The Texas coastline could see damaging winds and storm surges from the tropical system beginning Tuesday evening.

Tropical Storm Francine has formed in the Gulf of Mexico, prompting watches along the Texas and Louisiana coasts. The storm is expected to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall somewhere along the Upper Texas or southwestern Louisiana coasts on Wednesday.

On Monday morning, Francine was over 200 miles southeast of the mouth of the Rio Grande with maximum wind speeds of 50 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service. The storm is expected to become a hurricane before it reaches the northwestern coast of the Gulf of Mexico by the middle of the week, forecasters said.

Steve Sarkisian changed culture of Texas football, one callous at a time. Michigan used to be the bully, but that was with Jim Harbaugh.

Vince Young and Texas came to Big Ten country 19 years ago and delivered a statement. Unflappable, Young propelled those Longhorns past No. 2 Ohio State, setting the stage for Texas' magical run to the national championship that ended with Young's iconic dash past the Rose Bowl pylon.

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Free Press sports writer Jared Ramsey reviews what we learned about Michigan football in its loss to Texas and what to watch for vs. Arkansas State.

Yes, it was a debacle, Michigan football having lost its first regular season game at home in front of fans since the 2019 finale against Ohio State. But Texas came to town and put a whooping on the Wolverines,