Longhorns Around the Web

Each Friday, we'll be offering up a sampling of Longhorn- and Big 12-related sports coverage making its way around the Web.

2009 Watch List-Watch List: This week it's Sergio Kindle joining a host of other Longhorns in the running for a prestigious national award. Kindle was named to the watch list for the Nagurski Award for the nation's best defensive player, won last year by Brian Orakpo. Many expect Kindle to thrive after emerging from the sizable shadows of Orakpo and Roy Miller. Additionally, Damion James has been named to the Wooden Award preseason list for the nation's finest basketball player, although touches for James could be harder to come by this season due to the arrival of a high-profile recruiting class and the emergence of several underclassmen. Kevin Durant last won the award for the Longhorns in 2007.

This is just getting silly. News this week that Texas has lost its fourth tight end to a season-ending injury. This week's victim is sophomore Ian Harris, who appeared in three games for the Horns in 2008 in relief of Blaine Irby.

A couple of good rundowns to kill some time at work: First, from this week's issue of Sports Illustrated, scouting reports on all of SI's top 20 teams. Second, from scout.com, a ranking of the nation's top 200 players. This Tim Tebow fellow must be pretty good.

What was one of the predominant questions heading into camp this season may be headed for quicker resolution than expected, from Mike Finger of the Houston Chronicle. A nagging injury to freshman running back Chris Whaley has seemingly narrowed the battle for every-down status at tailback to Vondrell McGee and Fozzy Whittaker.

Sophomore safety Blake Gideon sat down with Steve Wieberg of USA Today this week to talk about a lot of things, but particularly using that unseemly drop against Texas Tech last season as motivation for 2009. Even so, still hurts, Blake.