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At the end of his big day, a group of Texas fans were chanting Jordan Shipley's name when he was pushed out of a group of Longhorns players, flashed a quick "Hook'em Horns" salute and jumped back into the pack.

Originally published November 11, 2009 at 3:49 p.m., updated November 11, 2009 at 3:52 p.m. AUSTIN, Texas a ' Texas has signed forward Tristan Thompson of Brampton, Ontario, to play for the Longhorns starting in the 2010-2011 season.

The second-ranked Texas Longhorns enter the homestretch of the 2009 regular season by heading to Waco this Saturday to tangle with the Baylor Bears in Big 12 Conference action.

After spending the summer mentally preparing himself to be an integral part of the Texas Longhorns' success, James Kirkendoll thought his happiness would go hand-in-hand with that of the rest of his team.

Texas Lutheran University announced on Monday the resignation of Dennis Parker as football coach.

The BCS title-game picture now is missing only a few pixels. Barring an upset loss in the Big 12 championship game, Texas will meet the Florida - Alabama winner in Pasadena, Calif., for the national title Jan.

Nine games into the season, Texas still is tinkering with its tailback lineup. Cody Johnson, a 240-pound sophomore, is at the top of the depth chart and will start Saturday against Baylor.

The computers, collectively, weren't so impressed with Texas ' 35-3 dismantling of Central Florida .

If Mack Brown had been able to spend some time with Oneta Taylor, he would have known better.

Jordan Shipley set a Texas record with 273 yards receiving, including an 88-yard touchdown, and the No.

BOULDER, Colo. - Colorado quarterback Tyler Hansen, basking in a rare Buffaloes victory, offered this succinct eulogy of his vanquished opponent on Saturday: "Texas A&M is no slouch." Hansen's right - the Aggies just looked like it in the fourth quarter, in blowing a 10-point lead and inadvertently adding a bit more intrigue to the 270-mile Texas ...

The toughest tests have been passed, the tallest hurdles cleared for Texas, Alabama and Florida.

A wrecking ball of a runner, Cody Johnson has been the short-yardage specialist for No.

Four nominees for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week award have been announced after the tenth week of college football action, and AT&T* is relying on fans to determine who rules the gridiron.

With four games remaining in the regular season and the potential for two more after that, the Texas Longhorns spent this week reminding themselves that almost half of their quest for a national championship lies ahead.

Jordan Shipley set a Texas record with 273 yards receiving, including an 88-yard touchdown, and the No.

Kickoff: Noon, Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium , Austin, Texas TV: Fox Sports Florida.

Two months ago, Texas would have avoided any direct talk of playing for a national title.

THE FOOTBALL gods are smiling down on Texas. A year ago, the Longhorns were cursed by a few percentage points spit out by computers.

How can anyone argue with a Florida-Texas championship game? Sorry about that, Iowa, Boise State, Cincinnati and TCU.