The Longhorn Republic

The Texas Longhorns baseball program has a long and storied history, boasting more players and coaches in the hall than any other school. So how do you narrow down the emblematic figures in the century-long history of the program?

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The Texas Longhorns grabbed three big pieces in the last two weeks, one from the 2020 class that was recently connected to the Baylor Bears. The two from the #trUTh21 class try to reignite the momentum in the 2021 group after going nearly eight months without a commitment. We bring on our friend Mike Roach of Horns247 to give some insight into what went down and what's next for Texas.

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The Texas Longhorns softball team is one of the newest programs on campus, but that does not mean it does not have legends that built the foundation of the program. We take a look at the names that have built the program over the last two decades and determine who tells the story of Texas softball for those that will come later.

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The Texas Longhorns got some great news this week, as five-star power forward Greg Brown, III chose to play for the Longhorns next season rather than take a six-figure development deal from the NBA's G-League. Three Longhorns also heard their names called as a part of the 2020 NFL Draft. Brandon Jones is heading to the Miami Dolphins, Devin Duvernay landed with the Baltimore Ravens and Collin Johnson will take his talents to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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We continue deciding who among the Texas Longhorns is emblematic sport-by-sport and we land on women's basketball. There are three legendary names that make it easy, but who should take up the fourth spot? Who contributed to the sport on the Forty Acres in a big enough way to be named alongside one of the greatest coaches in women's basketball history

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One of the things that makes college sports so much fun are rivalries. Games like the Red River Showdown, where Texas Longhorns squaring off against the Oklahoma Sooners at the Cotton Bowl speak to whaat is incredible about college sports. But what about those games that don't have a name but feature two teams that absolutely cannot get along!

We break down what we consider our informal rivals, those teams that we just love to hate.

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We keep our Mount Rushmore series going, breaking down who we think are the four most influential figures in Texas Longhorns' men's basketball history. Some recent names, some names from the early days of the program and several NBA champions make up the conversation.

We also take a look at what football head coach Tom Herman had to say about the staffing changes, as well as what the new spring roster tells us about incoming players and position changes.

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As we wrap our series on Longhorn Gaming, we take a look at one of the newest competitions in the Texas Longhorns' eSports offering Brawl Stars. The team made waves a year ago, winning a championship as a bit of an underdog, bringing home $2,000 in scholarship money in the process.

So what does life as a professional gamer look like, while managing life as a full-time student?

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Inspired by our conversation last week, we decided to go sport-by-sport and decide who would be on the Texas Longhorns Mount Rushmore, starting with the football program. With a list of all-time greats to pick from, Kyle and Gerald create two distinct monuments they feel can tell the story of Texas football.

We also discuss the hiring of Vic Schaefer to replace Karen Aston with the women's basketball program and the news that Denzel Okafor has removed his name from the transfer portal.

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Many are fans of the Texas Longhorns, but Mike Murphy turned his passion into a business as he launched Last Stand Hats. A former Texas student and Austin resident, the company has made connections with former players to build a brand and a reputation among Texas fans.

After our interview with Mike, we run through the biggest news of the week, including the Big 12's new regulations for COVID-19 responses to spring workouts.

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