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Nick has been credentialed media across several sports covering multiple teams during his decade in the industry.
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PODCAST: What to Take from Recent Texas Win over Vandy

The latest Total Coverage Sports Podcast, brought to you by RTB. Nov 6, 2025
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Longhorns basketball season opener thoughts?

The Texas Longhorns kicked off basketball season tonight, falling to the Duke Blue Devils by a final score of 75-60. Although it was a double-digit loss, there was a lot to like about the Longhorns' effort.  What were your biggest takeaways from the opener? Did staying competitive with the No. 6 team in the country for most of the game give you more optimism? The SEC is loaded with talent this season, so there will be plenty more opportunities to play a team of Duke's caliber once conference play comes around. Nov 5, 2025
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Texas Falls to Duke in Season Opener, but Flashes Promise and Upside

Nov 5, 2025
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Sarkisian provides positive injury update on Ryan Wingo

After exiting the game with a hand injury in the first quarter of today’s Texas win over Vanderbilt, star WR Ryan Wingo never returned.  After the game, Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian gave a positive update.  "I think in an emergency he could have went back in today," Sarkisian said. "So I don't think it's over … it's not going to be lost time. We'll see. I don't know." While it sounds like there’s still some things are unclear, the early indication is that Wingo won’t miss any time. Texas has a bye week ahead, which helps. Nov 1, 2025
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Longhorns Get Top-10 Win Over Vanderbilt in Late Thriller

Nov 1, 2025
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Texas’ Arch Manning is Officially Cleared to Play Saturday Against Vanderbilt

Nov 1, 2025
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WATCH: Podcast Recapping Texas' Win over Mississippi State with Total Coverage Sports

Moving forward, LonghornsRoundtable will be featuring top-notch insight and analysis in video format with the Total Coverage Sports Network. Make sure to tap in, as we provide another medium of content to keep you up-to-date on all things Texas Longhorns. Nov 1, 2025
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Reason for confidence if Matthew Caldwell starts on Saturday

Arch Manning is still questionable to play on Saturday against Vanderbilt as he looks to clear concussion protocol. But if he can’t play, Mathew Caldwell will take over the offense.  If that unfolds, there’s reason to believe he can get the job done. In this recent article that highlights Caldwell, his high school coach spoke about his football IQ.  If Caldwell plays, are you confident in the Texas offense?Oct 30, 2025
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Texas Longhorns' secret weapon is no longer a secret

Texas has a secret weapon, and it's Ryan Niblett. But the problem is that he's becoming less of a secret and teams are starting to gameplan for him. "The punt returner is dynamic, and we got to really have some answers for that," Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea said of Niblett.   Now that he's established himself as a real special teams threat, will teams stop punting to him? Niblett has completely flipped multiple games this season.Oct 30, 2025
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Texas favorited in all but one remaining game?

Predictions aren't always right, but ESPN Analytics matchup predictor for Texas the rest of the way is interesting. Despite not giving fans much of a reason to believe the Longhorns are CFP contenders, they're favored in all but one of their remaining games. Do you buy these projections?Oct 29, 2025
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Concern level if Arch Manning can't play?

If Arch Manning -- who is in concussion protocol -- can't play this weekend against Vanderbilt, what is your concern level? As good as this Texas defense is, the Longhorns will also need to manufacture points in order to keep up with a team this good. Oct 28, 2025
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Is No. 20 ranking fair?

After a narrow victory over Mississippi State this weekend, Texas was slotted as No. 20 in the latest AP Top 25 Poll.  Is this ranking fair? Are the Longhorns too high or too low?Oct 27, 2025
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Texas Caps Off Miraculous OT Comeback Over Mississippi State to Keep CFP Hopes Alive

Oct 26, 2025
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Steve Sarkisian reportedly interested in Titans job

Amidst the Texas Longhorns season, head coach Steve Sarkisian is finding his way in the NFL rumor mill.  If this were to happen in the offseason, who would you turn to as a good coaching replacement?Oct 25, 2025
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Texas-Mississippi State score predictions

Later today, the Texas Longhorns will take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs in another SEC matchup. This will be the last game for Texas for a while in which the Longhorns are clear favorites. From here, the schedule will get much more difficult. What do you think will happen today? What's your score prediction?My Prediction: Texas 28, Mississippi State 18 Oct 25, 2025
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How to Watch all top-25 games this weekend

A good slate of top-25 football games this weekend. Here's the story with all the game times, TV info and the latest on the point spreads.Oct 25, 2025
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One final tune-up game before reality

The Texas Longhorns have tremendous potential, but it hasn't come together often enough. But it's almost time for the toughest part of their schedule, shortly after a game against Mississippi State this weekend.  Beyond that game, a plethora of games against ranked teams faces the Longhorns. As such, this weekend is the last opportunity to tune-up the roster and get ready for do-or-die time.Oct 24, 2025
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Michael Taaffe could be back for Georgia game

Big news on the injury front was reported today by Inside Texas, saying Michael Taaffe is expected to miss just three weeks with his injury. Relative to what the return timetable could have been, this is great news.  Can Texas hold up without him over that span? This means the Longhorns could get Taaffe back for the Georgia game. Oct 23, 2025
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Texas loses key defensive leader other than injury

It was reported on Tuesday that Michael Taaffe underwent thumb surgery earlier this week and will miss the foreseeable future, but isn't expected to be out for the season. This is a huge blow to the defense, especially given he's a leader on this team.  Who needs to step up in his absence? Can this team still play championship-level defense without him?Oct 22, 2025
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What does Texas win over Kentucky actually tell us?

Texas pulled off a 16-13 OT win at Kentucky, but let’s be real — the offense didn’t show up (just 179 yards) while the defense and special teams carried the load. With that in mind: is this a true step forward for the Horns, or yet another “ugly win” that hides bigger problems? What specific thing needs to improve this week for this win to matter moving forward: the run game, pass protection, or receiver rhythm?Oct 21, 2025
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