Freshman Close Up: Jaxon Shipley

Jaxon Shipley is expected to shoulder a pretty big load as a freshman this season.  He will start at wide receiver and he will return punts as well for the Longhorns this season.  He is the younger brother of Cincinnati Bengal Jordan Shipley who starred at Texas as well.  Longhorn head coach Mack Brown as very high expectations for the younger Shipley:

"I think we'll get turned in to the NCAA because they're going to think Jordan is back when they see him out there for a 12th year.  Jaxon is mature. He's caught just about every ball. He runs great routes. He is tough. He knows what to do."

I can't wait to see what Shipley has in store for us as a freshman.  If he is anything like his brother, man oh man will he be good.

Longhorn Network Close to Deal With ESPN

A deal with the University of Texas and ESPN over a new network seems very near.  There have been no announcements yet about the broadcasting of Longhorn sporting events to central Texas and beyond as of last Thursday.  ESPN's Burke Magnus doesn't seem to be worried that the two sides haven't come to an agreement yet:

"We'll have a lot more to share in the next eight days," said Burke Magnus, ESPN's senior vice president for college sports programming. "It's not a great concern right now. It's just simply the way it works."

Hopefully they get a deal done this week!  I want to start watching all Longhorn games on the Longhorn network!

Garrett Gilbert's Job is in Jeopardy

Garrett Gilbert had another very shaky performance Saturday during a scrimmage.  There are reports that there is a chance Gilbert could lose his job. Gilbert was very bad last season during his first season as the starting quarterback of the team.

Gilbert is famously known for replacing an injured Colt McCoy in the BCS National Championship game in 2010 against the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Texas Longhorn Safety Christian Scott Arrested

Texas Longhorn safety Christian Scott was arrested yesterday and was charged with misdemeanor assault with a bodily injury. 

Austin, Texas police said that they were called to his apartment after receiving a call about assault in the building.

Scott has been suspended from the football team indefinitely.