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2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ranking Texas Longhorns schedule from toughest to easiest opponents
The Texas schedule (along with the rest of the SEC) has been a massive topic of conversation as of late. Texas was introduced to the SEC with one of the easier slates in the conference in 2024. In 2025, a couple of those matchups get tougher, going away from Austin and you add in the reigning National Champions. Let's take a second to rank the games from toughest to easiest to give an idea of what the Longhorns face this Fall: 1. At Georgia - November 15th This is the toughest game on the schedule. Georgia and Texas have been dubbed the next huge SEC rivalry, with the battles on the recruiting trail and Sanford Stadium will be rocking. Sark and Texas will be circling this one and Kirby and the Dawgs will be right there with them. Gunner Stockton taking over does create some questions around Georgia but that defense will be one of the best in the country. As a cherry on top, following this are back-to-back rivalry games against Arkansas and Texas A&M. 2. At Florida - October 4th Putting Florida above Ohio State might be a surprise for some, but there are three massive reasons for having the Gators here. 1. The Swamp will be the toughest road atmosphere these players have ever played in. 2. A week later Texas heads to Dallas to take on Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry 3. DJ Lagway will(likely) be playing in this game, unlike last year. Getting a bye before this one is huge, but it's the tonesetter for the SEC slate. If Texas is not ready to go walking into the Swamp, the Gators can get a massive upset, much like LSU or Ole Miss last year. 3. At Ohio State - August 30th The Longhorns play the reigning national champion for the second year in a row. They head up to Columbus in just over a month to get the Buckeyes for the second time in the last two games for Texas, but it's a totally different Buckeye squad. Julian Sayin(likely) will be the starter at QB, brand new RB duo and TONS of changes on defense. Ohio State is currently favored by just under a FG in this one, and if Texas misses the mark in this one, the margin for error drops significantly for a 3rd-straight CFP berth. 4. Texas A&M - November 28th Texas A&M comes to Austin this time around for the Lone Star Showdown. Marcel Reed heads into his first full year as the starter, Le'Veon Moss returns as a top RB in the country and transfer WR pieces, Mario Craver and KC Concepcion should upgrade the Aggies offense. On defense, Taurean York and Scooby Williams are back as the anchor of that defense, Will Lee is one of the best returning CBs in the SEC and Mike Elko with another year to set in his defensive identity. If Texas wants to make it three in a row vs. the Aggies, they have to be at the top of their game on a short week. 5. Oklahoma(Dallas) - October 11th Oklahoma is one of the biggest unknowns in college football this year. Ben Arbuckle and John Mateer come over from Washington State trying to revive the Oklahoma offense from the Lincoln Riley era. The defense, although losing Danny Stutsman and Billy Bowman, will be an improved unit, particularly up front. Oklahoma will be coming off a game against Kent State, with a bye before that. This sets up for a possible huge, possibly undefeated matchup in Dallas. 6. Arkansas - November 22nd Arkansas is a game that Steve Sarkisian will never take lightly again after what happened in 2021. The Horns were able to get the win in Fayetteville last year, but Taylen Green and the Razorbacks came into Austin with a chip on their shoulder. The other part of this is the placement of the game. It is placed in between Georgia and Texas A&M, setting up for a classic 'trap game' for the Horns. 7. Vanderbilt - November 1st Diego Pavia has already talked about this being one of the biggest games for the Commodores this year. Texas escaped Nashville with a win last year by three points, and many key players are returning for Vanderbilt, including one of the top TEs in the country Eli Stowers. This one comes right before a bye, but Texas needs a win heading into that final three game slate. 8. At Mississippi State - October 25th Texas will have to battle the Bulldogs and the cowbells in Starkville this year. Mississippi State was picked to finish last in the SEC in the media poll. That being said, Mississippi State has an experienced QB in Blake Shapen leading the way. They also brought in two explosive transfer receivers in Anthony Evans and former Longhorn and Sooner, Brennen Thompson to that offense. Jeff Lebby's offense has given Texas problems in the past and is still looking for his signature win in Starkville. 9. At Kentucky - October 18th Kentucky was not too much ahead of Mississippi State in the SEC media poll and brought in former Aggie QB Zach Calzada to lead the offense. Kentucky lost some huge weapons this offseason, but the additions of Kendrick Law and Dante Dowdell help soften the wound. This is game Texas should be able to get a comfortable win, but as Georgia has seen, going into Lexington and getting a win is not a layup by any means. 10. San Jose State - September 6th San Jose State is coming off a 7-6 overall season, but came up a game short of a MWC title berth. Walker Eget is back as the starting QB for the Spartans(2,500 passing yards, 13 TDs in 2024) and Floyd Chalk IV is leading the way in the backfield, but the loss of Nick Nash looms large. San Jose State will be a factor in the MWC race again, but shouldn't be an issue for the Horns in Week 2. 11. Sam Houston - September 20th Phil Longo takes over the Bearcats in 2025 and as you can imagine, there is a lot of new. Hunter Watson does return after being one of the most productive QBs in the Group of 5 last year, but they are introducing 8 new transfer starters on defense. Hunter Watson will present some interesting problems, but this needs to be a comfortable win heading into the bye before SEC play. 12. UTEP - September 13th The Miners are coming off a 3-9 season in 2024, but return a ton of production, particularly on offense. Skyler Locklear returns at QB, going into his sophomore year after an up and down freshman campaign. The Miners return their top 4 pass catchers and a 700+ yard rusher in Jevon Jackson. Texas should not have much of an issue with this one, especially with UTEP returning less than half their production on defense. This is a manageable schedule for Texas, largely because of the placement of the byes. Getting them before the start of SEC play in Gainesville and before a trip to Athens is going to be very helpful for the Horns. That being said, this is one of the toughest schedules in the country, and those three road trips are going to be hard to sweep. This article originally appeared on Longhorns Wire: Three tough road tests top ranking of Texas' toughest 2025 opponents
USA Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Ranking Texas Longhorns schedule from toughest to easiest opponents
Road tests at Ohio State, Florida and Georgia, combined with tons of rivalry matchups sets up for a really tough 2025 slate for the Texas Longhorns The Texas schedule (along with the rest of the SEC) has been a massive topic of conversation as of late. Texas was introduced to the SEC with one of the easier slates in the conference in 2024. In 2025, a couple of those matchups get tougher, going away from Austin and you add in the reigning National Champions. Let's take a second to rank the games from toughest to easiest to give an idea of what the Longhorns face this Fall: 1. At Georgia - November 15th This is the toughest game on the schedule. Georgia and Texas have been dubbed the next huge SEC rivalry, with the battles on the recruiting trail and Sanford Stadium will be rocking. Sark and Texas will be circling this one and Kirby and the Dawgs will be right there with them. Gunner Stockton taking over does create some questions around Georgia but that defense will be one of the best in the country. As a cherry on top, following this are back-to-back rivalry games against Arkansas and Texas A&M. 2. At Florida - October 4th Putting Florida above Ohio State might be a surprise for some, but there are three massive reasons for having the Gators here. 1. The Swamp will be the toughest road atmosphere these players have ever played in. 2. A week later Texas heads to Dallas to take on Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry 3. DJ Lagway will(likely) be playing in this game, unlike last year. Getting a bye before this one is huge, but it's the tonesetter for the SEC slate. If Texas is not ready to go walking into the Swamp, the Gators can get a massive upset, much like LSU or Ole Miss last year. 3. At Ohio State - August 30th The Longhorns play the reigning national champion for the second year in a row. They head up to Columbus in just over a month to get the Buckeyes for the second time in the last two games for Texas, but it's a totally different Buckeye squad. Julian Sayin(likely) will be the starter at QB, brand new RB duo and TONS of changes on defense. Ohio State is currently favored by just under a FG in this one, and if Texas misses the mark in this one, the margin for error drops significantly for a 3rd-straight CFP berth. 4. Texas A&M - November 28th Texas A&M comes to Austin this time around for the Lone Star Showdown. Marcel Reed heads into his first full year as the starter, Le'Veon Moss returns as a top RB in the country and transfer WR pieces, Mario Craver and KC Concepcion should upgrade the Aggies offense. On defense, Taurean York and Scooby Williams are back as the anchor of that defense, Will Lee is one of the best returning CBs in the SEC and Mike Elko with another year to set in his defensive identity. If Texas wants to make it three in a row vs. the Aggies, they have to be at the top of their game on a short week. 5. Oklahoma(Dallas) - October 11th Oklahoma is one of the biggest unknowns in college football this year. Ben Arbuckle and John Mateer come over from Washington State trying to revive the Oklahoma offense from the Lincoln Riley era. The defense, although losing Danny Stutsman and Billy Bowman, will be an improved unit, particularly up front. Oklahoma will be coming off a game against Kent State, with a bye before that. This sets up for a possible huge, possibly undefeated matchup in Dallas. 6. Arkansas - November 22nd Arkansas is a game that Steve Sarkisian will never take lightly again after what happened in 2021. The Horns were able to get the win in Fayetteville last year, but Taylen Green and the Razorbacks came into Austin with a chip on their shoulder. The other part of this is the placement of the game. It is placed in between Georgia and Texas A&M, setting up for a classic 'trap game' for the Horns. 7. Vanderbilt - November 1st Diego Pavia has already talked about this being one of the biggest games for the Commodores this year. Texas escaped Nashville with a win last year by three points, and many key players are returning for Vanderbilt, including one of the top TEs in the country Eli Stowers. This one comes right before a bye, but Texas needs a win heading into that final three game slate. 8. At Mississippi State - October 25th Texas will have to battle the Bulldogs and the cowbells in Starkville this year. Mississippi State was picked to finish last in the SEC in the media poll. That being said, Mississippi State has an experienced QB in Blake Shapen leading the way. They also brought in two explosive transfer receivers in Anthony Evans and former Longhorn and Sooner, Brennen Thompson to that offense. Jeff Lebby's offense has given Texas problems in the past and is still looking for his signature win in Starkville. 9. At Kentucky - October 18th Kentucky was not too much ahead of Mississippi State in the SEC media poll and brought in former Aggie QB Zach Calzada to lead the offense. Kentucky lost some huge weapons this offseason, but the additions of Kendrick Law and Dante Dowdell help soften the wound. This is game Texas should be able to get a comfortable win, but as Georgia has seen, going into Lexington and getting a win is not a layup by any means. 10. San Jose State - September 6th San Jose State is coming off a 7-6 overall season, but came up a game short of a MWC title berth. Walker Eget is back as the starting QB for the Spartans(2,500 passing yards, 13 TDs in 2024) and Floyd Chalk IV is leading the way in the backfield, but the loss of Nick Nash looms large. San Jose State will be a factor in the MWC race again, but shouldn't be an issue for the Horns in Week 2. 11. Sam Houston - September 20th Phil Longo takes over the Bearcats in 2025 and as you can imagine, there is a lot of new. Hunter Watson does return after being one of the most productive QBs in the Group of 5 last year, but they are introducing 8 new transfer starters on defense. Hunter Watson will present some interesting problems, but this needs to be a comfortable win heading into the bye before SEC play. 12. UTEP - September 13th The Miners are coming off a 3-9 season in 2024, but return a ton of production, particularly on offense. Skyler Locklear returns at QB, going into his sophomore year after an up and down freshman campaign. The Miners return their top 4 pass catchers and a 700+ yard rusher in Jevon Jackson. Texas should not have much of an issue with this one, especially with UTEP returning less than half their production on defense. This is a manageable schedule for Texas, largely because of the placement of the byes. Getting them before the start of SEC play in Gainesville and before a trip to Athens is going to be very helpful for the Horns. That being said, this is one of the toughest schedules in the country, and those three road trips are going to be hard to sweep.
BBC News
4 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Guernsey animal charity appeals for lost cat traps
A Guernsey animal charity is appealing to the public to help locate and replace cat traps. The Guernsey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA) said the traps helped catch lost cats, as well as assisting in catching feral or semi-feral cats which needed trapping and Steve Bryne said a number of traps had gone missing or have been said: "The traps go out into the community and are placed in strategic positions. But sometimes they get moved and sometimes, quite innocently, are forgotten about." "We are appealing for information for anyone that knows where any might have been taken, as well as funding for new traps," Mr Bryne said the traps were about 4ft (121cm) in length and between 12in and 18in sq (75cm to 115cm sq)."They're quite large devices, probably twice the size of your traditional cat transporting cage," said Mr also said people could help by funding new ones which cost about £120 each. "We have helped cats and kittens from Sark, as well as all over Guernsey this year, and, with your help, we can continue to do so - find the traps and, with your kindness, replace those that are sadly unable to be repaired," Mr Bryne asked anyone who knew where a cat trap was, or had information, to take it to the GSPCA or contact added: "We just hope that the community can help us find these traps to help the cats that need them."
Hypebeast
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Studio Nicholson FW25 Refines Vintage Militaria
Studio Nicholsonhas unveiled its FW25 campaign, shot by Luna Conte at Kettle's Yard in Cambridge, a historic home and museum once owned by Tate Curator H.S. Jim Ede. Situated among the modern artworks and personal furnishings of the Edes, Studio Nicholson's FW25 range draws inspiration from vintage militaria, tweaked with contemporary refinement. On the theme,Nick Wakeman, Founder and Creative Director of Studio Nicholson, shared, 'I would say the idea of military uniform was front and center.' 'It was the first season in a while where we studied vintage militaria and considered how we could reinvigorate them, make them less literal and more modern,' she added. The functional focus of military styles like the khaki Caro utility pants are balanced with softer moments like the Scottish merino Sark sweater and the Inverness V-neck. In outerwear, the Revere trench and the Dani Jacket get a refined touch from leather collars. Wakeman emphasizes Japanese wrinkled denim, noisy cotton, and linen viscose as materials chosen for their textured character. The Marylebone Jean is a highlight, an ultra-high-rise, uber roomy pant offered in rinsed indigo and raw black denim. See the campaign in the gallery above and shop the collection now at theStudio Nicholson web store.
Scotsman
22-07-2025
- Scotsman
Three last-minute summer holidays for under £700 from Edinburgh
Madeira, Morocco and the Channel Islands – the perfect summer holiday destinations, all within reach of Edinburgh for under £700. See below for the tour operators offering cost-effective holiday options for Scots seeking sunshine. Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... UNDER £450 TO STAY ON THE ISLAND OF MADEIRA Dom Pedro Garajau is located on Madeira's south coast between Funchal and Caniço. Nearby the hotel, guests will find the beautiful Garajau Nature Reserve - created to prevent desertification of the seabed, the reserve is now one of the islands' most iconic sites for divers and wildlife lovers, with a variety of marine species in the crystal-clear waters. On hotel grounds, guests will find an indoor heated pool, multiple outdoor pools including a kid's pool, as well as the Tropical Restaurant, Caracalla Bar and Pool Bar. A seven-night stay at Dom Pedro Garajau with Mercury Holidays is priced from £444 per person including flights, based on a classic twin/double room on a bed and breakfast basis. Sark UNDER £650 TO CLIMB MOROCCO'S MT TOUBKAL Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Mt Toubkal, known locally as Jebel Toubkal, stands 4,167 metres above sea level and commands superb panoramic views of the High Atlas Mountains. This guided trek is an energetic way to spend a week in the mountains, giving travellers the chance to summit and descend the highest peak in North Africa. Passing through a Berber village they will gain an insight into the life and traditions of these hardy and friendly mountain people. After the trek, guests will return to exotic Marrakech to explore this vibrant and colourful city. Exodus' Mt Toubkal Climb is priced from £475 per person, with return flights between Edinburgh and Marrakech available from £172. UNDER £700 FOR A WALKING HOLIDAY IN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS On this four-day trip around Guernsey and Sark in the Channel Islands, visitors will be led on an exploration of the islands' stunning coastlines and rural hamlets. Arriving in Guernsey's Saint Peter Port, a scenic harbour and historic gardens will be on display. Travellers will walk around Fermain Bay and take in views of lapping tides and wildflowers as they trek rugged cliff paths. In Sark, the smallest of the Channel Islands, walkers will experience the uniqueness of this car-free island as they meet other walkers, cyclists and even those transporting via horse and carriage. 'Big Sark' and 'Little Sark' is joined by the Coupee, a spectacular rocky ridge overlooking the sea, which travellers will cross before ferrying back to the island of Guernsey. In addition to incredible trails, Guernsey and Sark offer incredible culinary delights of fresh seafood.
