Texas Tech assistant Matt Braeuer named new head basketball coach at Stephen F. Austin
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Texas Tech assistant Matt Braeuer named new head basketball coach at Stephen F. Austin

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Texas Tech assistant coach Matt Braeuer was named Friday as the new head coach at Stephen F. Austin. Tony Jasick was 6-6 as interim head coach for Stephen F. Austin, which has completed its season after not qualifying for the conference tournament. Kyle Keller had a 171-95 record and was in his ninth season as head coach when fired Jan. 22 with SFA off to a 1-7 start in conference play. Braeuer is in his second season as a Texas Tech assistant for Grant McCasland, after also being on his staff at North Texas the previous five seasons.

Texas Texas Tech Season Coach Keller Sfa Braeuer  tech  poll  stephen  named  braeuer  season  won  basketball  ap  f  coach  assistant  win  matt  texas  head  sfa

History of this topic

Reports: Texas plans to fire coach Rodney Terry
3 days, 20 hours ago

Reports: Texas plans to fire coach Rodney Terry

Hindustan Times  

Rodney Terry directed Texas to the NCAA Tournament in each of his three years as head coach, but that reportedly wasn't enough to save his job. HT Image Shortly after the Longhorns lost 86-80 to Xavier in a First Four game in Dayton, Ohio, on Wednesday, two media outlets, Horns247 and The Field of 68, reported that Terry will be …

Zach Kittley finalizes agreement to take over as Florida Atlantic coach
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Zach Kittley finalizes agreement to take over as Florida Atlantic coach

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Kittley — the Texas Tech offensive coordinator for the last three seasons — is the new head coach at FAU, with the deal getting announced on Monday night. “Zach is one of the most innovative offensive minds in the game, and I am confident in his …

Scott Drew staying as Baylor’s coach after being mentioned as John Calipari’s successor at Kentucky
11 months, 1 week ago

Scott Drew staying as Baylor’s coach after being mentioned as John Calipari’s successor at Kentucky

Associated Press  

WACO, Texas — Scott Drew will remain as Baylor’s men’s basketball coach, stating his desire to “bring more championships” to the program on social media after being linked to the Kentucky coaching vacancy following John Calipari’s departure to Arkansas. Drew mentioned his Christian faith in a post on X and stated that he believed “God has called my family and …

K-State hires former Texas Tech coach Matt Wells to help direct its offense
1 year, 2 months ago

K-State hires former Texas Tech coach Matt Wells to help direct its offense

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Kansas State hired former Texas Tech coach Matt Wells on Thursday to join offensive line coach Conor Riley as the Wildcats’ co-offensive coordinators following the departure of Collin Klein for the same job at Texas A&M. “He is someone who will bring a lot to the …

Baylor hires Jake Spavital as offensive coordinator as he returns to Texas after a year at Cal
1 year, 3 months ago

Baylor hires Jake Spavital as offensive coordinator as he returns to Texas after a year at Cal

Associated Press  

WACO, Texas — Jake Spavital is leaving California after one season to become offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Baylor, where head coach and defensive specialist Dave Aranda was retained after a 3-9 season. He began his coaching career as West Virginia’s quarterbacks coach from 2011-12, then went to Texas A&M as offensive coordinator/QBs coach for three seasons. “I’ve admired …

Texas defense emerging as a dominant group for No. 4 Longhorns after 2 games
1 year, 6 months ago

Texas defense emerging as a dominant group for No. 4 Longhorns after 2 games

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — After a routine win over Rice to start the season, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian noted there had been little talk about how good the No. Texas senior defensive back Ryan Watts, who transferred from Ohio State before the 2022 season, said the Longhorns have the potential to be a top-five defense in the country this season. Alabama’s …

Texas names Terry as full-time coach after Elite Eight run
1 year, 11 months ago

Texas names Terry as full-time coach after Elite Eight run

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas on Monday named Rodney Terry as full-time head basketball coach, removing the interim tag after he led the Longhorns to the Elite Eight following the midseason firing of Chris Beard. I love these guys.” Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte had praised Terry’s job handling the team in crisis and gave him a raise, though only …

Texas has Terry coaching among March Madness heavyweights
2 years ago

Texas has Terry coaching among March Madness heavyweights

Associated Press  

— Of the four coaches who led their teams to the semifinals of the Midwest Region at the NCAA Tournament, the most unlikely of them might feel the most at home when he walks into T-Mobile Center on Friday night. “He embodies what we are and what we try to be every day,” said Timmy Allen, who leads the second-seeded …

Texas Tech Coach Mark Adams Resigns Following Racially Insensitive Comments
2 years ago

Texas Tech Coach Mark Adams Resigns Following Racially Insensitive Comments

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Texas Tech coach Mark Adams, who had been suspended recently for racially insensitive comments made toward one of his players, resigned shortly after the Red Raiders were eliminated from the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night. The school said Adams “was encouraging the student-athlete to be more receptive to coaching and referenced Bible …

Texas Tech suspends Adams over racially insensitive comment
2 years ago

Texas Tech suspends Adams over racially insensitive comment

Associated Press  

LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech suspended coach Mark Adams on Sunday over “an inappropriate, unacceptable, and racially insensitive comment” he made to a player. “Adams immediately addressed this with the team and apologized.” The school didn’t immediately say who would fill in for Adams as coach for the Big 12 Tournament. Three years ago, Pat Chambers resigned at Penn State …

Texas is a NCAA Tournament threat with no permanent head coach. What does it do now?
2 years, 2 months ago

Texas is a NCAA Tournament threat with no permanent head coach. What does it do now?

New York Times  

Texas does not have a permanent men’s basketball coach anymore, which is a hairy situation at any time. They’re playing with passion.” Rodney Terry is 5-1 as Texas’ acting head coach, and won 163 games in 10 years as a head coach at Fresno State and UTEP. Pegues doesn’t know Rodney Terry, but he has a suggestion for Texas’ acting …

Texas fires Chris Beard amid felony domestic violence charge
2 years, 2 months ago

Texas fires Chris Beard amid felony domestic violence charge

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! AUSTIN, Texas — Texas fired basketball coach Chris Beard on Thursday, telling his attorney he is “unfit” for the position while he faces a felony domestic family violence charge stemming from a Dec. 12 incident involving his fiancée. The university’s vice president of legal affairs, Jim …

Texas coaching candidates: Could John Calipari, Rodney Terry be Chris Beard’s replacement?
2 years, 2 months ago

Texas coaching candidates: Could John Calipari, Rodney Terry be Chris Beard’s replacement?

New York Times  

When Texas announced on April 1, 2021 that it had hired Chris Beard, it seemed to augur both high-level success and long-term stability for the program. When Beard was initially suspended, associate head coach Rodney Terry was assigned as his interim replacement, and the school has designated him as acting head coach for the remainder of this season. It would …

Mike Leach, college football coach who made the Air Raid mainstream, dies at 61
2 years, 3 months ago

Mike Leach, college football coach who made the Air Raid mainstream, dies at 61

New York Times  

There is an alternate universe where the committee that selected the new football coach for the Key West High Conchs chose correctly in 1996. “Coach Mike Leach cast a tremendous shadow not just over Mississippi State University, but over the entire college football landscape,” MSU president Mark E. Keenum said in a statement. “The place is like Disneyland, only without …

Texas State fires coach Jake Spavital after 4 years, 13 wins
2 years, 3 months ago

Texas State fires coach Jake Spavital after 4 years, 13 wins

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! SAN MARCOS, Texas — Texas State coach Jake Spavital was fired Sunday after four seasons in which the Bobcats won just 13 games. “I strongly believe that Texas State Football can consistently win at a high level,” athletic director Don Coryell said in statement. “We have …

Texas Tech’s next football coach: Bruce Feldman’s candidates to watch
3 years, 4 months ago

Texas Tech’s next football coach: Bruce Feldman’s candidates to watch

New York Times  

The Texas Tech coaching job is open once again, less than three years since the Red Raiders hired Matt Wells away from Utah State. Briles went 32-7 in his last three seasons before he was fired, along with Baylor’s athletic director Ian McCaw and president Kenneth Starr amidst a sexual assault scandal in 2016. Two other potential options with strong …

Texas Tech introduces alumnus Adams as new basketball coach
3 years, 11 months ago

Texas Tech introduces alumnus Adams as new basketball coach

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Mark Adams, the Texas Tech graduate who was born about 40 miles from the Lubbock campus and spent the past five seasons as a Red Raiders assistant, was introduced Tuesday night as their head coach. Adams was introduced before a live crowd inside the school’s …

New Tennessee football coach Heupel brings 3 UCF assistants
4 years, 1 month ago

New Tennessee football coach Heupel brings 3 UCF assistants

Associated Press  

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — New Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel is bringing three offensive assistants with him from the UCF staff. Tennessee’s offensive coordinator will be Alex Golesh, who was UCF’s co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach in 2020. Elarbee was UCF’s offensive line coach from 2018-20 and also filled that role at Middle Tennessee, Houston, Arkansas State and Missouri. Burns …

Texas fires coach Tom Herman, then hires former USC coach Steve Sarkisian
4 years, 2 months ago

Texas fires coach Tom Herman, then hires former USC coach Steve Sarkisian

LA Times  

Texas coach Tom Herman walks on the sideline during a win over Colorado in the Alamo Bowl on Tuesday. Texas fired Tom Herman because it was tired of waiting for him to deliver a Big 12 title and turn the Longhorns back into national championship contenders. Texas wants him to not just win — Herman did that with a 32-18 …

Cardinals hire ex-Texas Tech coach Kingsbury
6 years, 2 months ago

Cardinals hire ex-Texas Tech coach Kingsbury

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The Arizona Cardinals have hired former Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury as their head coach, a move aimed at providing guidance for young quarterback Josh Rosen and resuscitating the worst offense in the NFL. Kingsbury, also a former offensive coordinator at Texas A&M where he worked with Johnny Manziel, replaces Steve Wilks, who was fired after going an …

Texas A&M fires coach Kevin Sumlin after 6 winning seasons
7 years, 3 months ago

Texas A&M fires coach Kevin Sumlin after 6 winning seasons

Associated Press  

Kevin Sumlin was never ever able to recreate his wildly successful first season at Texas A&M so even though the winning continued it wasn’t enough. Athletic director Scott Woodward, who was hired by the school in the summer of 2016, said in a statement that Sumlin made Texas A&M “a better all-around football program and led our program with dignity …

Rick Barnes says he wanted to stay as Texas coach
9 years, 11 months ago

Rick Barnes says he wanted to stay as Texas coach

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — An emotional Rick Barnes fought back tears in saying goodbye to Texas after 17 years Sunday, insisting he’s grateful for his time with Longhorns and isn’t bitter about being fired. “The wins and losses are fleeting, but it’s the relationships that matter,” Barnes said at a 40-minute farewell news conference. We’ve been blessed as a staff here …

Discover Related