Tom Landry: Longhorn For Life? by Larry Carlson for https://texaslsn.org He was a mythical figure on the NFL sidelines. He was one of pro football’s brightest, an innovator without peer, and frequently described as aloof. Laconic. Cold. An automaton. Perhaps most famously, one of his best players, running back Duane Thomas, in 1970 called him,…
Professor Carlson did a lot of SEC profile homework to prepare the Longhorn Nation for the Fall 2024 football season. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE Location: Tuscaloosa Enrollment: 32,458 Most recent national title: 2020 Most recent conference title: 2023 Old School football icons: Bear Bryant, Lee Roy Jordan, Joe Namath, Johnny Musso, John Hannah More…
All-Time Longhorns From Austin & Central Texas CENTRAL TEXAS: Deep In The Heart by Larry Carlson https://texaslsn.org When you reference “Central Texas,” you’re likely thinking…Austin! Or not. Maybe you’re talking Waco and the Chip and Joanna Gaines “Magnolia Market” empire. Perhaps you’re dreaming of the storied Texas Hill Country. Or the Blackland Prairies region,…
A history of Texas Longhorn football-baseball athletes Here is the link to Jonathan Wells whole article A history of Texas Longhorn football-baseball athletes (msn.com) Research and Story by Jonathan Wells- Edited for TLSN History of Longhorn sports. Jonathan Wells says: “The football and baseball programs at the University of Texas are both among the most…
Goodbye Longhorn Network LHN fades into the West Texas sunset to be transformed into the Longhorn Ring of Fire in the SEC. Michael Griffin Fozzy Whittaker Dan Neil Greg Swindell Keith Moreland Jordan Shipley David Thomas Rod Babers & Mack Brown Deloss Dodds 1998 Ricky Williams Sam Acho LHN: Into The Burnt Orange Sunset by…
ALL-STARS ON OFFENSE In a new day for college football, what with million-dollar player deals, hundreds and hundreds of transfers annually and a “hired gun” mentality, a guy like Sam Ehlinger will be looked upon as “playerus extinctus.” Well, I never took Latin but here’s a translation. They’re not going to be making…
Synchronize Your Watches By Larry Carlson Https://texaslsn.org With the college football countdown under 80 days, the SEC and UT have announced gametimes or “ballpark” estimates for the Longhorns’ entire schedule. Previously it had been announced that the Texas-OU game is set for 2:30. I’ll call that a huge upgrade from the 11 o’clock kickoffs that…
A note from TLSN: Larry Carlson’s following article is not the definitive list of Longhorn high school football factories. Several other high schools have become Longhorn football factories in recent decades. If you would like to mention a Longhorn football factory email to Billydale1@gmail.com. Longhorn Football Factoriesby Larry Carlson Https://texaslsn.org Ever wonder which cities and…
AVOID YES/NO QUESTIONS, PLEASE by Larry Carlson Larry interviewing Coach Akers I got my wife to proof this column and she made me scratch the lead and start over. “Get to the point,” she said. Sage advice. Especially since this is about interviews, good and bad. Once upon a time, I interviewed athletes every…
Larry Carlson is a senior writer for TLSN and has been covering Longhorn sports through radio, magazines, newspapers, websites and podcasts since 1977. He hosted KVET Radio’s Longhorn Locker Room post-game show during the early Fred Akers era and wrote for James Street’s Orange Power. He was also a radio correspondent for NBC Sports and…