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The Longhorns will host New Mexico State in their season opener, one that figures to be a nice warm-up to showcase the progress made in Major Applewhite's spread offense.

Beating Baylor for the first time in three years won't come close to erasing memories of the 63-21 loss to Oklahoma.

It was a mantra, a hashtag, a movement that was vocal over the course of his second and third seasons in Austin as the speed back appeared underutilized, with both head coach and offensive coordinator Greg Davis making excuses after games for why the Texas Longhorns didn't get their fastest player the ball.

The recent and long-awaited decision to expand the BCS National Championship Game to a four-team playoff was met with much fanfare, even if the resolution fell a little short of the eight-team tournament many had hoped for.

During the month of June, BON authors will memorialize the final days of the UT-A&M rivalry through a series of perspectives, as seen through The Eyes of Texas, to include essays, personal reflections and commemorations of significant note.