Longhorns Daily News: Texas DL Colin Simmons earns positional co-player of the week award from SEC

Four times this season, Texas defensive lineman Colin Simmons has earned SEC player of the week honors. Most recently, this week, Simmons was named co-defensive lineman of the week alongside Oklahoma defensive lineman Gracen Halton, who’s proven as stellar as Simmons.

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS

Austin American-Statesman: Texas vs Texas A&M: Longhorns lose appeal on LB Ty’Anthony Smith

Austin American-Statesman: Arch Manning: Explaining Texas football QB’s success against Arkansas

Austin American-Statesman: Will Cam Heide start for Texas basketball after his big game vs Rider?

Austin American-Statesman: Texas LB Anthony Hill missed Arkansas; will he return for Texas A&M?

Inside Texas: Establishing the run with Ryan Wingo

Inside Texas: Texas takes on Arizona State in round one of the Maui Invitational

ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION

No. 3 Texas vs. No. 2 Texas A&M preview

Watch: Steve Sarkisian previews the Texas A&M matchup

Inside the Numbers: A tale of two offenses

No. 17 Texas 52, Arkansas 37: Three things we learned

Three-star RB Jett Walker flips from Minnesota to Texas

RECRUITING ROUNDUP

247Sports: The Stampede: Predicting Texas’ 2026 recruiting class nine days out from Early Signing Day

247Sports: Cal LB commit, Texas flip target Rocky Cummings recaps official visit to Austin

247Sports: Following the future: How Texas football commits performed over the weekend

247Sports: Texas still on top for DB target Josiah Vilmael after Longhorns official visit

Inside Texas: Texas Recruiting Strategy: Balancing portal spending and high school talent for 2026

Inside Texas: Press Conference Reaction: Texas prepares for Marcel Reed, Texas A&M in a high stakes rivalry game

SEC SHOWDOWN

Austin American-Statesman: Texas A&M: 5 things to know about the Texas Longhorns for Week 14

Austin American-Statesman: Golden: Why Arch Manning gives Horns a puncher’s chance vs. Reed, A&M

Austin American-Statesman: How did the Texas Longhorns grade in their 52-37 win over Arkansas?

Austin American-Statesman: Texas Longhorns decline Arkansas style points in their race for CFP

Austin American-Statesman: Golden: Horns did their part but CFP chances are dim with Aggies waiting

247Sports: Horns247 Staff Roundtable: What’s the No. 1 key to Texas pulling the upset against Texas A&M on Friday?

Inside Texas: Texas A&M game strategy and big picture matchups

Good Bull Hunting: Postgame Thoughts: Texas A&M blanks Samford 48-0

Rock M Nation: A deeper look at that opening drive

Rocky Top Talk: Tennessee moves up in both polls after blowout win over Florida

Anchor Of Gold: The Players Era Festival sucks and the fullcourt press in college basketball media is gross

Roll ‘Bama Roll: 7 ‘some brief fun’ charts from the Eastern Illinois blowout

A Sea Of Blue: The rot runs deep at UK Athletics: How Mitch Barnhart and a conflict of interest are dooming the Wildcats

WHAT WE’RE READING

SB Nation: Who should the Wings pair with Paige Bueckers with the first pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft?

SB Nation: Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese included on Kara Lawson’s first Team USA training camp roster

SB Nation: Luka Doncic’s nutmeg alley-oop is one for the career highlight reel

NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND

• Arch Manning finds his place in the SEC’s history books in his first year as a starter.