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Report: Texas to offer head coaching position to Rodney Terry

Rodney Terry is expected to be the head coach of the Texas men’s basketball program.

Rodney Terry is expected to be the head coach of the Texas men’s basketball program. Reports circulated Sunday night that the Longhorns are expected to extend an offer to Terry following a strong season.

Texas finished the year 29-9 after advancing to its first Elite Eight in around 15 years. Three NCAA Tournament wins all but solidified Terry as the top candidate for the program.

We discussed the strong likelihood of his return last week. I called Terry the coach of the present and the future despite outside clamor over the lack of a contract extension for the new head coach. The athletic department looks to be silencing the noise.

The toughest season, and offseason for that matter, will likely be the first for Terry. Texas is set to lose Marcus Carr, Sir’Jabari Rice, Timmy Allen and Christian Bishop. The team could also lose Dylan Disu.

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The Longhorns need to win the transfer portal once again. It will likely take adding an impact guard and at least two post players. It appears Terry will get his shot. Now he must pass the next test.

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Twitter reacts to Texas’s 88-81 March Madness loss to Miami in the Elite 8

In their 8th Elite 8 in program history, Texas squandered a 12-point second-half lead against Miami, losing 88-81 on Sunday night.

Oh man, the horns are definitely not up after one of the worst second-half performances in the Elite 8 against the 5-seeded Miami Hurricanes on Sunday afternoon, as the 2-seed Texas Longhorns held a 9-point halftime lead, and a 13-point second-half lead in probably their most important game in program history, only to be outscored 41-22 in the final fourteen minutes of play.

Look, it was a heck of a run for Head coach Rodney Terry’s squad after dealing with the Chris Beard fallout earlier this season, and hats off to senior guard Marcus Carr’s final collegiate performance (17 points), and let’s be honest, forward Dylan Disu absence left a big hole in the paint and could have greatly impacted the outcome.

But a choke job is a choke job, and of course, the Longhorn fan base was blaming, yes, the refs for squandering a double-digit lead, squarely focused on a reserved over-the-back foul called on Texas forward Brock Cunningham while the game was tied 79-79 with one minute remaining. After Norchad Omier hit two free throws, Miami would hit 7 more shots at the charity stripe to end the game, sending the great Jim Larrañaga to his second Final Four, first with Miami, and first for the Hurricanes in program history.

Twitter was downright relentless, and yes, we’re here to provide you with the best reactions on the night. Enjoy!

Miami ends Texas’ NCAA Tournament run, wins 87-81

A lackadaisical effort ends a terrific season for Texas basketball.

Miami is going to the Final Four. They do so at the expense of the Texas Longhorns.

Texas had an abhorrent day on both sides of the ball with lackadaisical ball security and low intelligence defensive play. Longhorn players got lulled to sleep defensively and Miami made them pay.

The Longhorns held as much as a 13-point lead with just over 12 minutes remaining in the game. From there, the team posted the most passive second half performance of the year.

Miami outscored Texas by 20 points in the final 12:37 of the game. Hurricanes guard Jordan Miller shot a scorching 7-for-7 from the field plus 13-of-13 from the free throw line to allow for consistent scoring. From there, Hurricanes star guard Isaiah Wong closed out the game.

In a rare occurrence, Texas head coach Rodney Terry got out-coached by his counterpart, Jim Larranaga. With that, the Longhorns’ impressive 2022-23 basketball season comes to an end.

Texas finishes with a 29-9 record on the year. Miami advances to face the Connecticut Huskies in the Final Four.

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LOOK: Texas HC Steve Sarkisian in Kansas City for Elite Eight game

Steve Sarkisian is in attendance for the Elite Eight game.

Texas Longhorns head football coach Steve Sarkisian is in the house for No. 2 Texas vs No. 5 Miami. He will look to root the team on to its first Final Four appearance since 2003.

Sarkisian was seen with University of Texas President Jay Hartzell and Athletic Director Chris Del Conte ahead of one of the biggest basketball games in program history. He’ll hope the program can see the same result former Texas head coach Tom Herman saw for his new school, Florida Atlantic.

Head basketball coach Rodney Terry has a tremendous opportunity against the Hurricanes. The winner of the game enters a Final Four that includes San Diego State and Florida Atlantic. One of those two smaller schools will play in the National Championship game.

Texas is the only top three seed remaining after the No. 4 Connecticut Huskies defeated No. 3 Gonzaga Saturday night. The scenario is a golden opportunity for the Longhorns to push for a first ever national title in men’s basketball.

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