By ADAM ZAGORIA Texas has fired head men’s basketball coach Rodney Terry and will replace him with Xavier coach Sean Miller, according to reports. Cedric Golden of the Austin-American Statesman was first to report the news. Ironically, Miller led Xavier to an 86-80 victory over Terry and Texas in the NCAA Tournament First Four last week. Click here for the full … [Read more...] about Texas hiring Xavier’s Sean Miller to replace Rodney Terry
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No. 2 LSU thrashes No. 8 Texas 8-2 in SEC home debut
LSU baseball The Horns were outmatched against the Tigers on Friday. Schloss knew there’d be days like this. In the buildup to SEC play, first-year head coach Jim Schlossnagle warned about risk of lopsided losses and the No. 2 LSU Tigers delivered one to the No. 8 Texas Longhorns in an 8-2 beatdown on Friday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in the home debut for the Horns in … [Read more...] about No. 2 LSU thrashes No. 8 Texas 8-2 in SEC home debut
Report: Meeting between Chris Del Conte and Rodney Terry expected to happen on Monday
Sara Diggins-Imagn Images Ahead of that important meeting, Xavier’s Sean Miller looks like the top candidate to replace Terry. In the nearly three days since the Texas Longhorns lost to the Xavier Musketeers in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament, the status of head coach Rodney Terry has not advanced much past the immediate reports that athletics director Chris Del … [Read more...] about Report: Meeting between Chris Del Conte and Rodney Terry expected to happen on Monday
No. 8 Texas bounces back with thrilling 11-7 win over No. 2 LSU
Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images A three-run home run by Rylan Galvan in the fifth and three insurance runs in the eighth keyed the first SEC home win for the Horns. After looking overmatched on Friday, the No. 8 Texas Longhorns showed some resilience on Saturday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, getting into the bullpen of the No. 2 LSU … [Read more...] about No. 8 Texas bounces back with thrilling 11-7 win over No. 2 LSU
Reports: Texas fires Rodney Terry after two seasons as head coach
Steve Roberts-Imagn Images Diminishing returns doomed Terry’s tenure not long after it started. A little more than two years ago, Rodney Terry was announced as the new head coach of the Texas Longhorns after leading the program to its first Elite Eight appearance since 2008 after taking over for Chris Beard, who was fired for cause after his arrest for felony domestic … [Read more...] about Reports: Texas fires Rodney Terry after two seasons as head coach