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The Texas Longhorns men’s basketball team is the No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
They’ll face No. 14 Abilene Christian, of which they learned on Selection Sunday.
Emotions, as you could imagine, were running high. Check out the video below.
Let’s get it. #HookEm pic.twitter.com/9VTXcAvKda
— Texas Men's Basketball (@TexasMBB) March 14, 2021
WHAT THE WISE MEN ARE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS
Austin American-Statesman: Golden: Shaka is finally creating the right hoops culture at Texas
Austin American-Statesman: NCAA crowns Texas’ Tara Davis after record jump
Austin American-Statesman: UT students says ‘Eyes’ report misses mark
Austin American-Statesman: Rockets trying to deal ex-Horn Tucker
Dallas Morning News: Could this be the year a team from Texas wins the NCAA Tournament? The state boasts plenty of quality candidates
Dallas Morning News: How Abilene Christian basketball went from a bad D-II program to one of the nation’s top mid-majors in one decade
Dallas Morning News: The Eyes of Others are on you, Texas — and you’re struggling
Dallas Morning News: ‘That was the last time I cut my hair’: 1 year later, college coaches in Texas remember the day basketball shut down
247Sports: Morning Brew: Football position switch heading into spring?
ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION
First look at No. 14 seed Abilene Christian
Texas earns No. 3 seed in 2021 NCAA Tournament, will face No. 14 Abilene Christian
Texas tops Oklahoma State for Big 12 Tournament title: Celebration thread
Former Longhorns help themselves with strong testing at Texas Pro Day
Another Ty Madden gem puts No. 19 Texas in position to beat No. 12 South Carolina late in 4-1 win
RECRUITING ROUNDUP
Burnt Orange Nation: 5-star OT Kelvin Banks releases top 8 schools
Burnt Orange Nation: 4-star WR Evan Stewart decommits from Texas
Burnt Orange Nation: ‘A humble superstar’: An inside look at Texas basketball commit Keeyan Itejere
Burnt Orange Nation: Texas QB commit Maalik Murphy throws two TDs in OT loss
247Sports: The Stampede: Recruiting overload from a busy weekend
247Sports: Recruiting tidbits from UA Dallas camp
247Sports: Evaluation notes from Sunday’s Under Armour All-America Camp in Arlington
247Sports: Harold Perkins dives into crowded recruiting process, communication with Texas
247Sports: Inside 5-star OL Devon Campbell’s top schools
Inside Texas: Humidor: McKnight vs Becton; Pro Day recap; latest on numerous elite recruits
BIG 12 BREAKDOWN
Burnt Orange Nation: No. 11 Kansas withdraws from Big 12 tournament after positive COVID test
Our Daily Bears: Why I like Baylor basketball’s NCAA Tournament bracket
Our Daily Bears: Baylor earns No. 1 seed and No. 2 overall ranking; Bears face Hartford Friday
Viva the Matadors: Texas Tech earns No. 6 seed, will face Utah State in first round of NCAA Tournament
Viva the Matadors: Instant reaction: 5 things to know about Utah State
Viva the Matadors: Texas Tech handles Gonzaga, prepares for four-game series vs. UConn
Frogs O’ War: Gonzaga 10, TCU 7: Frogs drop game, series to Zags in extra innings
Frogs O’ War: TCU Baseball rides five run eighth to 7-1 victory over Gonzaga
Crimson and Cream Machine: Sooners an 8-seed, set to play Missouri in first round of NCAA Tournament
Crimson and Cream Machine: OU Football: Nebraska (reportedly) doesn’t want the smoke
The Smoking Musket: NCAA March Madness 2021: No. 3 West Virginia will play No. 14 Morehead State on Friday
The Smoking Musket: Keeping track of West Virginia football departures, coaching changes so far this offseason
The Smoking Musket: Former four-star Penn State linebacker Lance Dixon transferring to West Virginia
Wide Right & Natty Lite: Rasir Bolton to return for 2021-2022 season
Rock Chalk Talk: KU gets 3-seed in West Region
WHAT WE’RE READING
Banner Society: College football’s power brokers solve every problem they need to – except Title IX
SB Nation: 2021 NCAA March Madness Brackets
SB Nation: Instant picks for the 2021 Men’s NCAA tournament
SB Nation: Drew Brees announces his retirement from the NFL
NEWS ACROSS THE LONGHORN REPUBLIC AND BEYOND
- Texas baseball is officially No. 10 in the D1Baseball top 25 after a win over South Carolina.
Texas had a huge weekend with a home series sweep over South Carolina, but they weren't alone as we look back at how last week's Top 25 fared in Week 4 of the college baseball season.https://t.co/2q8NFAzBby
— D1Baseball (@d1baseball) March 15, 2021
- The San Antonio Spur are expecting to move Texas alum Lamarcus Aldridge this month.
Spurs are working on trade scenarios with LaMarcus Aldridge and have been engaged on several fronts, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 11, 2021
- Texas softball notched wins over Tarleton State and BYU over the weekend.
That'll do it #HookEm pic.twitter.com/JMOT1MHluN
— Texas Softball (@TexasSoftball) March 13, 2021
yeehaw
— Texas Softball (@TexasSoftball) March 13, 2021
on to the next#HookEm pic.twitter.com/jZpQGKtndI
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