Chris Beard did the unthinkable this off-season by leaving Texas Tech for rival Texas. The 48-year-old struggled to leave Lubbock, but knew it was the right decision. Beard discussed the coaching move on Wednesday in an interview with Jim Rome on CBS Sports. “It was very difficult,” Beard said, via 247Sports. “And I won’t shy […]
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Kentucky Transfer Devin Askew Announces His Commitment
Former Kentucky Wildcat Devin Askew is the latest big name to contribute to this year’s booming transfer market. On Tuesday afternoon, Askew revealed that he would be transferring to Chris Beard’s new-look Texas Longhorns program. Speaking to 247Sports, the rising-sophomore guard announced his decision. “After exploring the different universities, I’m excited to attend the University […]
Read MoreChris Beard Makes Major Assistant Coaching Hire From Big 12 Rival
Last week, the Texas basketball program hired former Texas Tech head coach Chris Beard to replace Shaka Smart. On Tuesday, the Longhorns poached yet another coach from within the Big 12 conference. In an athletics release from longtime Kansas head coach Bill Self, the Jayhawks program announced the departure of eight-year assistant Jerrance Howard, who […]
Read MoreReport: Texas Tech Decides On New Basketball Coach
Replacing a proven winner like Chris Beard will be extremely tough, but it appears Texas Tech has found a worthy replacement. According to college hoops insider Jon Rothstein, the Red Raiders are hiring Mark Adams as their next head coach. He’s been an assistant under Beard dating back to the 2015-16 season at Little Rock. […]
Read MoreDetails Emerge From Chris Beard’s New Contract With Texas
The Texas Longhorns made arguably the biggest coaching signing of 2021, prying two-time Big 12 Coach of the Year Chris Beard from rival Texas Tech. And they’re paying him a pretty penny for his services. According to Chip Brown of Horns247, the Longhorns have signed Beard to a seven-year deal worth $35 million. Per the […]
Read MoreTexas Tech’s Athletic Director Has Blunt Comment On Chris Beard
Chris Beard put together one of the most impressive coaching jobs in recent memory two years ago, leading Texas Tech—typically a Big 12 basketball afterthought—to the national championship game. Today, he became the new head coach of Texas basketball, taking over at his alma mater. Beard replaces Shaka Smart, whose six years in Austin were […]
Read MoreFormer Texas Star Reacts To The Chris Beard Hire
With a massive move in the Big 12 college basketball world, former Texas Tech Red Raiders coach Chris Beard has been poached by an inter-conference rival. According to multiple sources, Beard will take over as the Texas Longhorns head coach in 2021. This hiring news comes in the wake of former head coach Shaka Smart […]
Read MorePatrick Mahomes Reacts To Chris Beard Leaving Texas Tech
The coaching carousel in college basketball continues to spin around this spring, but not as fast as it has on Thursday morning. The latest update is that Texas Tech’s Chris Beard will leave Lubbock and drive six hours to Austin, where he’ll assume the men’s basketball head coaching job at Texas. The move looks like […]
Read MoreReport: Interesting Name Surfaces For The Texas Job
Indiana is the latest college basketball program to dip into its past and hire a former player with NBA ties. Could Texas be next? Ever since the news broke that Shaka Smart was leaving Texas to take the job at Marquette, Texas Tech’s Chris Beard was named as the most obvious option to replace him. […]
Read MorePatrick Mahomes Reacts To Chris Beard Coaching Rumors
Reports have come out today that the Texas Longhorns are moving to make Texas Tech’s Chris Beard their new head basketball coach. Naturally, Texas Tech alum Patrick Mahomes has some thoughts on that. Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Mahomes had a two-word message for the fifth-year Texas Tech head coach. “Please stay!” Mahomes wrote, adding […]
Read MoreKevin Durant Has A Favorite Candidate For Texas Basketball Job
After the year that the Texas basketball had, few expected the job to open. Shaka Smart made the pretty surprising decision to head up to his home state of Wisconsin and take the job at Marquette, ending what was a very up-and-down tenure in Austin. The Longhorns had their best season under Smart, going 19-8 […]
Read MoreEveryone Is Mentioning The Same Coach To Replace Shaka Smart At Texas
The college basketball world was dealt some shocking news this Friday regarding Shaka Smart. He’s reportedly leaving Texas basketball to become the next head coach at Marquette. Smart’s expected departure from Texas leaves the program with a massive hole to fill. However, it didn’t take very long for people to mention their top candidate to […]
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