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Texas A&M outlasts Arkansas is overtime in Arlington

Death. Taxes. Texas A&M and Arkansas going to overtime at Jerryworld. more

By ZACH SMITH, HCN Sports Editor | 9/23/17 11:00 PM

UTSA runs over Texas State in 'I-35 Showdown'

SAN MARCOS — Texas State head coach Everett Withers cracked open a Sprite as he walked to the podium Saturday night. It was the only refreshment he had all night. more

By ZACH SMITH, HCN Sports Editor | 9/23/17 11:00 PM

Win streaks on the line in regular season finale

Drew Sanders doesn’t like to motivate his team based on the past, so looking at how Vandegrift has fared against Lake Travis in three previous meetings mean nothing.

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By ZACH SMITH | 11/10/17 07:10 AM

Houston blows out ECU as King gets start at QB

Sophomore D’Eriq King began his turn as the signal caller in Major Applewhite's offense in dominant fashion. more

By TAD DESAI

| 11/4/17 03:51 PM

Stellar Texans defense looking to get even better

The Texans already had the best defense in the league, but as they wrap up the first full week of training camp in West Virginia, Kareem Jackson knows it can be even better. more

By ZACH SMITH, HCN Sports Editor | 8/3/17 07:00 AM

Texas defense stands strong in win at Iowa State

Defense reigned supreme on Thursday night as the Texas Longhorns opened Big 12 play with a 17-7 road win at Iowa State. In a rare weeknight game, Texas looked to continue their … more

9/28/17 11:14 PM

Cedar Ridge rolls over Westwood in playoff tuneup, 49-3

Cedar Ridge handily defeated Westwood in the regular season finale at Dragon Stadium 49-3 on Friday night. With both teams preparing for the postseason, the win earned Cedar Ridge the 13-6A title.

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By TOM DORSA | 11/10/17 10:05 PM

Texas A&M rolls New Mexico on senior night

It took a total of 28 seconds for Texas A&M to turn senior day into a party. more

By ZACH SMITH, HCN Sports Editor | 11/11/17 10:15 PM

No. 5 Westlake survives scare from Vandegrift

Justin Moore converted a fourth down and 25 by connecting with junior wide receiver Bryson Brown at the goal line to give Vandegrift its first lead of the night over No. 5 Westlake with just seconds … more

By SCOTT W. COLEMAN | 9/29/17 11:55 PM

Stony Point downs Round Rock in high-scoring shootout

Stony Point improved to an impressive 4-1 overall record with a come-from-behind, 52-48 win at Dragon Stadium against Round Rock on Friday night. The Tigers pulled ahead in the high-scoring affair … more

By TOM DORSA | 9/29/17 10:52 PM

Sexton, Cedar Park shut out Rouse

Mak Sexton has played about four quarters over the last two games, but the Cedar Park offense is looking better than ever. more

By ZACH SMITH, HCN Sports Editor | 9/29/17 11:30 PM

Aggies dominate fourth quarter to top Gamecocks

Keith Ford just calls it running hard. He doesn’t like going to the ground and he hears his coach preach it in every practice so he kept fighting. more

By ZACH SMITH, HCN Sports Editor | 9/30/17 11:30 PM

UMHB rolls over Southwestern

Top-ranked University of Mary Hardin-Baylor rode its defense through the first half and watched the offense come to life in the second, rolling over Southwestern University … more

By JON WALLIN, UMHB Sports Information | 9/30/17 11:15 PM

Leander ISD teams begin fall football practice

Leander got its football season started with some rowdy tunes, heavy on beats and fiery verses Monday morning. more

By ZACH SMITH, HCN Sports Editor | 8/18/17 11:01 AM

DeMarcus Lawrence key to Cowboys' improved pass rush

Even when the Dallas Cowboys posted a 13-3 record and won the NFC East last season a key thing was missing — a pass rush. It was obvious in a playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers. In that … more

By SEAN SHAPIRO | 9/30/17 09:20 AM

Kellen Mond standing tall in spotlight after overtime win against Arkansas

Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin treated his freshman quarterback with kid gloves late in a 50-43 overtime win against Arkansas at AT&T Stadium. With the Aggies trailing 43-40 and in the red zone a … more

By SEAN SHAPIRO | 9/29/17 10:13 AM

Rice falls to 1-4 with loss at Pitt

Pitt scored on its first three possessions, dominating Rice in a 42-10 non-conference matchup at Heinz Field on Saturday … more

Staff Reports | 9/30/17 03:25 PM

Watson, Ellington shine as Texans beat Patriots

Bruce Ellington made the best possible first impression. more

By ZACH SMITH, HCN Sports Editor | 8/19/17 11:00 PM

Texas State drops road game at Wyoming

Texas State jumped out to an early lead, but Wyoming took advantage of several Bobcats turnovers and pulled away to win 45-10 in what was Texas State's final non-conference game on … more

Staff Reports | 9/30/17 07:22 PM

Watson leads Texans to historic win against Titans

HOUSTON — The Texans have never had a game like they did on Sunday. They’ve also never had a quarterback like Deshaun Watson. more

By ZACH SMITH, HCN Sports Editor | 10/1/17 05:00 PM