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Texas raising football ticket prices ahead of rising costs in paying players and more scholarships
3 weeks ago

Texas raising football ticket prices ahead of rising costs in paying players and more scholarships

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will be raising football season ticket prices by $13 per game next season as the program, already one of the richest in the nation, tries to meet rising costs. Athletic director Chris Del Conte announced the price increase this week in his annual campus town hall, where he detailed the program’s expected finances upon final approval …

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Rodney Terry constantly auditioning as Texas interim coach
2 years, 1 month ago

Rodney Terry constantly auditioning as Texas interim coach

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Every game the Texas Longhorns play feels like an audition for interim coach Rodney Terry. Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte won’t discuss the search for a permanent replacement for Chris Beard, who was fired Jan. 5, or whether Terry is a top candidate for the position. “I couldn’t be more pleased for him and our entire …

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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 …

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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 …

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Texas, Oklahoma ADs talk SEC timing, latest conference realignment moves
2 years, 8 months ago

Texas, Oklahoma ADs talk SEC timing, latest conference realignment moves

New York Times  

Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione and Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte on Monday reiterated their schools' intentions to remain in the Big 12 until 2025, maintaining the public stance they haven't wavered from since announcing last July that they would depart for the SEC. Asked about new Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark's comments last week about a potential "win-win" …

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Beard goes home to try to get Texas where he took Texas Tech
3 years, 11 months ago

Beard goes home to try to get Texas where he took Texas Tech

Associated Press  

Chris Beard insists that it was the most difficult decision in his life to return to his alma mater at Texas after a successful, five-season run at Big 12 rival Texas Tech that included an overtime loss in the national championship game played two years ago. “I’m not afraid to talk about it from day one.” Texas Tech athletic director …

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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 …

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Plaschke: Lynn Swann's exit allows USC to start cleaning house in the athletic department
5 years, 6 months ago

Plaschke: Lynn Swann's exit allows USC to start cleaning house in the athletic department

LA Times  

Lynn Swann never should have been the USC athletic director in the first place, and it’s about time someone finally decided to end a misguided tenure filled with ineffectiveness, indifference and more biting scandals than big football victories. The letter from USC President Carol Folt to the Trojans community Monday afternoon read as if Swann made the move himself, claiming …

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