The Kansas City Chiefs got better on Thursday. The team drafted the fastest player in the 2024 NFL draft class. Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy is heading to Kansas City. The Chiefs struggled to find a reliable receiving option for Patrick Mahomes during last season’s Super Bowl run, but the Longhorns star gives the team one of the biggest matchup nightmares for the NFL. Worthy made headlines after running the fastest ever 40-yard dash at the NFL combine. He was a productive player at the college level. Last season saw Worthy go for over 1,000 yards. As a freshman the California product put ..read more

With the No. 16 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft the Seattle Seahawks have selected Byron Murphy II. Murphy II, a defensive tackle out of Texas, will look to help the Seahawks improve on last season’s run which ended with a 9-8 regular season record. Pre-order Byron Murphy II Seahawks jersey Fans can get a glimpse into their team’s future by having their first look at Byron Murphy II’s new NFL jersey right here: The NFL is expected to release the 2024 schedule in May, but we know that Seahawks fans can look forward to the first matchup of the season, whoever the foe is. It will be the first outing f ..read more

The Kansas City Chiefs just landed the fastest player in NFL Combine history. (more…) Email Sign up Like this article? Sign up for the Longhorns Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning An error has occured Please re-enter your email address. Thanks for signing up! You'll now receive the top Longhorns Wire stories each day directly in your inbox ..read more

Things are different in Austin. The Texas Longhorns have the culture, wins, talent acquisition and development to show for it. The NFL draft was a continuation of the strides made by Texas since Steve Sarkisian took over as head coach on the Forty Acres. Last offseason saw former Longhorns running back Bijan Robinson drafted No. 8 overall to the Atlanta Falcons. The first round success continued on Thursday night. Byron Murphy became the first Texas player selected in the 2024 NFL draft. The Seattle Seahawks drafted Murphy with the No. 16 pick in the draft. Murphy is yet another example of th ..read more

Texas wide receiver Adonai Mitchell is projected to become a first-round pick in the 2024 NFL draft on Thursday evening. (more…) Email Sign up Like this article? Sign up for the Longhorns Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning An error has occured Please re-enter your email address. Thanks for signing up! You'll now receive the top Longhorns Wire stories each day directly in your inbox ..read more

D1Baseball came out with its updated NCAA baseball tournament projections Wednesday. The Texas Longhorns baseball team is projected a No. 3 seed in a regional taking place in College Station with Texas A&M as the No. 1 seed. Louisiana would be the No. 2 seed in the region, while North Dakota State would be the No. 4 seed. Texas was listed as the second-to-last team in the tournament field, just ahead of Louisiana Tech, Xavier, TCU, Creighton and Ole Miss. Texas has a conference series against No. 18 Oklahoma this weekend in Norman, which provides the Longhorns with an opportunity to bolste ..read more

On3Sports reported Wednesday that sophomore guard Jordan Pope, who averaged 17.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game for Oregon State in 2023-24, is transferring to Texas to play for the Longhorns in 2024-25. (more…) Email Sign up Like this article? Sign up for the Longhorns Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning An error has occured Please re-enter your email address. Thanks for signing up! You'll now receive the top Longhorns Wire stories each day directly in your inbox ..read more

The Southwest Conference’s longtime rivalry between the Texas Longhorns and Arkansas Razorbacks resumes in the Southeastern Conference in 2024. One Arkansas writer is confident in the Razorbacks exploiting the Longhorns’ secondary. All Hogs’ Kent Smith shared the following thoughts on new Arkansas offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino attacking the Texas secondary he saw in the Orange-White game. “Despite the vanilla nature of what the starters are being asked to do, (Bobby) Petrino must be licking his chops because there are weaknesses all over the secondary that can be exploited no matter wha ..read more

Texas is in good standing with one of the top wide receivers for in the nation for the 2025 recruiting class. (more…) Email Sign up Like this article? Sign up for the Longhorns Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning An error has occured Please re-enter your email address. Thanks for signing up! You'll now receive the top Longhorns Wire stories each day directly in your inbox ..read more

The Texas Longhorns have an embarrassment of riches at signal caller. The scourge of having such quarterback depth is the quarterback controversy that comes with it. Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers is the team’s starter. In fact, what head coach Steve Sarkisian saw in spring football was enough not to play him more than two series in the Orange-White game. His backups lit it up in their opportunity. Five-star redshirt freshman Arch Manning and freshman Trey Owens were lights out in the spring game. Unlike past attempts by national media to boost quarterback controversy, Manning showed substanti ..read more