Some facts about the 2008 Texas Longhorns:
SCHOOL COLORS: Burnt orange and white
FOUNDED: 1883
ENROLLMENT: 49,738
LOCATED: Austin
COACH: Mack Brown, 11th season at Texas (103-25), 25th overall (189-99-1)
2007 RECORD: 10-3 (5-2, 2nd Big 12 South)
LAST BOWL: 2007 Holiday Bowl, beat Arizona State 52-34
STADIUM: Darrell K. Royal/Texas Memorial Stadium (94,113)
RETURNING STARTERS: 10 (6 offense, 4 defense)
KEY PLAYERS: QB Colt McCoy, DE Brian Orakpo; WR Quan Cosby
KEY RECRUITS: S Nolan Brewster, DB Aaron Williams, LB Dravannti Johnson.
KEY DEPARTURES: RB Jamaal Charles, WR Nate Jones
COACHSPEAK: “This is the first time we’ve been considered an underdog for a while … it seems to be motivating our guys to work really, really hard.”—Brown
2008 SCHEDULE:
Aug. 30—Florida Atlantic
Sept. 6—at Texas-El Paso
Sept. 13—Arkansas
Sept. 20—Rice
Oct. 4—at Colorado
Oct. 11—vs Oklahoma, at Dallas
Oct. 18—Missouri
Oct. 25—Oklahoma State
Nov. 1—at Texas Tech
Nov. 8—Baylor
Nov. 16—at Kansas
Nov. 27—Texas A&M
