One day after firing head coach David Pierce, the Texas Longhorns have shocked the college baseball world —and wider college sports world — by hiring Texas A&M Aggies head coach Jim Schlossnagle, according to a report from Chip Brown of Horns247, in a remarkable decision to leave one rival for another only days away from the burnt orange and white joining the Aggies in the SEC.
Other outlets subsequently confirmed the news and Schlossnagle was officially announced by the school several hours later with Texas A&M athletics director Trev Alberts releasing a statement about Schlossnagle’s departure less than three hours before the news broke.