Bevo’s Daily Roundup: Texas S Caden Sterns says he won’t sing ‘The Eyes of Texas’ this season

Texas Longhorns junior safety Caden Sterns is taking a stand this season, he says.

According to a report in the Dallas Morning News, Sterns won’t sing “The Eyes of Texas” this season. “I don’t know,” Sterns said when asked what the team opt for as a group, per the Morning News, “but I won’t sing the song at all, just being blunt. As a team, we kind of talked about it but … I can’t answer for everybody else nor do I want to make it about me or anything like that, but personally I won’t sing the song.”

WHAT THE WISE MEN ARE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS

Austin American-Statesman: Entering final season, Texas’ Sam Ehlinger seeks elusive title while leading Longhorns

Austin American-Statesman: The Dotted Line: Texas faces a pair of recruiting questions as Horns round out their class

Austin American-Statesman: Texas’ Samuel Cosmi on not opting out of the 2020 season: ‘I’m here to play football’

Austin American-Statesman: Longhorn Confidential: Wednesday, Sept. 9

Austin American-Statesman: The Dotted Line: Five Texas commits that I’m ready to watch in person this season

Austin American-Statesman: Craven’s Corner: Eight bets to make before the start of the NFL season

Dallas Morning News: Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby says it will be up to each school on how it wants to handle the national anthem

Dallas Morning News: College football picks (Week 2): Predictions for this week’s games, including the start of Big 12, ACC play

Dallas Morning News: ‘It is fast’: Longhorns speak on new offensive tempo, defensive technique

247Sports: Morning Brew: Young Longhorns Texas veterans are excited to see

247Sports: Texas players ‘starving’ for a Big 12 title

247Sports: Now is the time to hold Herman accountable for draft results

ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION

Texas offers 4-star WR Dont’e Thornton

Two Texas players doubtful for UTEP game

WATCH: Texas LB Jett Bush awarded scholarship

WHAT WE’RE READING

Banner Society: The hidden rule of Army and Navy football seasons

SBNation: Von Miller suffers ‘freak’ injury, could return this season

SBNation: The best ever basketball fight was Duke vs. UNC in 1961

NEWS ACROSS THE LONGHORN REPUBLIC AND BEYOND

• The Oklahoma Sooners are sitting atop the Austin American-Statesman’s Big 12 Power Poll, followed by Texas. From the Statesman: “Can former five-star prospect Spencer Rattler replace three straight NFL draft picks at quarterback without the Oklahoma offense missing a beat? He’ll be given ample opportunity with the Sooners returning depth and experience at wide receiver and along the offensive line. The defense took steps forward last season, and that unit should only improve in year two under defensive coordinator Alex Grinch. Running back is the real concern for Oklahoma.”

• The Baylor Bears have postponed their season opener against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs due to COVID-19 concerns, Yahoo Sports reports.

• Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby expects more games to be delayed due to COVID-19, 247Sports reports. “I think all we can do is what we’ve been doing, and that is apply best practices, listen to the doctors and move ahead. But that doesn’t mean we couldn’t have multiple teams on a campus that have broad infection and have to shut things down,” Bowlsby said. “I don’t know that every school is going to have exactly the same experience. Some may get right through and get all their games in. Others may lose a game or two.”