The Longhorn Republic

We decided to take advantage of the bye and dive in on the 2026-27 basketball teams, as both units hope to make some waves in the postseason.

Sean Miller enters his second season on the Forty Acres with a new-look team, after adding key pieces to the portal and multiple blue-chip prospects. The SEC will once again be one of the top leagues in the country, so what do we expect after a season of overachieving?

Vic Schaefer and his squad once again came up short on the biggest stage, making yet another Final Four, but falling to a team they beat earlier in the season. Rori Harmon is gone, but Madi Booker is back to lead the charge, who else can Texas depend on to get the job done?

The No. 1 Texas Longhorns expected a fight in Knoxville and got just that, surviving a frustrating outing against the Tennessee Volunteers to open SEC play.

The defense was elite, as expected, but the offense struggled to get going consistently and couldn't capitalize on its opportunities. The lack of complementary football nearly cost Texas, alongside some special teams blunders.

The No. 1 Texas Longhorns take their first road trip of the season, traveling to Knoxville to take on the Tennessee Volunteers.

Tennessee has looked like a wagon through three games, but have not played elite-level competition. Conversely, the Longhorns have played a top 10 team and one of the G5's best. Which team is better prepared for the SEC opener?

The No. 1 Texas Longhorns had trouble moving the ball against the physical play of the UTSA defense, a performance salvaged by the defense shutting down the dynamic Roadrunners.

What went wrong for Texas on Saturday, and how can they fix it before the s start of conference play?

The No. 1 Texas Longhorns wrap up their non-conference schedule by hosting another I-35 foe, the UTSA Roadrunners.

UTSA is coming off of a dramatic come-from-behind win of their own, knocking off Texas's Week 1 opponent, Texas State. What unique challenges does the Roadrunners offense present to Texas in this matchup?

The start of the game looked like another big-game dud from Steve Sarkisian's Texas Longhorns, but as Texas overcame a 20-point fourth-quarter deficit, narratives started to change.

Arch Manning and the offense took advantage of three empty frames from the defense to score 21-unanswered points and come away with a statement win in Week 2. How did they pull it off and what does it mean for the rest of the season?

The No. 4 Texas Longhorns have high hopes and aspirations for the 2026 season and will learn how they stack up against them in Week 2.

The last two times Texas has seen Ohio State, the Buckeyes have been able to make a few more plays to edge the Longhorns out. This year's entry in the budding non-conference rivalry should hopefully have a bit more excitement than last year's outing, but what do we expect from the Longhorns?

The No. 5 Texas Longhorns opened their season the way they wanted to, with a lopsided win over the Texas State Bobcats. The starters got their reps in while also getting plenty of rest at the end of the game.

How did Texas manage to shut down the Bobcats' normally potent offense while putting up big numbers of its own?

The long offseason is finally over, and it's time for the Texas Longhorns to take the field for the first time. They open the season with a foe from right down the road, hosting the Texas State Bobcats at DKR.

As we head into the first game, what do we hope to see from the Longhorns as they take on the new Pac-12 foe? What are our predictions for the matchup?

We conclude our summer preview series with the team the Texas Longhorns start their season with: the Texas State Bobcats coming to Austin.

The Bobcats return a ton to one of last year's best offenses as they head west as part of the new-look Pac-12. What do we expect from the high-powered offense paired with a new, aggressive defensive coach?