Best Work
Split Decision: In Packers-cowboys showdown, nobody won
Davis: No business being here, Texas men’s basketball is finally on 1 string
This is my favorite piece I've written — a column on the 2026 Texas basketball tournament run that nobody saw coming. As a sports columnist for The Daily Texan, I got to drop the reporter's notebook and just write what I thought, tracing how an 18–14 team that barely made the First Four cracked open into something beautiful by the time they reached the Sweet 16. It's the piece I'm most proud of — honest about the flaws, in love with the chaos, and a reminder of why the column format exists in the first place.
Blair Schaefer: A story of faith, family, and Resilience
This was my first feature on the Texas women's basketball beat for The Daily Texan — and I wanted to do it right. I sat down with Blair Schaefer in her office for close to an hour, then tracked down her mom Holly and head coach Vic Schaefer to round out the story. The result was a deep dive into the Schaefer family — faith, resilience and what it means to play for your dad — told through the lens of Blair's journey from eighth grade to the Forty Acres.
A Game to Never forget, texas football reminds us why we watch
This was my final story covering Texas football for The Daily Texan — and I couldn't have scripted a better send-off. I was on the field at DKR as the Longhorns knocked off undefeated Texas A&M in the Lone Star Showdown, reporting through the mist as Arch Manning got mobbed by cameras, the governor, and 100,000 fans who'd been waiting 15 years for that moment. It was the kind of game that reminds you why sports journalism exists in the first place, and I'm proud to have been the one writing it down.
“Sec champions, 35-4, final four,” texas women’s basketball savors the sunset
This was my final story on the women's basketball beat for The Daily Texan — and it felt like the right one to go out on. I covered Texas's Final Four exit against South Carolina, reporting from the floor as Vic Schaefer wrote 'SEC Champions, 35–4, Final Four' on the whiteboard for his players one last time. It was a goodbye to a team I'd spent a season getting to know, and I tried to honor that in the writing — a piece less about the loss and more about what it means when a special season ends.
I drove down to Dallas for this one — my first assignment for Sports Illustrated. Covering the Cowboys-Packers tie at AT&T Stadium, I reported from the stands and the parking lot, capturing the split emotions of a fan base still processing the Micah Parsons trade. The result was a scene-driven feature on what an 80-point tie feels like when nobody wins and nobody loses — and nobody knows how to feel about it.
