University of Texas NCAA News

Vince Young says heading back to school to get his degree was the best thing he did at Texas.

With their second-string point guard slated to become a free agent and their third-string point guard possessing an unguaranteed contract, Orlando Magic officials already have met with some potential backcourt replacements during the 2013 NBA Draft Combine.

Recruiting busts always snag the headlines and infuriate the fanbase. Though it is the unexpected booms that should get the attention, and the Texas Longhorns will have their fair share of them from their 2013 class.

Texas Longhorns head coach Mack Brown and safety Kenny Vaccaro and running back D.J. Monroe react after defeating the Oregon State Beavers in the Alamo Bowl at the Alamodome.

Longhorns guard Julien Lewis informed the school he intends to transfer, becoming the fourth player this offseason to leave the program before completing his eligibility.

In a little more than two months, the Texas basketball program, which this past season failed to make the NCAA tournament for the first time in 15 years, has lost its top three scorers, all of whom were underclassmen.

Texas guard Julien Lewis has been granted his release and will become the third player to leave the Longhorns since they finished a disappointing season 16-18 and missed the NCAA tournament for the first time in 15 years.

Last season, the Texas Longhorns suffered quite a bit on the defensive side of the football, as did most of the Big 12.

Breaunna Addison, the first-semester freshman out of Boca Raton, Fla., has just stepped onto the University of Texas's campus, but she has already achieved an elite level of success in her first semester of collegiate tennis.

New Orleans Saints safety Kenny Vaccaro is measured by NFL scouts during his pro timing day at Texas in late March.

The Texas Longhorns return the most experienced quarterback in the Big Twelve and have 19 returning starters from last season.

The spring evaluation period has produced plenty of new targets for the Texas Longhorns and a handful of new offers, including one that went out on Friday evening to Dallas Skyline defensive end Victor Evans.

The Texas Longhorns installed a spread offense that could see them take off for a potential Big 12 title run, but several pieces will have to fall into place.

Texas guard Myck Kabongo smiles after his pre-draft workout for the Utah Jazz on Saturday at Zions Bank Basketball Center.

John Gold III built his inventory of steel plates - which his business, Plate Guy, rents to construction sites - with help from his father.

The sixth-ranked Texas Longhorns softball team snapped a two-game losing streak with a 7-2 victory over the Oklahoma State Cowgirls in the final game of the three-game series at Cowgirl Stadium on May 5. Junior Taylor Thom smashed her third grand slam of the year in the third inning to give the Longhorns a 5-0 cushion.

Though Kenny Vaccaro's departure has left questions at safety, the Texas Longhorns' most crucial defensive position in 2013 will be at linebacker.

APRIL 25: Kenny Vaccaro of the Texas Longhorns, stands with 13-year-old Markell Gregoire and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell as they hold up a jersey on stage after he was picked #15 overall by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City.

Two Texas Longhorns defensive players - Jackson Jeffcoat and Quandre Diggs - appear in ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr.'s earliest 2014 big board.

Saints free safety Malcolm Jenkins stood within an earshot of the Jazz and Heritage Festival's soulful entrance on Saturday afternoon, eager to experience his latest taste of Southern culture.