On Jan. 20, 2019, the Texas Longhorns traveled to Morgantown to face the West Virginia Mountaineers and suffered the program’s worst Big 12 loss and the worst loss of the Shaka Smart era in a humiliating 97-59 defeat.
Longhorns legend TJ Ford used two apt terms to describe the debacle — disappointing and disheartening.
It’s very disappointing and disheartening to watch the direction Texas Longhorn has now taken. I’ve never witnessed a blowout of this magnitude in BIG12 play like tonight.
— TJ Ford (@tj_ford) January 21, 2020
The loss left Texas at 2-4 in conference play and seemingly provided the final impetus for Smart’s termination.