Brian Orakpo News Archives

The steadiest performer for the 2009 Texas Longhorns is someone who almost never found his balance.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, It may have been the most devestating play in Texas Longhorn history.

Famous Celebrities 'Share the Passion' For Local Down Syndrome Awareness Calendar LOCAL CALENDAR SHOWCASES: Adam Yauch, Jimmie Vaughan, Brian Orakpo, Sandy McIlree & many more celebrities featured with local Austin children in 2010 Down Syndrome Association Awareness Calendar AUSTIN, Texas -- The Down Syndrome Association of Central Texas' "Share ...

This Season's Sleeper in the NFL Sometimes NFL sleepers can be perfectly obvious because of one reason or another and, as a gambler when you find one, if you can jump aboard the train early you might just be able to ride it all the way to the bank.

Muhammad Ali once said, "I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark." Brian Orakpo is faster.

Sam Acho considers himself an overachiever, but not because he always ends up doing what he sets his mind to.

Coming off a 39-point win in the first game, it could be easy for No. 2 Texas to coast right into their trip to play Wyoming.

Five things to look for today. We'll answer them on Sunday: 1. Meeting expectations Texas is more than a 40-point favorite tonight.

Each year at least one explosive defensive rookie makes a name for himself, but generally it's not until his second or third year that most mature enough or get enough regular playing time to really make an impact at the NFL level.

Before third downs last season, Texas defensive ends Brian Orakpo and Sergio Kindle broke from the huddle like a pair of college students who had just determined where to spend a Saturday afternoon.

'I'll meet you at the quarterback,' they said to each other before embarking on mad dashes toward the offensive backfield for a Longhorns defense that led the nation with 47 sacks. Orakpo was the star of the unit, a status validated by the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, awarded annually to college football's best defensive player, and by the Washington Redskins, who selected Orakpo in the first round of April's NFL draft.

Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp has spent fall drills test-driving potential starters on a unit that must replace most of its primary pass rushers from last season.

Defensive end Sergio Kindle plans to graduate early to focus on next year's NFL draft.