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Vanderbilt running back and Austin LBJ legend Sedrick Alexander joins the On Second Thought podcast to discuss the upcoming Texas game and his team’s rise to the top 10 of the national rankings. Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls also discuss the possibility of Texas quarterback Arch Manning playing after sustaining a concussion at Mississippi State and the chances of his backup Matthew Caldwell leading the Horns to a needed win.
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*Texas Sports Nation with Kirk Bohls*
Sign up for Texas Sports Nation with Kirk Bohls to get news, exclusive analysis and insights on University of Texas sports. Plus, get notified when Bohls publishes a new column. _https://www.houstonchronicle.com/newsletters/kirk-bohls/_
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SEC Network host Dari Nowkhah joins the podcast to discuss Texas’ latest road test at upset-minded Mississippi State and if the Texas A&M Aggies are a real threat to the SEC crown. Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls also discuss if Texas coach Steve Sarkisian should give up play-calling duties in the future and what quarterback Arch Manning needs to take the next step in his development.
Suggested reading
Texas Longhorns’ record reveals sobering truth:
https://www.statesman.com/sports/columns/article/texas-vs-mississippi-state-sec-longhorns-sarkisian-21110061.php
Will five SEC teams make the CFP: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/college/longhorns/article/texas-defense-nick-saban-sec-cfp-arch-manning-21111617.php
Should Texas bench Arch?: https://www.statesman.com/sports/college/longhorns/football/article/texas-football-podcast-arch-manning-steve-21110622.php
Ced’s Corner newsletter
Make sure to sign up for Ced's Corner, the new newsletter from the mind of the American-Statesman's resident sports columnist Cedric Golden. Ced will give you hot takes and his view of Longhorns sports and everything beyond via email each Tuesday. https://www.statesman.com/newsletters/cedrics-corner/
Texas Sports Nation with Kirk Bohls
Sign up for Texas Sports Nation with Kirk Bohls to get news, exclusive analysis and insights on University of Texas sports. Plus, get notified when Bohls publishes a new column. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/newsletters/kirk-bohls/
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Statesman Longhorn football beat writer Danny Davis joins the On Second Thought podcast and explains why he isn’t wholly concerned about Kentucky potentially upsetting the No. 21 Texas Longhorns in Lexington Saturday. Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls also chat with Daily Texan football reporters Lauren Hightower and Meaghan English who talk life as college student journalists. They also describe a recent mother of all road trips that involved two football games, a swim in the Atlantic Ocean and a prime rib dinner in The Big Easy.
Ced’s Corner newsletter
Make sure to sign up for Ced's Corner, the new newsletter from the mind of the American-Statesman's resident sports columnist Cedric Golden. Ced will give you hot takes and his view of Longhorns sports and everything beyond via email each Tuesday.
Texas Sports Nation with Kirk Bohls
Sign up for Texas Sports Nation with Kirk Bohls to get news, exclusive analysis and insights on University of Texas sports. Plus, get notified when Bohls publishes a new column.
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The Tulsa World’s Berry Tramel and The Oklahoman’s Jenni Carlson join Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls on this week’s On Second Thought to predict the Texas-Oklahoma winner and discuss unique situations involving Texas QB Arch Manning and his Oklahoma counterpart John Mateer who is pushing to play 17 days after undergoing thumb surgery on his throwing hand.
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SEC Network personality and Florida football legend Chris Doering joins the On Second Thought podcast this week to discuss what Arch Manning and the Texas Longhorns will face in the program’s first trip to the Swamp in over 80 years and how the Horns stack up in the ultra competitive Southeastern Conference.
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247Sports Longhorn insider Eric Henry joins Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls for the On Second Thought podcast to discuss Texas quarterback Arch Manning’s recent struggles ahead of the final non-conference game against Sam Houston. And later, Cedric Golden previews “The Senior” with actor Michael Chiklis and Mike Flynt
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CBS Austin Sports director Bob Ballou drops in on the On Second Thought podcast with Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls to discuss the Ohio State fallout and give a behind-the-scenes view of The Stampede, his new podcast with Longhorn legends Vince Young and Mack Brown.
Ced and Kirk also break down the top-25 matchup between Michigan and Oklahoma and preview the upcoming NFL season which starts Thursday with the embattled Dallas Cowboys visiting the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
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Longtime Columbus media personality Tim May and current podcast host Tim May joins columnists Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls for “On Second Thought” to give Longhorns fans an inside look at how the Buckeyes are approaching the College Football Playoff semifinal rematch with the top-ranked Texas Longhorns.
May has seen as much or more Ohio State football than anyone on the current scene and gives some keen insight from the other sideline.
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ESPN.com's Dave Wilson ventured to the Manning Passing Academy in Thibodaux, La. earlier this summer to pen a piece on Texas quarterback Arch Manning and his family.
He shares some cool stories from that experience with Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden on the “On Second Thought” podcast.
With Manning gearing up for his debut as the full-time starting quarterback in Saturday’s showdown at Ohio State, Wilson discussed conversations he had with the young star, his grandfather Archie, father Cooper and others.
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It’s a jam packed On Second Thought podcast this week with Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte and legendary basketball coach Jody Conradt joining the Statesman’s Cedric Golden and the Houston Chronicle’s Kirk Bohls.
Del Conte discusses his hire of basketball coach Sean Miller and the all-star selection of coaches he has hired to lead Texas into the future. He and the guys also break down the challenges that come with the NIL, the Texas women’s basketball team’s run at a championship.
Conradt discusses the similarities between the Longhorns and her 1986 national championship team and why she believes the Horns will take out South Carolina in Friday’s first semifinal.
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In this week’s On Second Thought podcast, Statesman columnist Cedric Golden and the Houston Chronicle’s Kirk Bohls examine the hire of new basketball coach Sean Miller, Texas women’s hoops in the Sweet 16.
They also discuss the start of Texas spring football and Arch Manning’s development at QB and the holes Steve Sarkisian will have to plug this fall, pls a review of Pro Timing Day on campus.
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Texas baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle stops by to visit with the Statesman’s Cedric Golden and the Houston Chronicle’s Kirk Bohls to preview this weekend’s Southeastern Conference opener at Mississippi State.
The guys also attended Steve Sarkisian’s Monday presser and discusses the rise of Arch Manning, Sarkisian’s new coaching hires and his comments on offseason interest he received from NFL teams.
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Statesman columnist Cedric Golden and Houston Chronicle columnist Kirk Bohls break down Chris Del Conte’s town hall meeting and what it means moving forward for the Texas athletic department, especially football.
They also review how the Longhorns fared in the NFL Scouting Combine, handicap Texas basketball chances of making the NCAA tournament under embattled head coach Rodney Terry, Vic Schaefer’s top-ranked and somehow overlooked women’s team and Jim Schlossnagle surging baseball squad which has won 10 straight entering a weekend series against Santa Clara.
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With Texas men’s basketball suffering through what could be a late-season swoon, beat writer Thomas Jones joins Cedric Golden on this week’s On Second Thought podcast to discuss the state of the program and newly embattled head coach Rodney Terry.
They also break down the new face of Texas football Arch Manning and how he’s handling his first offseason as the Longhorn starter.
Ced spoke with new Texas baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle on campus this week about his turbulent offseason and opening weekend in the Metroplex.
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Now that Longhorn Nation has digested Texas’ second straight semifinal loss in the College Football Playoff, Statesman columnist Cedric Golden and Houston Chronicle columnist Kirk Bohls answer some burning questions entering the offseason, the most important being: can sophomore quarterback Arch Manning lead the 2025 Longhorns to the promised land?
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Columbus-Dispatch reporter Bill Rabinowitz joins Cedric Golden for the On Second Thought podcast and provides a peek behind the Ohio State curtain and what problems the Buckeyes will present for the Texas Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl.The winner will advance to the national championship game. Ced gives his take on why the oddsmakers who made Texas a 6 1/2 underdog could be sorely mistaken.
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Sports columnist Cedric Golden is on the ground at the Peach Bowl in Atlanta and shares some of his conversations with the Texas contingent at Media Day for this week’s On Second Thought podcast.
The Longhorns play Arizona State in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal and Ced visits with coach Steve Sarkisian, quarterback Quinn Ewers, tight end Gunnar Helm, cornerback Jahdae Barron and linebacker Anthony Hill and discusses the current playoff run and the opportunity to potentially play for a national title.
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Legendary Longhorn play by play voice Craig Way joins columnist Cedric Golden for On Second Thought to discuss the historic first meeting between Texas and Clemson in the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff and the epic quarterback rematch between Quinn Ewers and Clemson’s Cade Klubnik.
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Columnist Cedric Golden gives you a peek behind both sides of the Texas-Georgia curtain on this week’s On Second Thought podcast.Texas ex and ESPN analyst Fozzy Whittaker breaks down why the Longhorns will deliver a different result than the 30-15 loss to the Bulldogs in Austin at midseason while AJC-Dawg Nation columnist Mike Griffith explains why Georgia has some added motivation after being left out of the 2023 College Football Playoff.
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With Texas and Texas A&M preparing to resume their century-old rivalry with an SEC eliminator in College Station Saturday, some former Statesman colleagues reunited on this week’s On Second Thought podcast.
Houston Chronicle columnist Kirk Bohls and TexAgs.com columnist Olin Buchanan join Statesman columnist/host Cedric Golden to break down the first Longhorns-Aggies matchup since 2011.
The winner will advance to the SEC championship against Georgia on Dec. 7.
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