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Texas trio earns kudos for academics. Friday, November 06, 2009 Texas defensive end Sam Acho , left tackle Adam Ulatoski and deep snapper Will Harvey have been named to ESPN The Magazine's Academic All-District 6 first team.

By Alan Trubow AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Sunday, November 08, 2009 Defensive end Sam Acho started a family Saturday.

The University of Texas provided the following excerpts Coach Mack Brown's weekly press conference: Opening statement: The guys played really hard on Saturday night.

Sophomore safety Earl Thomas was named Tuesday as one of 12 semifinalists for the Thorpe Award, which is presented to the nation's top defensive back He's hoping to be the Longhorns third winner in the past five seasons.

With all the talk about whether preseason All-American Kendall Hunter would start, running back Keith Toston looked solid on the opening drive.

How the Longhorns graded out: QUARTERBACK: B+ Colt McCoy did a fine job managing the game and completed a couple of long passes.

The question is this: Do authentic rush defenses actually reside in the Big 12 Conference, a league known nationally for its hyper-accurate quarterbacks and agile wide receivers? Given the lack of true power running teams in the conference, is it possible that the Texas defense - which is leading the nation in rushing yards allowed per game - ...

Several nights per week, the biggest, toughest members of the Texas Longhorns defense gather in the living room of nose tackle Ben Alexander's off-campus house, which he calls "the kick-it spot." They show up for Alexander's 60-inch TV and locally famous Rotel cheese dip.

Junior defensive end Sam Acho has been selected as a quarterfinalist for the Lott Trophy, which honors the nation's top defensive impact player.

The Oklahoma Sooners behind them, Texas players say it's time to get on with their season.

Texas' pass rush vs. OU protection The Longhorns rank 20th nationally with 14 sacks and have been getting a consistent push from their front four without blitzing.

Somewhere in between the tiebreaker and the asterisk, the details started to get sketchy.

The rest's still a blur nearly 12 months later. The hard-hitting Texas safety remembers coming up to plug a hole and taking on Kansas ' 6-foot-2-inch, 229-pound running back Angus Quigley.

University of Colorado coach Dan Hawkins is hinting his son, quarterback Cody Hawkins, might still get some playing time after being benched in favor of sophomore Tyler Hansen.

If he wanted to take a few liberties and really make the story sing, Sergio Kindle could lie and say he dreamed of being part of weeks like this all along.

When Texas beat Oklahoma last season, the burnt orange half of the Cotton Bowl danced in euphoria.

Texas' Sam Acho, left, and Gregory Timmons celebrate a play against Colorado at Royal-Memorial Stadium.

By JIMMY BURCH AUSTIN - Among the most telling statistics behind the undefeated record of the second-ranked Texas Longhorns is this one:With six interceptions, Texas already has matched its 2008 season total.

Four years ago, Texas handed Colorado a crushing 70-3 defeat in the Big 12 championship game that had to feel like the absolute bottom for Buffaloes fans.

With Florida quarterback Tim Tebow's concussion the talk of college football, Texas quarterback Colt McCoy told the story of a hard knock on the head he took in high school.