Longhorns Daily News: Chris Del Conte: In leaving Big 12, Texas has to ‘go out with a bang’

Texas Longhorns athletic director Chris Del Conte has a message for Texas athletes as they ready for their final season in the Big 12.

“We’ve still got 2023 to go – it’s like everyone forgot we have a year this year,” Del Conte said this week, according to Inside Texas. “I’m like, ‘that is next year. We need to focus right here across the board’ because every one of our coaches are just itching to get in the Southeastern Conference yet they all know the task at hand.

“We gotta go out with a bang. As I told Steve [Sarkisian] – last year of the Southwest Conference, we won; first year in the Big 12, we won. We want to go do it again. Come on, it’s been too long.”

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS

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ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION

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Texas C Garret Guillemette selected No. 464 by the Houston Astros

Texas RHP Tanner Witt selected No. 541 by the Baltimore Orioles

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RECRUITING ROUNDUP

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Inside Texas: Decision Preview: Melvin Hills to pick from five SEC suitors on July 12

BIG 12 BREAKDOWN

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Inside Texas: Big 12 Media Days Updates - Longhorns take the stage on day one

Frogs O’ War: Baseball: TCU RHP Garrett Wright selected by Chicago White Sox in 20th round of 2023 MLB Draft

WHAT WE’RE READING

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NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND

• Will the Aggies even let this happen again?