curry’s texas clickbait corner - 11.20.18

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Texas Football

Tom Herman has high praise for star WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey: ‘He’s our best player’ — Burnt Orange Nation, 11.18.18

Texas inching towards top 10 in latest AP Top 25 — Burnt Orange Nation, 11.18.18

Texas turns its focus to Kansas with plenty at stake — Houston Chronicle, 11.18.18

Bohls: Texas’ Tom Herman deserves a B-plus grade this season — with a chance for extra credit — Austin American-Statesman, 11.19.18

Texas offers LB Jake Ehlinger a preferred walk-on opportunity — Burnt Orange Nation, 11.19.18

Texas HC Tom Herman provides positive update on QB Sam Ehlinger, others — Burnt Orange Nation, 11.19.18

Big 12 Conference issues public reprimand of Breckyn Hager for saying Oklahoma sucks — Burnt Orange Nation, 11.19.18

Texas Basketball

Texas PF Jaxson Hayes honored as Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week — Burnt Orange Nation, 11.19.18

Texas storms the Citadel 97-69 — Burnt Orange Nation, 11.16.18

Big 12

Praise and critique for Big 12 basketball programs — Burnt Orange Nation, 11.18.18

Did Kansas Make the Right Hire? Les Miles Doesn’t Care What You Think — Sports Illustrated, 11.18.18

($$$) Kansas makes an unimaginative hire of an unimaginative coach — The Athletic, 11.18.18

National

Everett Withers has been let go at Texas State — Football Scoop, 11.18.18

Updated bowl projections, where the real fun stuff is just outside the Playoff race — SB Nation, 11.18.18

The best college football gambling picks for Week 13, including Oklahoma — SB Nation, 11.18.18

($$$) Identifying the candidates to be the next Colorado football coach — The Athletic, 11.18.18

No matter how Ohio State’s 2018 ends, Meyer should consider retirement — SB Nation, 11.18.18

Arkansas suspends 2 defensive starters for flirting with Mississippi State dance team — Yahoo Sports, 11.19.18

Kirk Herbstreit’s twin sons plan to join Clemson football team as preferred walk-ons — The Greenville News, 11.19.18

Rutgers ties NCAA record by allowing just 4 points in first half to Eastern Michigan — USA Today, 11.19.18

College football’s fun police seems dead-set on ruining best moments —Yahoo Sports, 11.20.18

Multimedia

Tom Herman press conference [Nov. 19, 2018] -- YouTube

Shaka Smart media availability (Nov. 19, 2018) --YouTube

(Podcast) The Longhorn Republic feels confident against Kansas -- Burnt Orange Nation

Random Musings

“Due to the Kansas Jayhawks no live mascot policy, BEVO will not make the trip to the game on Friday. It will be only the second time in 73 years for BEVO to miss the Thanksgiving week game.”

“In between Colt McCoy’s last pass, in 2015, and the first one he threw on Sunday, he made almost $9 million.”

“Charlie Strong’s USF Bulls are sitting at 7-4 and riding a 4-game losing skid with No. 11 undefeated UCF to finish the season. A loss vs UCF will lock in 7 or fewer regular season wins for Strong in four of the past five seasons as a head coach.”

Breckyn Hager is a great interview. -- Twitter

Rondale Moore would have made a nice Longhorn if it wasn’t for pesky Jeff Brohm. -- Twitter

Final Thoughts

I’ll be at the lake in South Carolina on Thanksgiving -- so probably not going to send one out Friday morning. See everyone next week.

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