News finally dropped today that the University of Texas Longhorns have fired head men’s basketball coach Chris Beard. It was first reported by Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports and The Austin-American Statesman.
This decision comes after Beard was arrested on December 12th, and he will now face a felony domestic family violence charge.
“This has been a difficult situation that we’ve been diligently working through,” Texas vice president and athletics director Chris Del Conte said in a press release. “Today I informed Mr. Beard of our decision to terminate him effective immediately.