Bevo’s Daily Roundup: Texas AD Chris Del Conte: Expect 25 percent stadium capacity for season ticket holders

Texas Longhorns officials are planning to limit football stadium capacity to 25 percent this year, the Austin American-Statesman reports.

From the Statesman: “In an email sent to Texas season ticket holders on Sunday, athletic director Chris Del Conte confirmed the school is moving ahead with a ‘safe, socially-distanced seating plan’ using 25% stadium capacity. Royal-Memorial Stadium’s current capacity is under 100,000 because of south end zone stadium construction. It’s expected that 25% capacity would be about 24,000 tickets. Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a statewide mandate of a 50% stadium capacity because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But interim UT President Jay Hartzell first floated the idea of the school looking at a 25% model in late July.”

WHAT THE WISE MEN ARE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS

Austin American-Statesman: Texas notebook: A half-dozen candidates vying for two offensive line spots

Austin American-Statesman: Pandemic or not, Texas, Tom Herman still have the same goal: ‘To win a championship’

Austin American-Statesman: Bohls: Texas’ Scottie Scheffler, like Morikawa, among the young lions taking over golf

Dallas Morning News: Tom Herman says Big Ten, Pac 12 players have not contacted Texas about transferring

Sports Illustrated: Notes from the Texas Longhorns first fall camp scrimmage

247Sports: The Stampede: Tons of 2021 and 2022 recruiting nuggets

247Sports: Scrimmage Report: Details on Texas’ first fall camp scrimmage

ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION

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Landing Quinn Ewers will supercharge Texas recruiting efforts

Reactions to the commitment of 2022 No. 1 prospect Quinn Ewers to Texas

What Texas is getting in Quinn Ewers

Texas WR Troy Omeire tears ACL in scrimmage

Shaka Smart, Texas land pledge from 3-star PF David Joplin

Oklahoma RB Kennedy Brooks opts out of 2020 season

Texas offers TCU WR commit Chase Jackson

WHAT WE’RE READING

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SBNation: Chris Godwin weighs in on Tom Brady’s arm strength

NEWS ACROSS THE LONGHORN REPUBLIC AND BEYOND

• The Austin American-Statesman reports that Texas women’s basketball head coach Vic Schaefer’s will be approved by the University of Texas Board of Regents later this week. For the first three years of the seven-year deal, Schaefer will make about $1.8 million annually.

• Longhorn women’s basketball alum Sug Sutton is back on the Washington Mystics’ roster after the franchise drafted her earlier this year only to later cut Sutton several weeks later.