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Charges dropped against former Texas HC Chris Beard

Chris Beard’s charges were dropped as of Wednesday.

Former Texas basketball head coach Chris Beard is in the news again. On Wednesday, news broke that domestic violence charges were dropped against Beard.

What that means with regard to what happened on the night in question is anyone’s guess. Either he didn’t do what he was accused of doing or his fiancé or the legal system just didn’t pursue the matter further.

That the charges were dropped certainly doesn’t make Beard guiltless, but it means his circumstances won’t get worse than they are presently.

Texas continues its surprise run with acting head coach Rodney Terry, who has the Longhorns at 20-6 with a 13-week streak of weeks in the Top 10.

We will continue to monitor Chris Beard’s future moving forward.

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Texas announces the firing of head basketball coach Chris Beard

Texas fired Chris Beard for cause on Thursday,

Texas is parting ways with head basketball coach Chris Beard. The University announced it would fire Beard for cause after an alleged anger-filled and violent tirade landed him in jail.

The University wrote the following to the former head coach about the news.

The University of Texas at Austin is terminating (Beard’s) employment. … as noted in (his) contract, all obligations of the University to make further payment or provide any other consideration will cease as of January 5, 2023.

Texas was criticized for how long it took to make the move. Albeit, it should be commended for giving due diligence in its thorough investigation.

More encouraging is that they were willing to make the move after a 116-103 loss to Kansas State. Making the morally right decision should trump on-court results. It appears the University is making that statement.

Texas moves forward with Rodney Terry as acting head coach and still plenty to play for in 2023.

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