UT’s Roach blames self for Texas missing Big Dance. Hopes for redemption with NIT title

After his Horned Frogs lost to Texas in the semifinals of the NIT Tournament in New York City, TCU coach Jamie Dixon refused to address rumors that he's a candidate for the head coaching job at UCLA. By

Texas senior guard Kerwin Roach II takes responsibility for the Longhorns missing the NCAA Tournament.

Roach believes if he wouldn’t have been suspended for the final five regular season games for violating team rules, Texas’ season would have ended differently. The Longhorns went 1-4 with Roach sidelined, and were understandably left out of the Big Dance with a 16-16 record on Selection Sunday.

“Every time I turn on the TV and somebody is talking about March Madness,” Roach said, shaking his…