Live updates as Texas volleyball and Ella Swindle try to stay atop the SEC standings vs Ole Miss Friday in Oxford, Miss.

Texas will be without one of its defensive anchors for at least the next few games. Head coach Steve Sarkisian confirmed Wednesday that senior safety Michael Taaffe underwent thumb surgery after injuring his hand during Texas’ overtime win at Kentucky.

OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss volleyball program opens a three-match home swing, beginning with the undefeated, No. 2 Texas Longhorns coming to the Gillom Athletics Performance Center on Friday. The Rebels (10-9, 2-6 SEC) will face off with the SEC leading Longhorns (16-0, 8-0 SEC) in a 7 p.m. clash. The match will be televised on the SEC Network.

Texas Longhorns volleyball will play the Oklahoma Sooners in a new edition of the Red River Rivalry. Follow along for live game updates.

To keep its College Football Playoff hopes alive, Texas needs to win out after its loss to Florida on Oct. 4 and a messy win over Kentucky last week.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/texas as ESPN Analyst ‘Doesn’t Trust’ This Aspect of the Texas Longhorns. In an article released on Sunday, ESPN staff writer Billy Connelly analyzed the teams that can, and can’t, be trusted after week 8 of college football — here is what he said about the Texas Longhorns.

The SEC grind continued for No. 21 Texas at Kentucky Saturday night. The Longhorns survived 16-13 in overtime to keep its SEC and CFP hopes alive.

Texas punter Jack Bouwmeester was on a roll. In the second quarter, after the offense failed to build off the momentum of a 19-yard throw to DeAndre Moore, Bouwmeester punted for 29 yards to put Kentucky on its own nine-yard line.

Live updates, plus previews, predictions, forecasts, betting, TV and streaming information for the Texas Longhorns at Kentucky Wildcats.

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