The news comes a day after Texas fired Rodney Terry, and less than a week after Miller and Xavier knocked the Longhorns out of March Madness.

The University of Texas fired basketball coach Rodney Terry after a disappointing first season in the Southeastern Conference and another quick exit from the NCAA Tournament

Terry previously served as head coach at Fresno State and UTEP, and also had two prior stints as an assistant at Texas. Texas will immediately begin its search for a new head coach, with early reports linking the Longhorns to Xavier head coach Sean Miller.

Madison Booker scored 20 points and No. 1-seed Texas used a smothering defense to earn a 65-48 victory over No. 8 Illinois on Monday, sending the Longhorns to the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in the last five seasons.

Madison Booker scored 20 points and No. seed Texas used a smothering defense to earn a 65-48 victory over No. Illinois on Monday, sending the Longhorns to the Sweet 16 of the women's NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in the last five seasons.

Texas baseball has the opportunity to score a landmark series victory when it takes on No. 2 LSU on Sunday afternoon. The No. 7 Longhorns (18-3, 4-1 SEC) and Tigers (22-2, 4-1) split the first two games of this weekend's series.

No. 2 LSU will return to the diamond on Sunday afternoon for a Game 3 matchup against the No. 5 ranked Texas Longhorns with the chance to capture back-to-back SEC series victories. Following a Friday night win over the Longhorns,

Texas Longhorns baseball is off to a hot start under new coach Jim Schlossnagle. UT's series win over No. 2 LSU was a key test passed for the Horns.