AUSTIN, Texas — For Texas Longhorns associate head coach Rodney Terry, one of the most shocking days on the Forty Acres started around 7 a.m. Central when he found out about the arrest of head coach Chris Beard for felony assault, several hours after Beard was booked at Travis County jail.
Terry immediately turned his focus to preparing the Texas players to face Rice at 7 p.m. at the Moody Center.
“Today was a very difficult day for the program, a unique day,” Terry said. “Once we got the news of that, our focus and my focus was with our players and about the program.