RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Mack Brown turned around North Carolina’s football program once before, and the Tar Heels believe he could do it again.

Nov. 26 (UPI) — The University of North Carolina is close to naming Mack Brown its next football coach.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Southern California-Texas rematch was supposed to be an early-season blockbuster. With both programs struggling, it feels more like a fight for survival, and the pressure is mounting to find a win to keep their seasons from spinning off course.

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — It was one of those rare occurrences when the sequel proved even more impressive than the original.

Sam Ehlinger helped Texas get that elusive win over a ranked opponent. Ehlinger threw two touchdown passes and the Longhorns became bowl eligible under first-year coach Tom Herman with a 28-14 win over No. 24 West Virginia on Saturday in a game in which the Mountaineers lost quarterback Will Grier to injury.

Members of the Alabama Crimson Tide wrote their names into college football history in 2009, by knocking off the Texas Longhorns to win the national championship. However, according to reports, they may have written their names in other places as well, in exchange for money.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Ramon Richards intercepted Sam Ehlinger’s pass in the end zone in overtime and Matt Ammendola kicked a field goal, giving No. 10 Oklahoma State a 13-10 victory over Texas on Saturday.

One of the most intriguing games of next weekend’s college football slate, features Texas and USC. The two will face each other for the first time since the 2006 Rose Bowl. You may remember it, Vince Young and the Longhorns shocked the world by beating the Trojans 41-38. However, if you listen to USC, they’ll tell you it never happened.

When Tom Herman took the field for the first game of the season last year, his team rose to the challenge and knocked off an opponent from a major conference. When Tom Herman’s squad took the field for the opener this year, none of those things happened.

The new head coach of the University of Texas Longhorns is already doing his best to inspire his players. And, if his new color-coded hydration chart is any indication, Coach Tom Herman wants his team to pee like champions.

Former Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young is looking for a comeback and is now seeking trademark status for his comeback slogan, “Make Vice Great Again,” reports reveal.

A Texas Uber driver who struck up a conversation about football got the shock of his life after criticizing Texas Longhorns coach Mack Brown, and then turned around to see the coach sitting right there in his back seat.

Several University of Texas Longhorns players geared up to boycott the team’s season finale against TCU after rumors leaked regarding the university’s plan to fire head coach Charlie Strong, according to several reports.

After years of repeated fines and suspensions drug and testing issues, former Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams has announced a role working for the world’s first “cannabis-friendly gym.”

After Texas Longhorns cornerback Duke Thomas intercepted a pass by Baylor Bears wide receiver-turned-quarterback Lynx Hawthorne Saturday, Thomas was tackled out of bounds by Hawthorne. It appears as if Hawthorne was unaware that Thomas stepped out and he continued to wrestle him down to

“My All American,” written by the same screenwriter as “Rudy” and “Hoosiers,” is about the short life of “Game of the Century” University of Texas football safety Freddie Joe Steinmark. Steinmark, who died at the age of 22 of cancer, was a member of the 1969 UT National Champion and Cotton Bowl Classic winning football team.

In 2001, no one from the SEC or 5th ranked Texas worried about 6-6 TCU of Conference USA. On New Years’ Eve, an SEC defense that had beaten Alabama 23-17 keyed on the fastest player in the country, TCU’s Kolby Listenbee, only to have him throw a touchdown pass to begin a 42-3 route in the same place where the SEC plays its championship game.