Longhorns Daily News: Greg McElroy: ‘This is the Texas we’ve been waiting for’

Plus: Texas volleyball beat Mississippi State

The hype machine is up and running again for the Texas Longhorns.

It seems the talking heads have taken notice.

“This is the Texas we’ve been waiting for,” McElroy said on Always College Football earlier this week, according to On3. “We’ve been waiting for this. And I’m so happy that it came to the surface, finally, because it’s been a while since we saw this Texas (like) against Michigan. But Michigan now has kind of gone on to feel like, I mean, come on, is that a good win? No, they’re a .500 football team, and I don’t think Florida’s elite either, by any stretch, especially this version of Florida with a backup quarterback.”

McElroy added, “But it’s been a while since it feels like Texas kind of been playing with their food a little bit, man, like their offense just, I don’t know, it’s just kind of lacked a little bit to me. Well, finally, we know that they can defend. I am not at all going to spend any time worrying or concerning myself with what Texas has on the defensive side. That’s a really good group, a championship caliber defense.”

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS

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Austin American-Statesman: Golden: Texas has more at stake vs. Hogs than bragging rights

Dallas Morning News: 3 takeaways from College Football Playoff rankings: Texas eyes first-round bye

247Sports: Four Downs: Johntay Cook’s departure, Trey Moore’s emergence, Chris Del Conte’s impact and more

247Sports: Now, the No. 3 Texas Longhorns just have to prove the College Football Playoff selection committee is right

247Sports: Texas Longhorns Football: QB Quinn Ewers on track with awards rolling in ahead of trip to Arkansas

Inside Texas: Texas WR Matthew Golden honored as East-West Shrine Bowl’s ‘Texas Star of the Week’

Inside Texas: The Leftovers: The players from 2021 who have stayed

ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION

Texas at No. 3 in second College Football Playoff rankings

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Crunch Time: Analyzing Texas’ third-down and red-zone performance vs. Florida

Reacts Survey: Will Texas avoid a repeat of its last trip to Fayetteville?

RECRUITING ROUNDUP

247Sports: National Signing Day primer: Texas men’s & women’s basketball set to sign elite prospects

247Sports: Texas atop the list for the nation’s top 2027 TE Mark Bowman after three day visit to Austin

247Sports: Texas recruiting: Boom-or-bust commits, instant-impact players, diamonds in rough for 2025

Inside Texas: Texas Longhorns Recruiting Intel: Shadow Creek targets

Inside Texas: Four-star Texas target Kellen Wiley dishes on the Horns

SEC SHOWDOWN

Austin American-Statesman: Texas vs. Arkansas: How Longhorns can attack vulnerable Razorbacks’ offense

Inside Texas: Texas vs Arkansas is more than just a game

Inside Texas: Just keep winning: A look at the SEC Championship game race

Good Bull Hunting: New Mexico State week press conference

Good Bull Hunting: Aggies No. 15 in latest playoff rankings

Rock M Nation: Mizzou fans are quick to doubt, Drinkwitz is quick to defend. Both can be right.

Rock M Nation: No major complaints with latest CFP rankings

And They Valley Shook: LSU ranked 22nd in latest CFP poll

Rocky Top Talk: Conflicting reports on status of Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava

Roll ‘Bama Roll: Never stop playing the FCS game. Players and fans have earned it.

Dawg Sports: What was Lane Kiffin thinking?

A Sea Of Blue: 8 thoughts on Kentucky’s breakthrough win over Duke and postgame notes

WHAT WE’RE READING

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NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND

• Not bad.

• Texas volleyball beat Mississippi State last night.