Before kickoff, get to know the people, traditions and history that connect Texas and Tennessee.
We’ve got our burnt orange ready. 🤘
#HookEm
ALT The UT Connection: Same letters, shared history. Images show UT Austin Tower & UT Knoxville's Ayres Hall. Text says Texas and Tennessee share rights to the interlocking \"UT\" trademark. A large white interlocking UT logo is also displayed.
ALT Left: Two dogs (black & white, and brown in 'Smokey' vest). Text: 'They have Smokey. We had Pig.' Right: Grayscale Peyton Manning & Arch Manning in orange #16 jersey with 'HORNS' helmet. Text: 'Same family, different shades of orange.'
ALT Rick Barnes: younger in Texas basketball jacket, older in suit holding a Tennessee ball. He coached Texas Longhorns for 17 seasons before Tennessee. Also, two stadiums named after coaches: Darrell K Royal (Texas) & Robert Neyland (Tennessee).
ALT Two hands perform fan gestures: 'Hook 'em' (left) & 'Vol' (right) against an orange background. Text: 'Different gestures, same school pride. Texas meets Tennessee this Saturday in Knoxville. You know who we're cheering for. Hook 'em!'
Congratulations to TAMEST 2026 Annual Conference Engineering Co-Chair Michael Webber, Ph.D., @UTAustin, for being named a recipient of the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education, one of the field’s most prestigious honors. Read More: buff.ly/u6ZPl6X
ALL EYES ON TEXAS🤘🏻
With an average of 8.6 million viewers per game, @TexasFootball is the most-watched team in college football this season, per @nielsen.
Expect that number to keep climbing with the Longhorns SEC opener at Tennessee Saturday (11 a.m. CT on ABC).
The second quantum revolution is here and Longhorn researchers are meeting the moment. 🤘
From solving specialized problems in quantum computing and developing advanced sensors to training the next generation of quantum researchers, the Texas Quantum Institute is helping shape the future of the field: utex.as/4AJaI3E
There’s more to the Forty Acres than meets the eye 👀
From a legendary live music venue to the power plant that keeps campus running, we’re answering questions about our iconic campus 🤘
Still number one in Texas. 🤘
The University of Texas at Austin continues to hold the top spot among public universities in Texas, and there’s plenty more to celebrate. 20 of UT’s 37 ranked undergraduate programs landed in the top 10.
Just a few more reasons to be Longhorn proud. 🧡
Learn more here - utex.as/4hpPor2
ALT Orange graphic with a # cutout revealing trees. Text: '#1 Public University in Texas U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT TEXAS'. Right side shows the UT Austin Tower with a clock against a cloudy sky, and a campus road with a blue car, white van, people, and an 'EXIT ONLY' sign.
From Longhorn linebacker to lifelong leader 🧡
Corbin “Corby” Robertson has been giving back to UT since he first stepped onto the Forty Acres in 1965. Now, he’s helping lead the restoration of one of his favorite campus landmarks, the UT Tower.
Read Corby’s story here - utex.as/4zcgbOX🤘 utex.as/3V9r70P
The UT turtle pond is more than a campus favorite 🐢🔬
For four years, Longhorns have been gaining hands-on research experience by studying the red-eared sliders that call the Forty Acres home. Their latest findings revealed a distinct set of microbes on UT’s turtles when compared with turtles from other Austin area ponds.
Read the full story here - utex.as/4h6cHHx
ALT A person wearing blue gloves and a blue shirt with visible white letters \"SC\" holds a turtle. The turtle has a dark, muddy shell and a head with prominent stripes. The person uses a cotton swab to sample the turtle's shell, with blurred green foliage in the background.
ALT A man in a \"TEXAS SCIENCE\" blue shirt and cap, wearing blue gloves, holds a small reptile while speaking to a diverse group of seven young adults outdoors. They stand on a gravel path, many also wearing blue gloves, surrounded by trees.
ALT Two young people, both wearing blue gloves, carefully examine a small green and yellow turtle. The young woman on the left holds a swab, while the person on the right holds the turtle. They are outdoors in a sunny park with a stone monument carved with names in the background.
How is AI shaping the future of health and health care?
The University of Texas System is bringing together experts from across health care, academia, industry, and government to explore the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence in health at the REAL Health AI Symposium, Oct. 7–8 in Austin.
Learn more: utsystem.edu/ai-symposium
ALT UT System REAL Health AI Symposium 2026 banner: 'Transforming the Health Continuum Through AI', hosted by Dell Medical School. Features headshots of Michael Dell, Robert Wachter, Shiv Rao, Daniel Nadler, Jim Breyer, & Eric Larsen.
Texas takes center stage as America continues to celebrate its 250th anniversary. 🤘
From the Texas Declaration of Independence to the earliest known photograph of the Alamo, nearly two centuries of history from the @BriscoeCenter are on display at the @LBJLibrary through Oct. 18: utex.as/4iCgjCi
Game days don’t get better than this🤘🏈
Follow Texas Social Media Ambassador and grad student Tamara as she takes us along to her first football game! 🧡
Get to know the Longhorn behind the winning @CollegeGameDay kick 🤘
After kicking his way to $1.2 million, Connor Kacena-Merrell caught up with Social Media Ambassador Everett Etié to chat about life on the Forty Acres. 🧡
#HookEm
From Japanese farms to the Forty Acres 🤘
After volunteering with rural communities in Japan, Julian Vaca brought what he learned home to Austin, helping launch Foundation Communities on Campus. Now, he’s taking his commitment to service to Fiji as a Peace Corps volunteer. 🧡
Read his story here - utex.as/4dEBSyr
ALT Two people in hats and gloves plant seedlings in a garden with black plastic mulch. The person on the left, wearing a 'TAKUII SEED since 1980' hat, holds a plant. The person on the right, in an orange Texas Longhorn hat, tends to a newly planted seedling. Green trees are in the background.
ALT A young man in an orange 'T' cap, grey hoodie, and rubber boots sits by a stone water channel. He wears purple gloves and holds a large white daikon radish, washing it in the flowing water. A crate of daikons, a basket of greens, and an empty yellow crate are on the grassy ground.
ALT A young man in an orange cap and dark hoodie smiles, proudly holding a giant daikon radish with lush green leaves. He stands in a cultivated field with rows of plants, backed by a densely forested hillside, utility lines, and a small house under a bright sky.
ALT A person in an orange Texas Longhorn cap, gray hoodie, and gardening gloves crouches inside a greenhouse, carefully tending to vibrant green tomato plants with small yellow flowers. The plants are staked and grow from soil covered with black plastic mulch.