The Horns247 team has its finger on the pulse of Texas transfer portal news, recruiting, coaching staff moves and more as Arch Manning is expected to take over at quarterback in 2025

The football team's GPA improved to 3.27 in 2024. The mark was good for the best in program history. The strong GPA is impressive given the high academic standards at The University of Texas. It stands as yet another positive indicator of culture change heading into a fifth season with Steve Sarkisian as head football coach.

Texas Longhorns tight end Amari Niblack (8) runs with the ball, bracing for a tackle from Texas A&M Aggies defensive back Will Lee III (26) in the second quarter of the Lone Star

Remember the fearmongering about how a 12-team playoff would ruin the regular season? Not so much, it turns out. Best season in 40 years. Maybe ever.

The Texas Longhorns saw their season end in disappointing fashion against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Cotton Bowl. Since that lost, the offseason news has co

The Texas Longhorns' offensive line will look quite different next season, as Kelvin Banks Jr., Jake Majors and Cameron Williams are all off to the NFL. As a re

While teams posting GPAs usually goes horribly wrong for college football programs, Texas' new season-high GPA, which equates to a B+ average, certainly deserves some props. Especially when you factor in just how much one of the top football teams in the country is focused on during the season.

Rivals Vanquished: With old rivals Arkansas and Texas A&M back in the same conference, Texas faced a lot of rivals in 2024. It was just like the old Southwest Conference days. But Texas stood tall, crushing Oklahoma 34-3, outlasting Arkansas in Fayetteville 20-10 and quieting the Aggies 17-7 at Kyle Field after over a decade of noise.

Who got the highest grades as Texas reached the CFP semifinals? And which units struggled for a team that went 13-3 and reached the SEC title game?