The 12 finalists for college football’s Lombardi Award have been named, and two athletes from the Houston area at Texas colleges are among the field!

Texans add depth to defensive line

Darius Johnson scored 24 points and assisted on a go-ahead slam dunk with less than a minute remaining to lead UCF to a 64-61 win over No. 13 Texas A&M.

South Carolina was fined $250,000 by the Southeastern Conference for fans rushing the field at Williams-Brice Stadium after a 44-20 victory over then-10th-ranked Texas A&M on Saturday night.

Offensive guard, Atascosita graduate benched

Miami has climbed to No. 5 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, its highest ranking since 2017.

Le’Veon Moss rushed for two touchdowns and No. 14 Texas A&M held off Mississippi State for a 34-24 victory.

UH and Texas A&M square off

Despite being mid-October, mosquitoes continue to plague Houston due to mild temperatures, according to entomologist Sonja Swiger.

Kansas is No. 1 in the AP Top 25 preseason men's basketball poll ahead of Alabama and two-time defending national champion UConn.

Marcel Reed threw for two touchdowns and ran for a score, and No. 24 Texas A&M beat Arkansas 21-17 in their final scheduled neutral site meeting at the home of the Dallas Cowboys.

Backup quarterback Marcel Reed accounted for three touchdowns in his first collegiate start and Texas A&M dominated Florida 33-20 in what may have been coach Billy Napier’s final game with the Gators.

Texans guard coming off perhaps the best game of his career

A freshman at Texas A&M is now $50,000 richer after nailing a field goal.

Jeremiyah Love broke a tie with a 21-yard touchdown run with 1:54 left and No. 7 Notre Dame beat No. 20 Texas A&M 23-13 on Saturday night in the opener for both teams.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that he is sending state-issued firefighting resources across Texas to combat increased wildfire threats. The announcement was made in a media release Wednesday.

With the start of the 2024 college football season just over a month away, I thought it would be fun to look over the schedules of Texas’ most prominent programs and highlight a few matchups to keep an eye on in 2024.

Texans offensive guard down to 315 pounds, in lead for starting job after rough first two NFL seasons.

There is already a much different feel around Texas A&M with new coach Mike Elko.

Drew Beam was a key cog of Tennessee’s pitching staff on its road to a College World Series title.

Sharp leaves after having transformed the institution, embedding it into state government, expanding its reach and boosting its academic and athletic reputation.

Texas A&M has hired Michael Earley to take over as the 21st baseball coach at the school.

On Monday, the Aggies came within one run of their first College World Series title. On Tuesday, A&M Head Coach Jim Schlossnagle did the unthinkable.

After news broke yesterday that then-Texas A&M head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle had accepted an offer to become the head coach at the University of Texas, the parties wasted no time in making it official.

New Texas baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle says he’s ready to lead the Longhorns into the “major league” of college baseball in the Southeastern Conference.

Texas A&M baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle is leaving the Aggies for rival Texas.

Less than a day after falling just short in the College World Series Final against Tennessee, Texas A&M head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle has accepted the job at the University of Texas, sources say.

After Texas A&M fell just short in the College World Series Final, a question about a rival team’s job opening led to a passionate answer from A&M Baseball Head Coach Jim Schlossnagle.

Texas A&M standout offensive lineman, former blue-chip recruit holds his Untamed youth football camp at Atascosita High School

Christian Moore hit a leadoff homer, Dylan Dreiling went deep for the third time in three games and Tennessee won its first national championship in baseball with a 6-5 victory over Texas A&M in Game 3 of the College World Series finals.

Tennessee's Dylan Dreiling hit the go-ahead homer in the seventh inning and Nate Snead turned back a threat by Texas A&M in the bottom of the ninth to force a deciding third game of the College World Series finals with a 4-1 victory.

Gavin Grahovac homered to begin the game, Texas A&M broke it open with a five-run third inning and the Aggies moved within a win of their first national title in baseball with a 9-5 victory over Tennessee in the College World Series finals opener.

Justin Lamkin gave Texas A&M a second straight sensational start, Caden Sorrell homered to break open the game and the Aggies beat Florida 6-0 to reach their first College World Series finals.

Former Texas A&M running back Darren Lewis has died of cancer, the school announced Friday.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has called for Wildfire Search and Rescue Support units to go to New Mexico as the area deals with wildfires that have claimed two lives.

Retired LSU baseball coach Skip Bertman is impressed by Tennessee's bid to break the 1997 Tigers' NCAA record of 188 home runs in a season.

Texas A&M scored all of its runs in the sixth inning, Ryan Prager held Kentucky hitless into the seventh and the Aggies are off to their best start in a College World Series after their 5-1 win.

The game’s the same.

The Texas A&M System is considering a plan to boost the Texas power grid and prevent blackouts by building "peaker" power plants on their land.

The Texas A&M baseball team went into the Regional tournament with lofty expectations, entering the weekend as the No. 3 ranked team in the field of 64. It’s safe to say the Aggies delivered on expectations, as they were the only team in Texas to punch a ticket to the Super Regional tournament.

Nearly two months after a report from The Texas Tribune indicated that talks of bringing back the Aggie Bonfire tradition were gaining traction, it now seems that the university has decided to keep the official tradition retired for the upcoming season.

Fans of the Lone Star Showdown will be in for a treat this weekend, as heated rivals Texas A&M and Texas have been paired in the same regional of the NCAA College Baseball Championship.

KPRC 2 has learned what oil has been identified in a fuel leak that was caused after a barge hit the Pelican Island Bridge Causeway in Galveston this Wednesday morning.

The only way off Pelican Island right now is by boat. Galveston County judge says fuel is still leaking and shipping is shut down for 6.5 miles getting in and out of the Port of Galveston, a 'major disruption'

The first full week of the upcoming college football season will feature a Saturday tripleheader on ABC, including Texas A&M hosting Notre Dame in prime time.

Protesting students and staff want to draw attention to public university investments in companies supporting Israel, even if divestment is unlikely in Texas.

Wide receiver-returned drafted in fifth round

Offensive guard selected

Texas A&M guard visited multiple NFL teams, including Texans

Manvel grad meets with hometown Texans

Officials are worried that there’s arsenic in some of the estimated 13,500 private water wells in Ector and Midland counties.

The event hasn’t happened over the last 25 years, but the school is considering an attempt to bring the tradition back, according to the Texas Tribune.

Texans host local prospect day

Wide receiver making speedy recovery

For the sixth season in a row, the University of Houston Men's Basketball team will compete in the NCAA tournament and as they look to bring home a win, we're compiling a list of places where you can cheer them on!

First up is a Sweet 16 matchup against Duke at roughty 8:40 p.m. Friday night, with the winner playing either Marquette or N.C. State on Sunday for the right to go to the Final Four in Arizona.

Emanuel Sharp started overtime with a 3-pointer that put top-seeded Houston ahead to stay as the Cougars advanced to the Sweet 16 by topping ninth-seeded Texas A&M 100-95.

Emanuel Sharp started overtime with a 3-pointer that put top-seeded Houston ahead to stay as the Cougars advanced to the Sweet 16 by topping ninth-seeded Texas A&M 100-95.

Wade Taylor IV led five Aggies in double figures with 25 points as No. 9 seed Texas A&M sent eighth-seeded Nebraska home still looking for its first NCAA Tournament victory after beating the Huskers 98-83 Friday night in the South Region.

A month ago, Noland Arbaugh became the first human implanted with a Neuralink brain chip. Today, he posted on social media for the first time, fully with the control of the device.

Linebacker excels in drills

Kamilla Cardoso scored 17 points and Tessa Johnson 13 as No. 1 South Carolina overcame a slow start to the postseason to beat ninth-seeded Texas A&M 79-68 at the SEC Tournament and reach 30 wins for the third straight season on Friday.

The Smokehouse Creek Fire is already the second largest wildfire to ever burn in the state of Texas. By the end of Thursday, it could be the largest ever recorded.

Rashod Owens had a career-high 164 yards receiving with two touchdowns and Brennan Presley tied a school record with 16 receptions and had 152 yards receiving in No. 22 Oklahoma State’s 31-23 victory over Texas A&M in the Texas Bowl on Wednesday night.

Ollie Gordon II leads No. 22 Oklahoma State against Texas A&M in the Texas Bowl.

Texans lineman gives back to seniors

Wide receiver headed to NFL

Arkansas is bringing back Bobby Petrino to be its offensive coordinator.

3 key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

Texas A&M has hired Duke coach Mike Elko, replacing Jimbo Fisher with his former defensive coordinator for four years in College Station.

Jayden Daniels passed for four touchdowns and accounted for 355 yards of total offense against one of the nation’s top defenses, helping No. 14 LSU beat Texas A&M 42-30.

Thousands of people gathered early Saturday morning to remember the 12 lives lost in 1999 when a bonfire collapsed during construction at Texas A&M University.

Sports economist Andrew Zimbalist says the big contract buyouts paid to fired coaches will continue to grow until the college sports business model changes.

3 key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

Texas A&M fired coach Jimbo Fisher on Sunday, a move that will cost the school $75 million.

Texas A&M University is expected to fire it’s football coach, Jimbo Fisher on Sunday, sources told ESPN.

3 key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

Jalen Milroe passed for a career-high 321 yards and Jermaine Burton caught two touchdown passes as No. 11 Alabama beat Texas A&M 26-20 on Saturday to take control of the SEC West.

SEC East Division control – for now -- is up for grabs as top-ranked Georgia hosts No. 20 Kentucky in a prime-time showdown between two of the conference’s three unbeaten teams.

A Texas A&M-led research team determined that a population of endangered red-crowned parrots is thriving in urban areas of South Texas.

Max Johnson threw for 123 yards and two second-half touchdowns after taking over for an injured Conner Weigman to lead Texas A&M to a 27-10 win over Auburn Saturday.

3 key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

Tyler Van Dyke threw a career-high five touchdown passes, Brashard Smith returned a kickoff 98 yards for a score, and Miami overcame a slow start to defeat No. 23 Texas A&M 48-33 Saturday.

The Miami Hurricanes gave themselves a short window to celebrate a dominant 38-3 win over Miami (Ohio) in their season opener.

Conner Weigman threw for 236 yards and a career-high five touchdowns in offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino’s debut and No. 23 Texas A&M rolled to a 52-10 victory over New Mexico on Saturday night.

A 48-year-old California man has pleaded guilty to a nationwide ticket scam that included a Texas A&M football game, the United States Department of Justice said.

A man who was known for being one of the first Black students to enroll at Texas A&M University has died, the university said.

Texans guard eager for second NFL season

The foundation that supports Texas A&M athletics says it is closing a branch set up for donors to support endorsement deals for Aggies athletes.

With an internal review report released Thursday by the Texas A&M Office of General Counsel, new records highlight how an unusual level of intervention from the TAMU board of regents, other conservative voices, and fears over Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), played a key role in the botched hiring of UT Professor Kathleen McElroy.

More than one dozen counties in our area are affected.

Aggies offensive lineman says team is being overlooked

The Texas A&M community mourned the loss of sports announcer and media personality Chace Murphy.

Cornerback rejoined the Aggies program after stop in NCAA transfer portal.

The Southeastern Conference began four days of meetings on the Florida Gulf Coast for a second straight year, debating what to do with its football schedule.

A new golf entertainment venue is coming to the property of Texas A&M University in College Station.

A horse was rescued from rising flood waters in Montgomery Sunday.

Prairie View A&M University could separate from the Texas A&M University System if the national alumni association president has his way.

The Southeastern Conference is losing some of its star quarterbacks, but there’s plenty of star power returning, including at running back.

District 13-6A has some of the quarterback in the country in Willis’ Derek Lagway Jr. (Florida Commit) and The Woodlands’ Mabrey Mettauer (Wisconsin Commit). But a new name has entered the chat. Class of 2026 Grand Oaks quarterback Grant Smith recently picked up his first offer from Texas A&M and looks the part. Could he be the next big thing to come out of Conroe ISD?