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The Point After: Why Todd Dodge should be the Texas QB coach

February 3, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#b12, #big12, #big12conference, #dodgeball, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hookem, #livethedream, #longhorns, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Elizabeth and Todd Dodge with Clemson quarterback and former and Austin Westlake quarterback Cade Klubnik. Courtesy photo The Texas Longhorns lost and added a wide receivers coach since the end of the 2022 season. Reports surfaced that head coach Steve Sarkisian will add another special assistant the staff, much like he did in 2022 when he hired former TCU head coach Gary Patterson. The belief is this time, it’ll be someone to help on the offensive side of the ball. My take is it should be Todd Dodge. Let’s…

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Texas running back Robinson gives insight on the Longhorns

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#b12, #big12, #big12conference, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hookem, #livethedream, #longhorns, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TexasLonghorns, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

One athlete it seemed everyone wanted to talk to during the Big 12 Conference’s Media Days July 14 was Texas junior running back Bijan Robinson, the media’s selection as the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year after a remarkable 2021 season. Robinson’s stats from last season speak for themselves: 1,264 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns on 213 carries to finish third in the conference. At one point, Robinson led the nation in rushing and was talked about as a Heisman trophy contender. While those comments are appreciated, Robinson views what…

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Texas’ different approach should lead to better results in 2022

The ability to finish a game, especially one the Texas Longhorns are leading, was among the many goals head coach Steve Sarkisian addressed as the last coach to appear during Big 12 Media Days July 14. He noted the Longhorns have been undergoing even more grueling conditioning sessions where they have been on their feet more so they can have the energy to finish contests, especially close ones, in the final quarter. He noted he could have kept what was installed by former head coach Tom Herman or he could…

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Generating excitement is a priority for TCU’s Dykes

July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#big12, #big12conference, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hornedfrogs, #livethedream, #TCU, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

TCU head coach Sonny Dykes had an extensive to do list when he took the job, moving from SMU and Dallas to Fort Worth to take over the Horned Frogs. He talked about that and more during his appearance at Big 12 Media Days July 14. Dykes, who is the son of former Horseshoe Bay resident Spike Dykes, said he lives two blocks from the TCU campus and generating excitement among the fans and Fort Worth residents is a priority. “We want to get people on campus and get fans…

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New Big 12 commissioner gives his vision of the conference

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#baylor, #big12, #big12conference, #boomersooner, #hookem, #livethedream, #oklahoma, #sicem, #Texas, #wreckem0 comment

Growth. That sums up new Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark’s first press conference in addressing reporters at Media Days July 12. Yormark, who is finishing his final weeks as the co-CEO of Roc Nation, was asked every question pertaining to college sports, including Name, Image and Likeness, conference expansion, college football playoffs and getting a new contract with television partners for the conference. “I’m confident in my background and that it’s suited for this work,” he said. “I’ll carry out the vision of our member institutions. We must use our…

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Big 12 Media Days: storylines officials should address

July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#b12, #big12, #big12conference, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #livethedream, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

The Big 12 Conference will host its annual Football Media Days Wednesday and Thursday, July 13-14, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Therefore, the reporters and fans have speculated on what conference officials will address and who will be doing the talking. Expected talks about conference expansion are at the top of the list with the recent announcement that UCLA and USC are headed to the Big 10 about a year after news broke that Texas and Oklahoma, the founding members of the Big 12, were seeking membership into the Southeastern…

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Four days of excitement to Texas Longhorns football

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#aggies, #b12, #big12, #HighlandLakesSports, #longhorns, #sec, #Texas, #texasaggies, #TexasChalkTalk, #TexasLonghorns, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

In a span of four days, seven players committed to the Texas Longhorns football team and pushed the burnt orange to No. 5 in the class rankings. It’s a period that began with a simple tweet from Isidore Newman senior quarterback Arch Manning declaring his commitment to head coach Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns on June 23. Since then, a firestorm of media coverage on all levels talked about Manning’s commitment to the Longhorns and asked the dreaded question fans have come to hate — does this mean the Longhorns…

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Marble Falls High’s O’Riley qualifies for outdoor national meet

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#big12, #big12outdoors, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #ncaawestregion, #sooners, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

Marble Falls High School graduate Kason O’Riley continues to add to his list of accomplishments even as the venues have gotten grandeur and the stakes are higher. The 2021 graduate qualified for the NCAA Division I track and field outdoor championship thanks to clearing 7 feet and a half inch at the West Region meet May 27. O’Riley, who won the 2021 Class 5A high jump state championship by clearing 7-0, was one of 11 collegiate high jumpers at the West Region meet to qualify for the national meet by…