Longhorn Network Close to Deal With ESPN

A deal with the University of Texas and ESPN over a new network seems very near.  There have been no announcements yet about the broadcasting of Longhorn sporting events to central Texas and beyond as of last Thursday.  ESPN's Burke Magnus doesn't seem to be worried that the two sides haven't come to an agreement yet:

"We'll have a lot more to share in the next eight days," said Burke Magnus, ESPN's senior vice president for college sports programming. "It's not a great concern right now. It's just simply the way it works."

Hopefully they get a deal done this week!  I want to start watching all Longhorn games on the Longhorn network!

Texas Longhorns Could be in Trouble with NCAA

The NCAA is going through turbulent times relating to scandals by their major universities like USC and Ohio State. Players throughout the country are seeming to have a difficult time with the rules.

Now, after USC dealt with the stripping of their '04 title and Ohio State goes through their own deal, it looks as though the Texas Longhorns may be joining the not-so-fun party.

The wife of Cleveland Browns quarterback Colt McCoy, who was a former Longhorn, may have spilled the beans about Texas football players. Whoops... Guaranteed Mrs. McCoy's comments will be looked in to by the NCAA and that the necessary actions will be taken.

Texas Longhorns News

As of January 28th, the Texas Longhorns Men's Basketball Team is #8 in the Coaches Poll.  They have a 17-3 record and 5-0 record in the Big 12.  Last week, they beat the #3 Kansas Jayhawks on the road to end the Jayhawks 69 home game winning streak.  They have shown they can play with anyone in the country and I'm excited for the rest of the season. 

On the football side, Texas Longhorn football continues to bring in recruits.  Multiple outlets have the Texas Longhorns with one of the strongest recruiting classes for the 2011 season.

The Texas Longhorns Women's Basketball team is 13-7 on the season and 2-4 thus far in the Big 12.