http://www.thedailytexanblogs.com/viewsfromthepressbox Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:08:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the famous words of Ernie Banks, "Let's play two." On the second day of the Longhorns' 2009 season, they will do just that in a double header with the University of Illinois-Chicago, who Texas took down 6-1 Friday on opening day. Saturday, the Longhorns quickly reproduced their offensive output from the ... http://www.thedailytexanblogs.com/viewsfromthepressbox/?p=725 With A.J. Abrams held in check for most of the night, Damion James picked up the slack. James recorded a season-high 28 points along with six rebounds to lead No. 14 Texas (14-4, 3-1 Big 12) to a 67-58 victory over Texas A&M Saturday. A&M (15-5, 1-4) kept the score close throughout ... http://www.thedailytexanblogs.com/viewsfromthepressbox/?p=721 No. 3 Texas defeats No.10 Ohio State for a 24-21 victory. The Longhorns finish the year 12-1. Stay tuned for a full game story online. http://www.thedailytexanblogs.com/viewsfromthepressbox/?p=719 Ohio State got a 48 yard gain on third down and that set up an Aaron Pettrey 44-yard field goal. Texas has a 17-9 advantage with 13:22 to go. Boeckman connected with Terrelle Pryor for a 6 yard touchdown with 7:25 to play in the fourth quarter. The Longhorns lead 17-15. http://www.thedailytexanblogs.com/viewsfromthepressbox/?p=715 Ohio State opened up the game to trick Texas in their two-quarterback offense featuring Todd Boeckman and Terrelle Pryor. Boeckman hit receiver Brian Robiskie open for a first down. However, the offense tricked itself when they were flagged for illegal substitution making a third-and-two a third-and-seven. Robiskie dropped Boeckman's pass to ... http://www.thedailytexanblogs.com/viewsfromthepressbox/?p=694 The  game starts in about an hour. University of Pheonix Stadium is pretty empty. Ohio State fans are disappointed in having two losses this season, while Texas fans are disappointed that they aren't in the national championship game in Miami, Fla. That could explain why there doesn't seem to be ... http://www.thedailytexanblogs.com/viewsfromthepressbox/?p=692 Being down five points and amidst a 14-2 run by the opposing team would make most coaches call a timeout. Not Rick Barnes. “I wasn’t going to call a timeout. I told the guys sooner or later they’ve got to figure it out,” the Texas head coach said of watching his team ... http://www.thedailytexanblogs.com/viewsfromthepressbox/?p=680 With no wins over a current top-25 team and a tough Big 12 schedule on the horizon, Texas was looking for a big-name win to hang their hat on. It doesn’t get any more big-name than the defending champs. After a back-and-forth first half, No. 6 Texas (9-0) pulled away from No. ... http://www.thedailytexanblogs.com/viewsfromthepressbox/?p=671 Despite falling behind early in the game, a fast-breaking Texas State squad stayed competitive against No. 6 Texas, keeping the score close until a drought in the last five minutes sealed an 81-73 victory for the Longhorns. After the initial surge to open the game up put the Longhorns up 10-0, ... http://www.thedailytexanblogs.com/viewsfromthepressbox/?p=668 Set 3--Texas 25 vs. Lamar 8 Out of the set break Lamar would take the first point, but Jennifer Doris would respond with a kill to even the score at 1-1. Helped by a bushel of Lamar errors Texas would go on a 6-0 run. Lamar would respond with a 2-0 ... http://www.thedailytexanblogs.com/viewsfromthepressbox/?p=659