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Neither team has played in more than a month, Phoenix-area hotels are bemoaning the lack of tourism, but that doesn't mean the Texas Longhorns or the Ohio State Buckeyes are lacking in motivation heading into tonight's Fiesta Bowl.

The University of Texas raised $26 million in athletic donations in 2006, putting it 16th among all U.S. universities. A study by The Chronicle of Higher Education found that money for athletics accounts for more than one-quarter of all contributions to some universities. The Chronicle survey reported that the country's largest athletic departments and booster clubs raised more than $1.2 billion in 2006 and 2007. The University of Texas wasn't the top athletic fund-raiser in...

Austin ticket broker TicketCity.com has published a list of the top 25 hottest college football games of 2007, based on the average price per ticket, and two University of Texas games are on the list. The Longhorns' game with Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on October 6 is currently #8 (average ticket price $555), while the November 23 game with Texas A&M in College Station is #18 ($402). The face value of...

No one has had their fame stripped away from them in such short order as UT quarterback, Colt McCoy. The red-shirt freshman out of Tuscola, Texas had the enormously unfortunate job of replacing the most famous (and entertaining) Texas football athlete of the modern era--Vince Young. As that January 4th hangover started to wear off, Texas fans were uncertain as to who would replace VY during the preseason, McCoy or true freshman Jevan Snead....

Like fake boobs and dyed hair, fake Ohio State vs. Texas tickets are out there to ruin your day. Clay Aiken of American Idol fame just might be President Bush's new pet. Former President Clinton is getting a pimp ride, a custom Mercury Mariner Hybrid surely outfitted with features that rival the Batmobile. Ladies, ladies. Your high heels are a death trap. A man's gun accidentally fired while he was in a Wal-Mart bathroom....

Apparently football is big in Texas. And if you don’t believe us, just take a look at online ticket prices for the game between #1 Ohio State and #2 UT this Saturday evening. If you don’t have a ticket already, chances are there is not enough blood or semen in your body to procure one.

*Update: The Statesman has reported that deputies unnecessarily used tasers on Tarell Brown and Tyrell Gatewood before their arrest Monday morning. Jamie Balagio, attorney for the players, says that a tape of the arrest should be made public.* Update: Starting cornerback Tarell Brown and reserve safety Tyrell Gatewood, arrested for marijuana and gun possession, will not play against Ohio State on Saturday. The AP released its latest college football poll today, and, after a strong...

Here we go again. Another Texas Longhorn football player has been busted with the sticky icky and a weapon. Just months after running back sensation Ramonce Taylor was arrested, authorities arrested starting cornerback Tarell Brown early this morning on weed and weapons charges. UT alum and standout linebacker from a year ago, Aaron Harris, was also arrested. Mack Brown has been informed of the arrests but has yet to release a statement. The timing of...

*Photo by Dallas Smith*