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Texas to offer Rodney Terry head coach job after Elite Eight run: report
By ROB ROSE
The Longhorns’ season may have ended on Sunday, but their leader is expected to get a new contract.
According to a report by 247Sports, Rodney Terry is expected to be hired as Texas’ full-time head coach. Texas went 22-8 under Terry, won the Big 12 Tournament, and reached the Elite Eight.
BREAKING: Rodney Terry, who led #Texas to a Big 12 tourney title and Elite 8 after taking over for dismissed head coach Chris Beard, will be offered the #Longhorns’ head-coaching position, a high-level university source told @Horns247 Sunday night.https://t.co/gDFFmDEAWC
ESPN’s Jeff Borzello reported that Terry and Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte were expected to meet on Monday and discuss Terry’s future with the team.
"I don't understand why he doesn't have the coaching job yet, that's something you can put in your article"
Rodney Terry says he hasn't taken time to think about what the future holds, but his players know what they want for the future of Texas–RT as the Head Coach.#HookEmpic.twitter.com/MbnO40tqqP
Terry took over on Dec. 12 after Chris Beard was suspended and eventually fired. The 54-year-old became the interim coach in January and led the Longhorns to their most successful season with 29 wins.
Beard was charged with felony assault against his fiancee, but the charge was later dropped. Ole Miss has since hired Beard as its head coach.
“I’m gonna love them for the rest of their lives.” 🥺
This is Terry’s second stint with Texas. From 2002 to 2011 he was an assistant coach before he led Fresno State from 2011 to 2018. He then was the head coach at UTEP from 2018 to 2021 before he returned to Texas.
Terry told reporters this week that his role as an associate head coach helped him take over as head coach after Beard was removed.
“I was more of a co-coach with Beard,” Terry said. “That allowed me to be in front of these guys, working with them on defense, building those relationships with individual players. So when I needed to take on a bigger role, they were already used to me being in front of them.”
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