Jeff Howe

Texas avoided an if-necessary third game of the Women’s College World Series finals against Texas Tech, following up Wednesday’s 7-3 win over the Red Raiders with Thursday’s 4-1 victory to clinch the Longhorns’ second consecutive national championship. Texas (53-12) joined Arizona, Florida, Oklahoma and UCLA as the fifth NCAA softball program to win back-to-back softball national titles with a two-game sweep of Texas Tech (61-10). Teagan Kavan, who was named WCWS Most Outstanding Player for the second year in a row, secured the final six outs of the game after Citlaly Gutierrez (4.1 innings) and Hannah Wells (0.2 innings) did their jobs in the circle to help the Longhorns overcome a one-run deficit. Facing All-American pitcher NiJaree Canady and trailing, 1-0, Texas opened the fifth inning with back-to-back singles by Kaiah Altmeyer and Ashton Maloney. After Jaycie Nichols reached on a fielder’s choice and the Red Raiders intentionally walked Katie Stewart with the bases loaded, a Viviana Martinez ground ball to the left side of the infield turned into a two-run error, putting the Longhorns on top, 2-1. On the heels of Kavan retiring Texas Tech in order in the bottom of the sixth, Kayden Henry led off the top of the seventh with an opposite-field home run, taking Canady deep to left. With one out and runners on first and second, right fielder Lauren Allred couldn’t come up with a diving catch of a sinking liner off the bat of Leighann Goode, resulting in an RBI single to put Texas up by three runs, 4-1. Kavan retired each of the six Red Raiders she faced, recording back-to-back strikeouts to end the game. View full news story

LIGHT THE TOWER!

One strike away.

One out from a repeat.

BOOM!

We’re riding with this thread.

It's a part of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. The museum in Waco has an SWC wing/exhibit.

Here's the press release Texas sent out today: Former Texas Football standout Corby Robertson has been selected as part of the 2026 Southwest Conference Hall of Fame Class, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame announced Wednesday. A native of Houston, Robertson played defensive end and linebacker for Texas from 1966 to 1968, earning All-SWC honors as a defensive end in 1966, and first-team All-America recognition at linebacker in 1967. He served as team co-captain in 1968 when Texas shared the SWC Championship and was recognized with the team sportsmanship award that same year. Over Robertson’s career, UT compiled a 22-9-1 record. That included a 9-1-1 mark in 1968 in a season in which the Longhorns closed on a nine-game winning streak. That was capped by a victory over No. 8 Tennessee in the 1969 Cotton Bowl Classic and a No. 3 final ranking by the Associated Press. Robertson was also a GTE Academic All-American in 1967 and 1968 and received an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship to complete his business degrees. A Board Member of the National Football Foundation, he has spearheaded a number of postgraduate scholarships through that that organization over the years. Following his athletic career, Robertson achieved significant success as an energy sector executive and prominent philanthropist, directing millions in funding toward Texas higher education. He has served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of Directors of GP Natural Resource Partners LLC since 2002. Inducted into the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor in 1993, he remains one of the most respected examples of leadership and student-athlete excellence in University of Texas history. He was inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame in 2006. The Southwest Conference Hall of Fame honors legendary athletes, administrators and contributors whose accomplishments helped define one of the most iconic eras in collegiate athletics history. The Induction Ceremony and Luncheon will take place Tuesday, August 4, at 11:30 a.m. at the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in Waco.

Friend of OTF Stevie Lee also wore No. 93.

Yes.

What year do you consider the end of vintage age cards? I think it's anything up to '80 because Donruss and Fleer started producing baseball cards that year and led into the junk wax era. The Rickey Henderson rookie, to me, is the last great vintage baseball card.

It's good to have the memories, but, yeah... That's tough!

I've thought about it, but sending it through the mail is too risky for that card.

Stonie Clark wore No. 93 before changing to No. 55.

Love it! That’s on the Mount Rushmore of baseball cards for me! I want to cross mine over to an SGC slab, but I don’t want it to come back as trimmed/altered or find out it doesn’t meet size requirements.

FINAL: Texas 7, Texas Tech 3

If Texas is going to maximize its potential in 2026, four Longhorns need to make strides during summer workouts, which began on the Forty Acres on Monday. — Jutus Terry is in the group of players (including Arch Manning) who underwent surgery after the Citrus Bowl against Michigan and were limited throughout spring practice. The hope was that they’d be ready to go when summer conditioning started. Of the non-Texas Tech-related comments Steve Sarkisian made during the Touchdown Club of Houston luncheon on May 21, saying that everyone was on schedule and that there had been no setbacks among the group was arguably the most significant. Terry can be the interior disruptor that the Texas defense didn’t have last season. That’s not a slight at what Alex January or Hero Kanu brings to the table. What Terry showed in brief flashes as a true freshman is the kind of playmaking potential that guys like Byron Murphy II and Alfred Collins had, which is to say that he can consistently generate organic pressure in the opposing quarterback’s face. If Terry is healthy and uses the summer as a springboard to show up ready to get after it in preseason practice, Will Muschamp should have a chess piece capable of playing multiple shades up front. Terry can amplify what might already be the best pass-rushing defensive front in college football. — Laurence Seymore was recruited to be the team’s starting left guard in 2026. Still, the Western Kentucky transfer must earn the job to fulfill the lofty expectations accompanying his arrival. Part of the equation needed to put a better product on the field is one of Jaydon Chatmon, Jackson Christian or Dylan Sikorski pushing Seymore for the spot. The other part is for Seymore, who spent the spring semester on his own, to hit the ground running in summer conditioning to position himself to be the no-doubt answer Kyle Flood needs to round out what looks on paper to be an upgraded unit from 2025. — I keep going back to Sarkisian’s comments around the time Muschamp was hired regarding Xavier Filsaime. Specifically, it was the idea that Filsaime could log snaps at nickel. After being limited throughout the spring, Filsaime is capable of pushing Derek Williams Jr. for playing time at safety. Filsaime also profiles as the bigger nickel Muschamp has preferred in the past, making him an intriguing Swiss Army knife of sorts in the secondary. Getting Filsaime and/or Williams to the point where they can run alongside Jelani McDonald with as minimal a drop-off as possible is one of the reasons why it was important for Sarkisian to get Blake Gideon back on the staff. Along with the fact that Gideon recruited Filsaime and Williams, his personal and professional relationship with Muschamp (he coached Gideon at Texas for three seasons and hired him for his first coaching job as a quality control coach at Florida in 2014) should make for clearer communication between Muschamp and the safeties, as well as helping his group understand Muschamp’s expectations for a position that plays a crucial role in the success of his system. — Emmett Mosley V is another Longhorn who underwent surgery after the bowl game. Thankfully, Mosley’s recovery wasn’t as prolonged as his injury against Michigan might’ve initially indicated. While Mosley’s delayed start to the 2025 season because of an offseason injury wasn’t the biggest reason why the offense was slow out of the blocks, it didn’t help. Mosley is a proven commodity and a reliable target for Manning, but he must take the necessary steps this summer to ensure that his body stands a better chance of holding up over the long haul. As good a duo as Cam Coleman and Ryan Wingo can be, Mosley can elevate the wide receiver to become one of the best in the country if he can be counted on as, effectively, WR3. Mosley's ability to play in the slot or be split out wide offers Sarkisian a lot of flexibility in both personnel groupings and formations, while also allowing Jermaine Bishop Jr. to settle into a specific role, without anyone feeling like the true freshman needs must have the kind instant impact Xavier Worthy did in 2021 for the offense to function properly (a lot like what bringing in Raleek Brown and Hollywood Smothers from the transfer portal can do for Derrek Cooper's development at running back). That scenario can only come to fruition, however, if Mosley is on the field. View full news story