this week’s On Second Thought podcast to break down how coach Steve Sarkisian has handled the transfer portal after losing so many key contributors following the program’s banner 12-2 season that included a Big 12 title.
Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls and Jones also discuss the resurgence of the men’s basketball team which notched two wins over ranked teams to try and get over that epic home collapse against Central Florida.

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