Longhorns Finish Their Season on a Loud Note
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Despite an impressive Holiday Bowl win over Arizona State, the No. 17 Texas Longhorns had a season that fell well short of expectations.
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Since Courtney Paris arrived at Oklahoma, one thing has been painfully consistent for Baylor &#151; losing to the Sooners.
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When Colorado coach Gary Barnett looks at the Texas roster or watches the Longhorns on tape, he comes to a simple conclusion. "They sure have a pretty team," he said. He means pretty, as in big, fast and talented. It's exactly the kind of team they should have at a school as renowned as Texas, which is why it's hard to understand how the Longhorns (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) keep winding up in the Holiday Bowl.
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It is different this week for Longhorns coach Mack Brown. Oh, the tension is still as evident as the anticipation. After all, it is still Texas-Oklahoma and that will always means something.
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As expected, Auburn is the odd team out of the BCS national championship game, and Texas has bumped Cal out of the Rose Bowl. In addition to the Longhorns&#39; last-minute jump, there was another shocker: Texas
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- They&#39;d roared and swayed nearly non-stop for four hours, but as Ty Branyon&#39;s final Hail Mary heave sailed toward the end zone, the 81,125 spectators at Kyle Field couldn&#39;t have been more quiet.
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One week after scoring 49 unanswered points in the biggest comeback in school history, Texas got a touchdown run and a scoring pass from Vince Young in the final 4:11 to beat Kansas 27-23.
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The gloomy day provided a fitting setting for the Longhorns, who lost because of a dismal offense and their inability to stop the freshman tailback Adrian Peterson.
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Kevin Durant scored 21 points and Texas turned in its best defensive effort of the season for an 83-54 win over No. 18 Oklahoma State on Monday night.
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D.J. Augustin scored 27 points and No. 7 Texas rolled over No. 22 Texas A&M 77-50 on Monday night for the Longhorns' sixth straight win.
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AUSTIN, Texas -- Cedric Benson scored five touchdowns and Vince Young had a strong passing game to help No. 6 Texas overcome a 35-7 first-half deficit for a 56-35 victory over No. 19 Oklahoma State last night.
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Curtis Jerrells sat down, slumped his shoulders, and exhaled. "I'm tired," he said. No one could blame him after he scored a career-high 36 points in 53 minutes of No. 25 Baylor's 116-110 five-overtime win over No. 18 Texas A&amp;M last night.
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No. 11 Texas holds off No. 3 Kansas, 72-69, on Monday night in yet another thrilling matchup in a rivalry that has become as heated as the intense contests between the teams.
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Kevin Durant matched his career-high with five 3-pointers and scored 32 points to lead No. 19 Texas to a 68-58 win over Oklahoma on Saturday. It was the seventh 30-point game of the season for the Longhorns' sensational 6-foot-9 freshman, and his first since he scored 32 in a 73-72 loss to Kansas State on Feb. 3.
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Colt McCoy passed for 333 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 7 Texas to an easy 58-14 win over Rice on Saturday night in the Longhorns' last game before the start of the Big 12 schedule.
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Courtney Paris had 27 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 14 Oklahoma used a shuffled lineup to rout Texas 78-58 on Monday night. The Sooners (19-4, 9-3 Big 12) ended the first half with a 27-3 run and avenged one of their four losses.
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Texas A&amp;M has had one year to absorb the shocking outcome against the then-No. 1-ranked Sooners. There was humiliation among Aggies fans, sympathy from Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops and withering criticism the Sooners ran up the score.