UT women are dominating the hardcourt

The latest: Texas beat unranked Florida in Gainesville Thursday night, 88-68.

State of play: Starting with Sunday's game against 10th-ranked Oklahoma, the Longhorns will play a string of five games against ranked opponents.

• The Longhorns beat No. 2 UCLA and No. 3 South Carolina on back-to-back days in November to win the Players Era Championship.

Yes, but: UT also lost narrowly to South Carolina and No. 6 LSU in mid-January.

What they're saying: "When the lights come on, whether it's practice or game, time to leave the little girls in their locker room and we need the monsters for two hours," Vic Schaefer told reporters in a video press conference earlier this week.

• "When you walk out of that locker room, flip the switch. We need to go out there and have an edge. When we've had that edge we've been really good."

Zoom in: The Longhorns are led by point guard Rori Harmon, an assists and steals leader who also spearheads the occasional full-court press.

• Madison Booker, the all-everything national player of the year candidate, is averaging 19 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2.6 steals per game, and is shooting better than 50% from the field.

If you go: The Longhorns play the Sooners at the Moody Center at 2pm on Sunday.

• The game is sold out, but tickets are available on the secondary market.

What's next: The Longhorns have inked the No. 1 recruiting class for 2026, per CBS Sports.