Can Texas finally bring a Big 12 title home for the first time since 2009 and leave the conference on a high note?Statesman sports columnists Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls discuss the upcoming season on this week’s On Second Thought podcast and discuss who got the better of the SEC 2024 schedule release.They also hit on the NBA blockbuster trade that sent Washington all-star Bradley Beal to join Kevin Durant and Devin Booker in Phoenix and if Dallas CowboysDak Prescott belongs in the top 10 of le...
Jun 22, 2023•36 min
Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte joins the On Second Thought podcast this week to discuss the school sports year, including the heartbreaking season-ending baseball loss at Stanford.Del Conte also answers questions about USC’s interest in him, the upcoming final year in the Big 12, the SEC schedule and the Horns finishing fourth in the Learfield Division I Director’s Cup standings.Hosts Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden also put a bow on the sports year at Texas and the finish of the NBA seaso...
Jun 15, 2023•45 min
This weeks marks an seminal achievement in of the longest running podcasts in the state. Ced and Kirk commemorate their 300th episode with a look back at some of their most memorable moments, including Texas football coaching legend Mack Brown’s recollections from the 2005 national championship team, a hilarious interview with golf analyst/standup comedian David Feherty and an eye-opening interview with new deceased billionaire Oklahoma State football benefactor T. Boone Pickens whose comments o...
Jun 01, 2023•1 hr 4 min
As the final weekend of the regular season approaches, theTexas baseball team has an outside shot winning a share of the Big 12 title with a sweep of first-place West Virginia along with getting some possible help from Oklahoma against Oklahoma State.Head coach David Pierce joins the On Second Thought podcast to discuss the team’s mindset heading into the most pivotal series of the season and the hard conversations he had with his ballclub after a devastating home sweep at the hands of Oklahoma ...
May 18, 2023•38 min
Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian is in the middle of his Texas Fight Tour but made time to chat on a myriad subjects on this week’s On Second Thought podcast.Sarkisian discussed the talented quarterback, the maturation of starter Quinn Ewers and how the team will have to adjust to the loss of program stalwarts like All-America running back Bijan Robinson and star linebacker DeMarvion Overshown.He also took off his coach’s hat to break down what’s going on with his beloved Los Angeles Lakers ...
May 11, 2023•42 min
ESPN NFL Draft analyst Matt Miller joins this week’s On Second Thought podcast to break down how the Texas Longhorns fared in the NFL draft and if star running back Bijan Robinson will be a workhorse in Atlanta under head coach Arthur Smith, who coached all-pro Derrick Henry in Tennessee.Hosts Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden also preview Texas baseball’s weekend series at Kansas and discuss the team’s chances of landing one 16 host bids for the first round of the NCAA tournament. Learn more about y...
May 04, 2023•46 min
With the NFL draft taking place in Kansas City Thursday night, we bring a special On Second Thought draft preview featuring the two most senior NFL writers in the state of Texas.Fort Worth Star-Telegram writer Clarence E. Hill, Jr. discusses the chances of the Dallas Cowboys selecting Texas star running back Bijan Robinson at No. 26 or the possibility of trading up to get hm. He also breaks down the other Texas draft prospects, Dallas’ draft needs and how close Mike McCarthy is to breaking throu...
Apr 27, 2023•59 min
Longhorn Network analyst Fozzy Whittaker, joins this week’s On Second Thought podcast and gives his take on what he saw from Texas during the spring football season and whether or not this is the Longhorns’ year to win a first Big 12 title since 2009.Whittaker compares quarterbacks Quinn Ewers, Maalik Murphy and Arch Manning and gives us a few names to watch this fall.Also, hosts Cerci Golden and Kirk Bohls preview Texas baseball’s three-game home series against Oklahoma this weekend. Learn more...
Apr 20, 2023•42 min
Texas basketball coach Rodney Terry joins the On Second Thought podcast and reflects upon his magical first season as head coach after taking over Chris Beard, where the Longhorns go moving forward and building a new roster after losing some of his best players.Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls preview the upcoming Orange-White game and address concerns coach Steve Sarkisian may have as spring football comes to an end and also examine the Texas baseball team which has surged into first place in...
Apr 13, 2023•47 min
Rodney Terry has been hired as the permanent head basketball coach at the University of Texas and On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls break down the impact of his hiring and the program’s standing moving forward.They also break down the season ending loss to Miami, the upcoming spring football scrimmage, and the rampaging Texas baseball team which has won 15 in a row to crash the national rankings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 30, 2023•30 min
Renowned ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas joins the On Second Thought podcast this week to break down the NCAA Tournament and assess Texas’ chances of making it to the Final. Bilas picked the Horns to end up in Houston as did OST hopes Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls.Also, texags.com columnist Olin Buchanan, a former Statesman writer, stops in to discuss a potential second-round showdown between Texas and Texas A&M in Des Moines and the Aggies’ shocking No. 7 tourney seeding, despite a...
Mar 16, 2023•41 min
With Arch Manning now on campus, it’s clear that the plan is to start Quinn Ewers even though coach Steve Sarkisian has said he isn’t going to hold back the prized freshman recruit.Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls break down the quarterback position with spring ball starting, preview the Big 12 tournaments (men and women) and discuss what ails Texas baseball in the early season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 09, 2023•44 min
The Texas Longhorn women are having a nice season win wise but are banged up while clinging to hopes of wining a Big 12 regular season title.Coach Vic Schaefer joins this week’s On Second Thought podcast to discuss the regular season finale at Kansas State, how Texas (22-8, 13-4 in the Big 12) is dealing with its mounting injury situation and the general mindset of the team after a disappointing home loss to Baylor on Senior Night.Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls also break down what’s ailing ...
Mar 02, 2023•35 min
Kris Budden once served as a reporter on the San Diego Padres before becoming one of the country’s most recognizable faces at college football and basketball games.Budden joins this week’s On Second thought podcast to break down the Big 12 basketball race, Texas’ Final Four chances and the opines on if the job Rodney Terry has done in place of the fired Chris Beard merits him being the permanent hoops coach at Texas moving forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 23, 2023•48 min
The Texas men’s and women’s basketball teams took it on the chin in road losses Monday but will aim to bounce back with home games against Oklahoma and West Virginia on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.On this week’s On Second Thought podcast, hosts Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden take a look at what lies ahead for the teams as they stalk high seeds in next month’s NCAA Tournament. They also break down why they were both wrong in picking the Philadelphia Eagles to beat the Kansas City Chiefs in th...
Feb 16, 2023•35 min
Longhorn football legend Derrick Johnson makes no bones about who he’s picking to win Sunday’s Super Bowl.The leading tackler in Kansas City Chiefs history joins this week’s On Second Thought podcast to discuss watching Patrick Mahomes during his rookie season — their only season as teammates — missing out on two Super Bowls after he left the franchise, being a mentor to current Texas players and his Defend the Dream Foundation, which is on the front lines of the fight against illiteracy.Hosts C...
Feb 09, 2023•54 min
With college basketball in the month of the regular season, CB S studio analyst Seth Davis joins the On Second Thought podcast to discuss Texas’ chances to make a deep tournament run and which teams have the best chance to win it all. Davis, who also writes for The Athletic, also discloses to Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls what he would be doing if he wasn’t one of the best sports journalists in the country. The guys also preview Texas’ upcoming road trip to Kansas and Kansas State and discuss the...
Feb 02, 2023•56 min
The Texas Longhorns have forged their way back to the top of the Big 12 and On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls break down their big win over Oklahoma State and the upcoming top-10 matchup at Tennessee, which is coached by Terry’s former Texas boss and close friend Rick Barnes.They also break down what lies ahead for the Dallas Cowboys after their latest playoff disappointment and pick their winners in Sunday’s championship games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...
Jan 26, 2023•40 min
While the Texas women are making their way toward the top 25, the men lost out on a chance to get to first place in the Big 12 with a loss at Iowa State.On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls break down the 78-67 and discuss long-term options at head coach to replace Chris Beard.Also, Dallas Cowboys radio voice Brad Sham discusses Sunday’s divisional playoff at San Francisco, the team’s chances to pull off an upset and kicker Brett Maher’s recent struggles. Learn more about your ad...
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Three Texas baseball legends from three different decades join this week’s On Second Thought podcast to give their favorite memories of iconic coach Cliff Gustafson, who passed away Monday.Keith Moreland, Greg Swindell and Brooks Kieschnick were three of the greatest players Gustafson ever coached and they share wonderful stories from their playing days and how he molded them into the men they became.Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls also put a bow on the 8-5 football season and the Alamo Bowl ...
Jan 05, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Texas running back Bijan Robinson hasn’t officially revealed his plans for the Alamo Bowl so On Second Thought podcast hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls discuss his decision and the likelihood of him turning pro.CBS Sports national college football writer Dennis Dodd discusses the College Football Playoff, the Heisman Trophy race. He also gives discusses if coach Steve Sarkisian — who is 13-11 in his Texas tenure — is the right person to lead the program back to national prominence. Learn more ...
Dec 08, 2022•50 min
Fort Worth Star-Telegram sports columnist Mac Engel covered the Gary Patterson years at TCU and now is documenting TCU’s magical season.Engel stops by the On Second Thought podcast to discuss where he thinks Texas’s current special assistant will coach next next while also examining Saturday’s Big 12 title game between the Horned Frogs and Kansas State. He also breaks down TCU’s CFP chances and what a national title run would mean to a Big 12 which will soon be without blue bloods Texas and Okla...
Dec 01, 2022•57 min
Lance Leipold has taken Kansas from being a college football doormat to bowl eligibility in his second season. He joins the On Second Thought podcast to discuss building a winner and Lawrence and how last season’s upset at Texas got it started.Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls also break down the uncertainty at the quarterback position, Steve Sarkisian’s over-reliance on Quinn Ewers and how the program may have wasted a generational talent in running back Bijan Robinson. Learn more about your a...
Nov 17, 2022•39 min
TCU head coach Sonny Dykes is in the running for national coach of the year as he brings his Horned Frogs to Austin for a Big 12 showdown with the Texas Longhorns.Dykes joins On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls this week to break down what’s been a magical year so far. He also discusses the tough challenge that Texas will present, the specter of former TCU coach Gary Patterson (now at Texas) and the program’s chances to land a College Football Playoff berth.Ced and Kirk also rec...
Nov 10, 2022•42 min
With the Texas Longhorns nursing their wounds during the bye week following the loss at Oklahoma State, On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls break down the quarterback Quinn Ewers' struggles, the tight race in the Big 12 and Texas ex Sam Ehlinger getting his first start for the Indianapolis Colts against Washington Sunday.They also hit on the off-the-field issues Jimbo Fisher is addressing at Texas A&M amid a nightmare 3-4 start, Austin FC’s MLS playoff semifinal and Houston’...
Oct 27, 2022•39 min
How do the Texas Longhorns stop Oklahoma State quarterback Spencer Sanders? On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls break down the challenge facing the Texas defense on Saturday in Stillwater.Also, Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver joins the show to discuss the Western Conference semi final matchup on Sunday against FC Dallas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 20, 2022•44 min
After producing their biggest blowout of Oklahoma in Red River rivalry history, the Texas Longhorns have a chance to move up the Big 12 standings as a 16-point home favorite over Iowa State Saturday.On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls break down what went down in Dallas and what will have to happen for the Horns to capture their third straight win against an Iowa State team that’s been struggling to score points lately.Also, Texas State coach Jake Spavital has the Bobcats on a h...
Oct 13, 2022•51 min
The biggest games in our part of the country this weekend are Texas versus Oklahoma in the Red River rivalry and Texas A&M visiting top-ranked Alabama after an offseason where coaches Jimbo Fisher and Nick Saban traded barbs in the media.Oklahoman columnist Jenni Carlson joins On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls to discuss Oklahoma’s shocking recent struggles under new head coach Brent Venables then TexAgs. com columnist Olin Buchanan drops in to give a temperature check in ...
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Rod Babers, one of the great analytical minds in the broadcast ranks, has an idea why the Longhorns and coach Steve Sarkisian can’t seem to hang on to double-digit leads of late.The former Texas All-America cornerback shares his thoughts on the crushing overtime loss at Texas Tech with On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls.Babers, who hosts Ball Don’t Lie weekdays on 104.9 the Horn with Mike Hardge, discusses the issues surrounding the defense which gave up six fourth-down convers...
Sep 29, 2022•39 min
After rallying to blow out UTSA to close out the non-conference season, the Texas Longhorns will travel to a hostile environment when they play at Texas Tech to open Big 12 play Saturday.Tech head coach Joey McGuire has the Raiders off to a 2-1 start in his first season. He joins On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls and gives buzz update from Lubbock with the Horns visiting Jones AT&T Stadium for perhaps the last time before they join the SEC, possibly in 2024.Texas beat writ...
Sep 22, 2022•56 min
