In an echo of how the 2022-23 season has gone for the No. 2-seed Texas Longhorns, interim head coach Rodney Terry’s team will have to earn a trip to the Elite Eight the hard way by beating the No. 3-seed Xavier Musketeers on Friday in Kansas City in the Sweet 16 — it’s one of only two chalk matchups in the NCAA Tournament’s third round.
But after overcoming the suspension and then termination of former head coach Chris Beard early in the season and finishing second after the rugged Big 12 regular season and having to beat No.