Andy Katz always gives the Horns good press. He was all over us at the start of last season, and stuck with the team through their lowest point in December when they lost to Duke and Tennessee consecutively by a combined margin of about 172 points. If I remember correctly, he even had Texas in his pre- and post-season Final Four picks. And while the Horns didn’t get a chance to finally beat Duke in Atlanta and make that prediction a reality, they did come within one win of getting there for a second time in four years.

Wednesday, Katz followed Kevin Durant around on the day of the A&M game, which included a fifteen-minute visit between Durant and the students waiting outside the South O-Zone entrance. For the previous two or three conference games, KD and Dexter Pittman had come out of Cooley Pavilion to meet with the students in line. But with the huge crowd waiting for the Aggie game, it turned into a madhouse.

The resulting article is a great read and even makes it sound like we have good student fan support. (It appears that we fooled Katz, whose Wisconsin Badgers have students who actually “get it” and can create an intimidating atmosphere.) And since I chatted up the Longhorn-friendly reporter, I even was quoted in two consecutive graphs of the article.

“You should see it on the road,” says fifth-year senior Ryan Clark. “I’ve been to every game, every one, all 31, including exhibitions, and he’s just as big a superstar on the road as he is here at home.”

Clark is so dedicated to Horns hoops that he says if Durant comes back for his sophomore season, then he’ll come up with a reason to return for his sixth.

While my mother certainly doesn’t like that idea, I have to say a sixth year wouldn’t be so bad if I was watching KD lead the Horns to a national title. And I could always take the Matt Leinart plan and fill the schedule with ballroom dancing.