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Longhorn Headlines: Academic Questions Swirl Around Texas Basketball

The Texas basketball program had an impressive academic record under former coach Rick Barnes. Things may not have been all that they appear, according to a new report.

On the surface, Texas Longhorns men’s basketball looked like a model program for years under former head coach Rick Barnes, posting six consecutive years of perfect APR scores.

But a new report from The Chronicle of Higher Education alleges that former guard Martez Walker cheated in a math class in 2013, “snapping pictures of test questions and looking for answers from someone outside the classroom,” according to two former academic advisors.