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After an 18 month absence from the NFL, word out of ESPN is that the NFL has decided to reinstate [tag]Ricky Williams[/tag] from his suspension. No word yet on whether or not the Miami Dolphins will welcome him back, they have two weeks to make that decision.

Video below with a few more details:

More thoughts on Ricky and which NFL team he might end up with later tonight.

Update

It looks like Ricky could very well end up back with the Dolphins. His agent is saying Miami would welcome him back and possible teammate Joey Porter sounds like he’ll take any player who can help the Fins get their first win of the season.

Ricky has a serious issue with social anxiety disorder that it sounds like he finally got the treatment he needed during the last six months. He’s made his mistakes but he’s never hurt anyone and he certainly deserves a chance to earn a living and play football again. He showed in 2005 that he can still play, and whether it’s with the Dolphins or another team I think he can make a contribution this season.

I love watching Ricky run and no matter what he’ll always be one of my favorite Longhorns. I’ll be watching his return closely and rooting him on to prove all his doubters wrong on and off the field.

Related Links

• Ricky Williams rejoining Dolphins

Selvin Young rushes for 109 yards and first career TD against Chiefs while Priest Holmes gets first start since 2005.

Men’s Basketball tops Texas-San Antonio, 58-37 to open season. Not a great start, we need the big men to grow up quick.

Longhorns are 9-2 heading into matchup with Aggies. If Jamaal Charles outrushes Stephen McGee Texas will win big.

Mike Leach is probably still whining about it, but the Texas Longhorns outscored his [tag]Texas Tech[/tag] Red Raiders to win for the ninth time this season. Tech falls to 3-4 in Big 12 play and 7-4 on the season.

Here’s what people are saying about the game from around the Interwebs…

Austin-American Statesman

• McCoy’s 6 TDs Help No. 15 Texas Hold On
• Texas a team on the rebound
• Leach goes off deep end with comments on officiating
• Longhorns vs. Red Raiders photo gallery

Dallas Morning News

• Staying grounded: UT rushes past Tech
• Determined Longhorns still in BCS hunt
• UT front line puts forth yeoman’s effort

San Antonio Express-News

• McCoy’s play helps UT easily wreck Tech
• Longhorns showcase line depth vs. Raiders
• Brown’s optimism paying off yet again for Texas

Houston Chronicle

• Texas offense rolls in victory over Texas Tech
• Texas Tech-Texas Summary

Inside Texas

• Horns Outgun Raiders; Aim For BCS
• Upon further review…
• Photo Gallery – Texas Tech

Other

• McCoy, Horns use late surge to pull away from Red Raiders
• Texas makes some serious noise with 551 yards of total offense
• Offensive explosion fuels Texas win
• Charles’ 174 yards lead Longhorns past Red Raiders
• Riding High In The Saddle

We thought it was going to be an exciting, high scoring game and Texas and [tag]Texas Tech[/tag] certainly didn’t disappoint when they took the field Saturday afternoon. The Longhorns were able to put up enough points to make up for a defense that couldn’t consistently stop Graham Harrell and the Red Raiders explosive offense. The win moves the team to 9-2 on the season and keeps the Horns in position for a possible BCS birth.

ESPN highlights from the game below:

Real weak highlight package from ESPN this week. These are the clips they showed on College Gameday Final and even Sportscenter showed more. I can’t believe they didn’t show Colt McCoy’s fantastic touchdown run or Nate Jones’ TD where he tip-toed down the sideline for 30+ yards. I guess when you have to spend 5 minutes discussing Notre Dame losing again you don’t have time to show more than 41 seconds of highlights of an exciting game featuring a ranked team.

FSN to air Texas 2007-08 basketball preview Monday night. 30-minute show will feature interview with Rick Barnes on the upcoming season.

Can Texas stop Graham Harrell (or at least slow him down)? The defense has made much worse QB’s look like All-Americans this season.

Longhorns en Espanol Big in Austin. Nice article on the Spanish language broadcast on 1260 AM in Austin.