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Kendall Sanders caught two picks as a defensive back in the U.S.

Army All-American Bowl in early January. It’s hard to think a performance like that may jeopardize a player’s spot on a team, but to be sure, Sanders texted his future coach, Texas’ Mack Brown.

signees:

— Torshiro Davis, @TorshiroD
“S/o to all the longhorns out lol”

— Connor Brewer, @ConnorBrewer7
“Congrats to all my friends signing and especially my fellow longhorns \m/”

“Welcome torshiro to the family he’s gunna be a beast at Texas”

Thank you for publishing a balanced account of Joe Paterno’s legacy in Monday’s paper.

As someone with degrees from both UT and Penn State, I appreciated Mack Brown’s insights about his time spent with Paterno.

Paterno shouldn’t be deified in his passing, nor should he be vilified.

Mack Brown will stay at Texas as long as he wants.

That’s the message from University of Texas President Bill Powers and men’s athletic director DeLoss Dodds, after announcing they will recommend the UT Board of Regents extend Brown’s contract through 2020.

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“To win a tight one at home against Brigham Young when we were behind and then come out here and do really well in this game that we lost last year – that’s two statements of improvement.”
— Mack Brown about Saturday’s game against UCLA in Los Angeles, according to The Daily Texan.

The Longhorns beat the Bruins 49-20, avenging the team’s loss last year at home that sent Texas into a losing spiral.

Mack Brown admitted it himself: Texas would not have won a game last season like the one it won this past weekend.

What was the difference?

What changed?

“The fact that they were pulling for each other won it,” Brown said. “Tonight, it would have been very easy for the defense to get frustrated with the offense in the first half and they didn’t at all.”

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Question From LateGameHero:
What is it about Texas and its slow starts?

It may be Mack Brown’s 14th season as Texas’ head coach, but a majority of his staff has barely been on the 40 Acres for more than a few months.

Nonetheless, the players have warmed up to the newbies fast.

The first of two Big 12 Media Days will have its fair share of star power, but the shine from Texas’ stars will be much dimmer than those of the other teams in attendance.

Our lives have been taken over by recent Longhorn Network advertisements — bold statements and rah-rah delivered by the venerable Matthew McConaughey.

“We are Texas.

It’s not just a motto.”

“It’s where legends are made.”

“It’s the burnt orange standard.”

“These Longhorns have something to prove.”

OK, but nobody’s going to be able to watch them do so if you keep being so vague.