A Walking Contradiction: Texas High Schools, Football, and Concussions

Thousands of students mash helmets every weekend – at what cost?

"...season, one of many involving thousands of high school football players in Texas...."

Oct. 30, 2013 Sports Post by Joseph Baucum

Joe Montana – Nice Guy, Pretty Good Football Player

"...the Cincinnati Bengals, the San Francisco 49ers acquired the football on their own 8-yard line with 3:10 on the..."

July 2, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Notes of a Football Addict (Vol. V)

Paying tribute to Blanda, and more

"...of what's gone wrong in the State of Texas football, it is only proper to spend a few moments..."

Oct. 7, 2010 Sports Post by John Razook

Notes of a Football Addict (Vol. IV)

College and pro rundown

"...nugget of truth: I did not watch a single football game this weekend. I saw parts of several games..."

Sept. 23, 2010 Sports Post by John Razook

Texans Down Bucs, Face Broncos on National TV

"...whoever isn't in the I.C.U. Houston currently has a league-leading 17 players out for the season, including Ahman Green..."

Dec. 11, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Texas Football Should Be Good This Year

We mean it this time!

"...College football season is once again upon us, which means the..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Sports Feature by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: Will Longhorn Football Crowd Out Austin FC?

Burnt Orange is back. Can the Verde still keep Austin sports fans interested?

"...the road to the Vancouver Whitecaps, 2-1, for its league-leading 13th defeat of the season. From a strictly soccer..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Austin Sol Makes Its Home Debut in the American Ultimate Disc League

"...its home debut in the 26-team American Ultimate Disc League. ..."

April 8, 2016 Sports Feature by Mark Fagan

Football Watch

Cowboys win! Don't ask about the Texans and Longhorns.

"...just last season that UT was playing for the national title? The last time Texas lost four straight home..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Sports Feature by Mark Fagan

Football Watch

Phillips out; will Gilbert be next?

"...while the Texans continue to wade in mediocrity. A national TV audience was privy to the latest low point..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Sports Feature by Mark Fagan

Football and Existentialism

Aggies annihilate Bulldogs 70-14

"...this line of inquiry, both the Aggies and their beleaguered opponents appear to fill predetermined roles that supersede the..."

Sept. 24, 2012 Sports Post by Emily Bevan

'The NFL Beat': USFL Making NFL Inroads

First NFL minor league in the works

"...As a student in the lifelong class of Pro Football Hype 101, I know one thing is certain: Steeg..."

May 16, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

USFL Eyes Austin

The birth of the NFL's first minor league

"...great minds behind the business of modern era NFL football. He was COO of the Chargers until 2010, and..."

April 8, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

'The NFL Beat': To Explode From Within

A personal take on the Jovan Belcher murder/suicide

"...with it comes the final week of your fantasy league's 2012 regular season...."

Dec. 1, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

'The NFL Beat': Week 11

American football and international affairs

"...in look like the type who might call soccer "football."..."

Nov. 17, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

The Day Johnny Manziel Split Town for Good

Reports indicate Johnny Football's headed for the NFL

"...Manziel has decided to leave Texas A&M for the National Football League. The decision, not yet confirmed by Manziel..."

Jan. 8, 2014 Sports Post by Rod Machen

NFL Preview

"...Gibson guitar. In an effort to view the forthcoming National Football League season I stood on the shoulder of..."

Sept. 3, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Aaron Taylor’s Wake-Up Call

Ex football player and current analyst speaks on sleep apnea

"...suits every week of the fall during CBS college football broadcasts, a position through which his 6-foot-4-inch 300-pound frame..."

March 29, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

'The Best Game Ever: Giants vs. Colts, 1958, and the Birth of the Modern NFL'

Mark Bowden's book 'The Best Game Ever' delves into the game that put the NFL on the map

"...in 2007. Bowden writes the story of this 1958 National Football League championship game between the Colts and the..."

Dec. 17, 2008 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

NFL "Millions" Boost Hotline

The National Domestic Violence Hotline has more money, but also more calls to answer

"...Rice knocking his fiancée unconscious became public – the National Football League announced they would donate "multiple millions over..."

Jan. 23, 2015 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Suicide Boys

The Houston Texans are the Suicide Boys of the NFL

"...Girls of the NFL, the punk rock kids at football school: sexy, dirty, cool, and ready to take the..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Super (Reefer) Bowl I

Pot-state teams battle in game, pot advocates battle on billboards

"...Seattle Seahawks may be Super Bowl XLVIII for the National Football League, but it's Super Bowl I for fans..."

Jan. 31, 2014 News Post by Jordan Smith

Serious GAME

For the Austin Outlaws, the game is the only thing

"...storm has delayed the start of the Austin Outlaws football game, and a hundred dedicated fans are huddled under..."

June 2, 2006 Sports Feature by Kevin Brass

'The NFL Beat': Week 10

Our little season is all grown up

"...But fantasy football has a way of humbling you, as does giving..."

Nov. 10, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Texans Cage Bears, Lowly Jags Loom

Houston remains on top of AFC

"...or make the sports highlights, but it will win football games. One thing that Kubiak is constantly instilling in..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Sports Post by Barrett Walton

Tunnel Vision

The unrighteousness of parity and its horrible aftertaste.

"...predicted that before his death, every team in the National Football League would finish the regular season with identical..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Column by Taylor Holland

'The NFL Beat': Angelo Gets the Axe and More

NFL notes and analysis

"...“Jerry Angelo has brought a clear vision to Bears football after guiding Chicago to three division championships since joining..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Coach's Corner

Any Given Sunday bites, but no worse than the Coach's prognostications last week. Old wisdom: The Colts are the best in the league. New wisdom: Titans may be for real.

"...What, he wondered, can this guy possibly know about football? Soccer? A man's sport? Only in a Chronicle movie..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

'The NFL Beat': Combine Cliff Notes

Getting caught up on the 2013 NFL draft season

"...- First a programming note form the Professional Football Writers of America:..."

Feb. 21, 2013 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

NFL Cracks Down on TV News

Despotic sports league bans local TV crews from sidelines of games

"...are going to look vastly different this year. The National Football League, renowned as the most controlling and despotic..."

Aug. 18, 2006 News Feature by Kevin Brass

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