Arrests Stories - Burnt Orange Nation
Lamarr Houston Apologizes, Will Return Saturday
Starting defensive tackle Lamarr Houston's suspension ends at one game and he will return to play against Arkansas this Saturday. Readers of this site know how I feel about him both as a player and upstanding young man, so I'm especially pleased to see him handle this mistake the way he has. From...
Pre-Spring Football Notes, Part 1: Dealing With The Discipline Problems
I wasn't expecting any of the big news from the Mack Brown-Will Muschamp press conference that some kept teasing, but that doesn't mean there isn't interesting information to discuss. Chip Brown summarized the big points in a nice tidy article for us, which we'll go through in a series of posts....
Longhorn Arrests and the Perception Problem
Fallout from the spree of arrests continues today, forcing Mack Brown to deal with media scrutiny and prompting columnists like Kirk Bohls to propose solutions. One of Bohls' ideas is to establish a curfew for the team, even if it is - practically speaking - unenforceable. Such a policy, Bohls...
Breaking News: Yet ANOTHER Longhorn Arrested Tuesday Night
Not 6 hours after Mack Brown was finished answering questions about yet another Longhorn incident with the law did the police blotter light up burnt orange once again - this time when Texas blogger Peter Bean was arrested by DEA agents in a Tuesday night raid of his South Bend, Indiana...
Morning Coffee Reminds You You're Innocent Until Proven Guilty
Let's start with Andre Jones, who was released from jail on bond yesterday. Jones' attorney claims that the case is one of mistaken identity, that Jones was not with Robert Joseph during the alleged assault, and that his client has an alibi.This isn't the first time we've heard that Jones is...
Mack Brown Lays Down The Law
There's a reason so many of us love Mack Brown. And there's a reason he's built this program into one of the very best in the country. And most of all, one we can be proud of.He takes seriously his charge as the head coach of the state's most prominent university and understands the importance of...
Getting The House In Order: Mack Brown And The Texas Arrests
With four arrests in two months, plus the transfers of tackles J'Marcus Webb and Roy Watts after they failed out of school, the Longhorns have suffered their worst offseason summer of news since Mack Brown arrived in Austin. For years, both Mack Brown and his army of fans have proudly chest-thumped...
Morning Coffee Is A Fugitive
A quick note before I get started on a busy day.Fallout from the Andre Jones arrest: Cedric Goldman, Austin American-Statesman: Mack needs to take action, Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle: Arrest count: defense 4, offense 0, Chip Brown, Dallas Morning News: Timeline of UT arrest troubles, Geoff...
Morning Coffee Welcomes DeSean Hales To Austin
Klein, Texas wide receiver DeSean Hales announced this evening his commitment to attend Texas ($). Hales, #73 on the national Rivals100 and #5 in the Lone Star Recruiting 100, joins Dan Buckner (#8 on the LSR 100) to give Texas a fearsome 1-2 wide receiver combo in the 2008 class. Frankly, it's...
Robert Joseph May Be Dumber Than Paris Hilton
Texas safety Robert Joseph was arrested Saturday morning after he was found sitting in a Mercedes that didn't belong to him. Approached by an off-duty police officer outside the Omni Hotel, Joseph bolted from the scene.As if that wasn't stupid enough, he didn't even flee the scene completely. He...
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