The persuasive power of President Lyndon B. Johnson is the stuff of Washington legend. Selling ice to Eskimos is nothing. As the Senate majority leader and again as president, LBJ sold civil rights legislation to a Senate controlled by Southern segregationists. But 40 years ago, in the winter of Johnson’s life, when he had returned to his beloved Texas, he couldn’t sell the Longhorns to one of the top recruits in the state. The running back went to Texas’ archrival and fulfilled the potential that had prompted Longhorns coach Darrell K.
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Maisel: LBJ, Texas and recruiting
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On Thursday night, Billy Kennedy will be on the bench for Texas A&M’s game against Mississippi State (ESPN2, 7 ET) in the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer. And that’s the very good news for both the Aggies and Kennedy, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease last month. The reality, though, is that there is no slam dunk for Kennedy. A day after he returned to the bench for the Aggies’ second game against Southern on Sunday, his associate head coach and lifelong friend, Glynn Cyprien, was on a teleconference.
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Billy Kennedy fights on for Texas A&M
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In the end, Imani Stafford decided she wanted to play basketball for Texas instead of following her mother to Southern California.
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Longhorns sign L.A. recruit Stafford
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Cameron Marshall ran for 141 yards and three touchdowns, and Arizona State forced four turnovers to end an 11-game losing streak to Southern California with a 43-22 win over the No. 23 Trojans Saturday night. Arizona State (3-1, 1-0 Pac-12) survived a f Source: TheNewsTribune.com
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Still, they are a much maligned 2-0 team. UCLA traveled to Austin in 2010 and handed Texas their first loss of what was a dismal season. Now, the Longhorns travel to Southern California. UCLA is not a great team. They’re coming off… Source: Bleacher Report
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College Football Picks Week 3: 3 Teams That Will Earn Much Needed Victories
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When the family traveled to the 2006 Rose Bowl in Pasadena , Calif . , to watch the University of Texas Longhorns play the University of Southern California Trojans, they flew on a private jet paid for (at a cost of $15,000) by the Texas… Source: The Union Leader
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For Perry, being governor has perks
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USC goes in hot pursuit of its first home win on Sunday (Sept. 11) with a matchup against Texas at 12:30 p.m. at McAlister Field. First on the field that day will be a 10 a.m. clash between San Diego and Oklahoma State …. Source: University of Southern California Official Athletic Site
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W. Soccer. USC Edged Out By No. 4 Oklahoma State
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…as CWS champions, joining Oregon State (2006-07), LSU (1996-97), Stanford (1987-88), Southern California (1970-74) and Texas (1949-50). ⦠Gamecocks have won 11 consecutive postseason games, dating to last year’s CWS. ⦠South Carolina is 42-0 when leading after… Source: Dallas Morning News
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A look at the eight teams in the College World Series
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Vince Young may beg to differ, but officials with the Bowl Championship Series have decided to negate Southern California’s participation in the 2006 Rose Bowl. So in the history books _ at least the ones written by the BCS
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BCS negates USC’s participation against Texas
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