On Second Thought

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.  

Texas Longhorns beat writer Danny Davis joins columnist Cedric Golden on this week's On Second Thought podcast to break down Texas' Senior Day matchup with Kentucky and highlights which veterans have made the most important on a banner football season.Also, Ced uncovers the rubble from the Dallas Cowboys' 37-10 loss to the Houston Texans and the uncertain future of coach Mike McCarthy. And he recaps Mike Tyson's epic no-show in the much-hyped fight with Jake Paul.

Texas debuted at No. 5 in the first expanded College Football Playoff rankings.Longhorn legend/podcast host Rod Babers joins Cedric Golden on the On Thought podcast to discuss the upcoming matchup with Florida, the struggles of the offensive line and which team he believes to be the most vulnerable in the top five.Babers also hits on the Dallas Cowboys, who are 3-5 and plummeting.

College football Hall of Famer Derrick Johnson joins Cedric Golden for the On Second Thought podcast to examine the fallout from Texas' loss to Georgia. The Longhorn legend also want to assure fans the Horns will be fine entering Saturday's road test against Vanderbilt. Also, Texas A&M beat writer Tony Catalina breaks down the No. 14 Aggies' biggest test to date, a prime-time showdown of SEC unbeatens with the No. 8 LSU Tigers. He and Ced also discuss the state of affairs with the Dallas Cowboys, who play a banged up San Francisco team Sunday night.

The host of the SEC Network's wildly popular Paul Finebaum Show joins columnist Cedric Golden on this week's On Second Thought podcast to break down top-ranked Texas' showdown with No. 4 Georgia on this week's On Second Thought podcast. They answer if Steve Sarkisian and the Horns are as large of a long-term threat to Georgia's recent dominance as it appears and the pressure facing Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer after the loss to Vanderbilt. Also, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones threatened the jobs of the hosts of his weekly radio show. Has Jerry lost it amid this embarrassing stretch of Cowboy football?

Between them, longtime sports columnists Cedric Golden (Statesman), Kirk Bohls (Houston Chronicle), Jenni Carlson (Oklahoman) and Berry Tramel (Tulsa World) have seen over 100 Texas-Oklahoma games. They get together on this week's On Second Thought podcast to break down Saturday's matchup and share their favorite memories from the always entertaining Red River Rivalry.

The Texas Longhorns are on a bye week but the On Second Thought podcast keeps rolling.Host Cedric Golden visits with the three newest writers on the staff.Longhorn Insider David Eckert and trending reporter Caleb Yum pick their MVPs on each side of the ball through this 5-0 start and look ahead to the Oct. 12 showdown with Oklahoma.Texas A&M reporter Tony Catalina answers the biggest question from College Station: will coach Mike Elko start incumbent Conner Weigman or Marcel Reed at quarterback against No. 9 Missouri Saturday?

Will the Texas Longhorns start redshirt freshman quarterback Arch Manning for a second straight week or will Quinn Ewers return to action?Statesman columnist Cedric Golden examines the decision facing coach Steve Sarkisian entering Saturday's SEC opener against Mississippi State.Clarion-Ledger writer Sam Sklar stops by to give a temperature on what's happening with the 1-3 Bulldogs, who will enter the game without quarterback Blake Shapen, who was lost for the season with a shoulder injury in last week's loss to Florida.Ced also hits on the NIL controversy surrounding UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka, who entered the transfer portal after leading the team to a 3-0 record and the embattled Dallas Cowboys, who are in dire need of a win as they visit the New York Giants Thursday.

Texas football color analyst Will Matthews joins columnist Cedric Golden this week on the On Second Thought podcast to discuss the Texas quarterback storyline now that Quinn Ewers is injured and Arch Manning is possibly making his first career start against Louisiana-Monroe Saturday.Matthews, who played fullback for the Texas team that won the 2005 Rose bowl, gives his take on the culture that Steve Sarkisian and answers a huge question: are the Longhorns the best team in college football.

After Texas' resounding 31-12 road win at No. 9 Michigan, the Longhorns are trending like a national championship contender early in the season. With Texas returning home for a date with UTSA, Longhorn legend Alex Okafor joins columnist Cedric Golden for Episode 343 of the On Second Thought podcast and discusses why the Horns are off to such a fast start and what has to happen between now and the SEC opener against Mississippi State in three games to keep the team improving. Ced also discusses what coach Steve Sarkisian did to keep the Horns focused one week after a massive upset that rocked the college football world.

Dusty Mangum's 37-yard field goal at the final gun delivered Texas a 38-37 win over Michigan in the 2005 Rose Bowl. Twenty seasons later, Mangum and former college teammates Derrick Johnson and Justin Blalock join host Cedric Golden on the On Second Thought podcast and revisit the greatest kick in program history. They also discuss their impressions of the 2024 Longhorns who play at defending national champion Michigan Saturday.Detroit Free Press columnist Shawn Windsor stops by to provide a peek behind the curtain of the Michigan program. he also gives fans making the trip an idea of what they can expect from the game-day experience at the Big House.

The On Second Thought podcast is back and Statesman sports columnist Cedric Golden teams up this week with Texas beat writers Danny Davis and Thomas Jones to get their biggest moments from the preseason and examining the matchups that should most concern the Longhorns in their season in the SEC.Ced also breaks down the schedule game for game and reveals if he is sticking with his 10-2 prediction from earlier this summer.

Former Statesman columnist Kirk Bohls and longtime colleague Cedric Golden appear on their last On Second Thought podcast together after 340 episodes spanning eight years.They reflect on the beginning of the show, their favorite guests and what it is to come in the future. After collaborating for nearly two decades, Bohls has taken a columnist job at the Houston Chronicle while Golden will continue to produce On Second Thought in addition to his columns and videos for the Statesman.Enjoy this trip down memory lane.

With a potential in-state showdown with Texas looming at the College Station Regional, Texas A&M baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle joins the On Second Thought podcast to discuss the buildup and the full-time resumption of an age-old rivalry.Texas softball player Joley Mitchell stops in to recap the epic super regional win over Texas A&M and Thursday's Women's College World Series opener against Stanford.

The top-ranked Texas Longhorns are two wins away from returning to the Women's College World Series and star pitcher Teagan Kavan joins the On Second Thought podcast to discuss her spectacular freshman season and the best-of-three super regional series against Texas A&M which starts Friday at McCombs Field.Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls also break down Texas baseball's postseason prospects, the landmark House vs. NCAA lawsuit and the end of the historic Longhorn Network, which ceases operations on July 1.

The Texas softball team has turned in a banner season up to this point, a Big 12 regular season title and a No. 1 ranking.The Horns are the No. 1 overall seed in the o NCAA tournament and open up Friday against the Siena Saints. 3 p.m. at Red and Charline McCombs field.Coach Mike White joins this week's On Second Thought podcast to discuss national title expectations, the 1-2 punch of Reese Atwood and Teagan Kavan in a loaded lineup, the omnipresent specter of three-time defending national champion Oklahoma and Longhorn Network's contribution to his building a national power.Statesman columnists Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden also break down golf qualifying for the championship weekend, track's dominance and where Texas baseball might head for the NCAAs after closing out Big 12 play with a three-game home set against Kansas.

Nearly three weeks removed from the annual Orange-White spring game, Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian joins the On Second Thought podcast and gives an update on what improvements he seeks to make on the roster between now and summer workouts.He also discusses the NFL upside of Texas exes Xavier Worthy (Kansas City Chiefs) and Adonai Mitchell (Indianapolis Colts).Texas golf coach John Fields drops in to preview Monday's NCAA regional at the UT golf club. Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls also touch on the red-hot Texas softball team and baseball's chances to repeat as Big 12 champions with two series remaining.

NFL Network/CBS football analyst Charles Davis drops in on the On Second Thought podcast to break down how several drafted Texas Longhorns — including wideout Xavier Worthy and defensive tackle T'Vondre Sweat — will fare with their new NFL teams.The Horns had 11 players drafted and several could make an immediate impact. Davis discusses those and Atlanta's surprising selection of Washington quarterback Michael Penix despite the offseason signing of Pro Bowler Kirk Cousins.

No one can break down a football team like Rod Babers.the Longhorn football legend and radio personality joins the On Second Thought podcast this week to examine Texas backup quarterback Arch Manning's superb performance in the Orange-White game and how it affects the dynamic with starter Quinn Ewers moving forward.He also points out Steve Sarkisian's biggest concerns as the Horns prepare for Year 1 in the Southeastern Conference.

Former Texas star Alex Okafor joins the On Second Thought podcast to discuss how the Longhorns will replace some huge contributors in 2024. Okafor, the 2012 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and a Super Bowl champion with the Kansas City Chiefs, also gives his take on what we can expect from quarterback Quinn Ewers in his senior season and which player(s) will step up in the pass-rush departments.Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls examine Texas baseball's major struggles after Tuesday's embarrassing 17-9 loss to UT Rio Grande Valley and the moves basketball coach Rodney Terry has been making in the transfer portal with the exits of starters Dillion Mitchell and Tyrese Hunter.

Texas basketball coach Rodney Terry joins this week's On Second Thought podcast to update us on the Texas roster and how he's navigating the transfer portal with leading scorers Dylan Disu and Max Abmas departing. He also gives us a primer on incoming freshman guard Tre Johnson, a a 6-foot-6 McDonald's All-American who has one-and-one potential.Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls examine what football coach Steve Sarkisian is dealing with on the interior of the defensive line and also discuss the departure of Texas women's forward DeYona Gaston and the surging popularity of the women's game, led by Iowa star Caitlin Clark and South Carolina championship coach Dawn Staley.

We're at the midway point of spring football and Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian has his team preparing for the April 20 Orange-White Game at Royal-Memorial Stadium.On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls discuss the first half of workouts and examine Sarkisian's three most important areas of concern so far.They also put a bow on the end of the Texas women's season and chop it up with legendary Sporting News basketball writer Mike DeCourcy who previews the inevitable men's title game showdown between UConn and Purdue while hitting the women's Final Four and the huge surge in popularity of the game, led by Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark and others.

Spring football has started but March Madness is taking center on a jam-packed On Second Thought podcast.Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls hit on what they saw from the Texas Longhorns on the first day of spring practice but first Texas basketball coaching legend Rick Barnes checks in to discuss his second-seeded Tennessee team's tournament hopes and a potential second-round clash with the Texas Longhorns, who he coached for 17 seasons and led to the 2003 Final Four where they lost to eventual national champion Syracuse and Carmelo Anthony in the semifinals. The men open with Colorado State Thursday.Women's basketball legend Andrea Lloyd, a member of the 1986 Longhorn team that went 34-0 en route to the program's lone national title, checks in and explains why she believes Vic Schaefer's crew will make it to the Final Four, which would be the program's first since the 2003 team that lost in the national semifinals to eventual national champion Connecticut and Diana Taurasi. The women open with Drexel Friday. 

With March Madness fast upon us, ESPN reporter/analyst Kris Budden joins the On Second Thought podcast to examine Texas' chances of making a deep run in the NCAAs along with the Big 12's best chances for a national championship. Hosts Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden also discuss the biggest storylines surrounding Texas spring football, the resurgent Texas baseball team, Wemby's upcoming visit to Austin and the NFL free agent flurry. 

Will Texas wideout Xavier Worthy's electric 4.21 time in the 40 at the NFL Combine move him into the first round of the upcoming NFL Draft?Columnists Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden break down his historic sprint and review how the other Longhorns fared in this week's On Second Thought podcast.They also break down the NCAA tournament fallout from Texas basketball's second-half collapse at Baylor, UT women's tourney hoops behind star freshman Madison Booker and the baseball team's massive struggles with the conference opener at Texas Tech coming up.

Texas baseball coach David Pierce joins this week's On Second Thought podcast to break down the team's explosive 7-1 start to the season and to preview a tough upcoming four-game stretch that starts with three games at the Astros Foundation College Classic in Houston (LSU, Texas State, Vanderbilt) followed by a home showdown on Tuesday against Texas A&M.Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls also give the latest on Texas' men's basketball fighting to make the NCAA Tournament and preview this weekend's NFL Rookie Scouting Combine which features 11 draft hopefuls from the University of Texas.

Did the Texas administration overpay when it extended football coach Steve Sarkisian's contract from $5.6 annually to $10.3 million through 2030?Statesman sports columnists Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls argue the merits in this week's On Second Thought podcast. Longhorn legend Keith Moreland drops in to give an early season primer on Texas baseball's 3-1 start, including his take on right-hander Tanner Witt's slow start after offseason Tommy John surgery. Moreland also dives into the never-ending debate surrounding the transfer portal, the NIL and his final season of games on Longhorn Network with his longtime broadcast partner Greg Swindell.

With Steve Sarkisian's not-so surprising announcement that Quinn Ewers will be the starter entering the 2024, Texas football fans were concerned that talented backup Arch Manning might transfer. His uncle Eli Manning lended some sage advice in a CBS Sports interview this past week. On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls examine the situation and also hit on how coach Steve Sarkisian is handling the offseason coming off the best season in his Texas tenure. They take a look at the 11 players who were invited to the upcoming NFL Rookie Scouting Combine, breakdown the Texas men's basketball team's NCAA tourney chances. Also, Texas baseball opens the season against San Diego Friday and the NFL grapples with a mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' victory parade on Wednesday.

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian addressed the media on National Signing Day Wednesday and while the talk wasn't about signees — Texas didn't have any — he hit on a variety of subjects following a breakthrough 12-2 season.Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden are here to discuss his thoughts on this week's jam-packed On Second Thought podcast while also breaking down the Longhorn men's basketball team's home struggles, and the rise in the national rankings of the women.They also give their Super Bowl predictions and what do you know, they disagreed on who will win.

Texas beat writer Thomas Jones stops in for this week's On Second Thought podcast to break down how coach Steve Sarkisian has handled the transfer portal after losing so many key contributors following the program's banner 12-2 season that included a Big 12 title.Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls and Jones also discuss the resurgence of the men's basketball team which notched two wins over ranked teams to try and get over that epic home collapse against Central Florida.

Former Texas All-American cornerback and Austin radio star Rod Babers returns to the On Second Thought podcast to break down where Texas missed an opportunity to win the Sugar Bowl and if the Longhorns will be back in national title contention in 2024.Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls also discuss the huge loss of defensive line coach Bo Davis to LSU, Texas basketball's big win over Cincinnati and how the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans will fare in their upcoming playoff games this weekend.

Texas' football season ended one win short of a national championship game appearance but a 12-2 finish in Steve Sarkisian's third year was a great ride.Statesman columnists Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden break down the Sugar Bowl loss to Washington and where the Longhorns go from here on this week's On Second Thought podcast.