Texas Longhorns senior offensive lineman Derek Kerstetter went down last week against the Kansas State Wildcats with an ankle injury. 247Sports reports that he underwent surgery for the injury earlier this week. Sources said he faves a three to five-month recovery timeline.
WHAT THE WISE MEN ARE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS
Austin American-Statesman: Bijan’s breakout: Texas freshman runs wild as teammates believe ‘Oh, that’s just the start’
Austin American-Statesman: Texas report card: A blowout win results in the best grades since UTEP
Austin American-Statesman: Bohls: Texas’ muddy search leaves Tom Herman in limbo
Austin American-Statesman: Texas, Kansas coaches hopeful game can be played despite COVID-19 issues
Dallas Morning News: What’s next for Texas, Tom Herman after Longhorns miss out on Urban Meyer?
247Sports: Next opponent for Texas facing potential COVID-19 issues
247Sports: Tom Herman on status for 2021, support from Texas administration
Inside Texas: Inside Scoop: Coaching names to know, 2021 RB recruiting, and more
Inside Texas: Reality Check: Hire traits
ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION
Texas team activities paused after positive COVID-19 tests
Inside the Numbers: Bijan Robinson made a record-setting statement against Kansas State
The Longhorn Pod gets excited about the future
RECRUITING ROUNDUP
Austin American-Statesman: The Dotted Line: Every in-state commitment to Texas qualified for the state playoffs
Austin American-Statesman: The Dotted Line: Texas expects seven early enrollees in 2021 class
Austin American-Statesman: Source: Urban Meyer isn’t coming to Austin, but Texas’ Tom Herman may not be safe yet
247Sports: Mike at Night: What is Texas getting with 2021 offensive class?
247Sports: The Stampede: A rundown of the Texas class before signing day
247Sports: Five-star DL Shemar Turner talks decision, timeline
Inside Texas: Where It Stands: UT’s class of 2021
BIG 12 BREAKDOWN
Our Daily Bears: How Baylor held OU to their lowest offensive output in years
Viva the Matadors: Is Texas Tech better than last year’s 4-8 team?
Frogs O’ War: TCU football has had a lot of great linebackers. Garret Wallow is one of the best ever.
The Smoking Musket: West Virginia moves into Top 10 in Coaches Poll
Wide Right & Natty Lite: Iowa State Football Post-Mortem: West Virginia
WHAT WE’RE READING
Banner Society: A review of various college football Santas
SB Nation: Now that the Steelers got that loss out of the way, time to get down to business
SB Nation: James Harden doesn’t appear to care about the Rockets or pandemic protocols
SB Nation: Zac Taylor must be held accountable for a team that is spinning out of control
NEWS ACROSS THE LONGHORN REPUBLIC AND BEYOND
- RIP former Texas head football coach Fred Akers.
Texas mourns the passing of longtime Longhorn Football coaching great and Texas Athletics Hall of Honor member Fred Akers.https://t.co/KEchf4dcnF pic.twitter.com/eIIpIZHvZK
— Texas Longhorns (@TexasLonghorns) December 8, 2020
- Texas women’s basketball earned a No. 23 ranking from the Associated Press.
⬆️ up 2 spots in this week's @AP_Top25 poll #TexasFight pic.twitter.com/Q4ikpouOOw
— Texas Women's Basketball (@TexasWBB) December 7, 2020
- Meanwhile, Texas men’s basketball is officially No. 13 in the latest Associated Press poll.
Let’s work. #HookEm pic.twitter.com/uGFbN1QSkD
— Texas Men's Basketball (@TexasMBB) December 7, 2020
- Matt Coleman was also named the Big 12 Player of the Week.
Matt Coleman III. @Big12Conference Player of the Week.
— Texas Men's Basketball (@TexasMBB) December 7, 2020
https://t.co/CegkOC2gqM#HookEm pic.twitter.com/A5mEfEALaa