Texas A&M Coach Jim Schlossnagle Connected to Longhorns Job Ahead of CWS Final

As if there wasn't enough news surrounding the Texas A&M Aggies shot a national title on Monday, now, head Jim Schlossnagle's name has popped up amid a Texas Longhorns coaching search

Matt Galatzan | Jun 30, 2024

Jun 9, 2024; College Station, TX, USA; Texas A&M head coach Jim Schlossnagle looks on prior to the game against Oregon at Olsen Field, Blue Bell Park Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports / Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports

The Texas A&M Aggies are just one final win away from bringing home their first ever national championship in baseball when they take on the Tennessee Volunteers at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha on Monday night.

However, just hours before first pitch, a new major distraction has dropped for both squads.

On Monday morning, the Texas Longhorns fired head baseball coach David Pierce, with speculation immediately beginning to rise as to who could replace him heading into the program's first SEC season.

And among those names - and likely much to their respective chagrins - were both Texas A&M coach Jim Schlossnagle and Tennessee coach Tony Vitello.

However, Schlossnagle is the true elephant in the room of these discussions.

Texas A&M has been the best team so far in the 2024 College World Series and is hoping to knock off Vitello’s Volunteers to win the entire tournament.

Aggie fans would tell you there’s no way Schloss wears Burnt Orange in 2025, but the former TCU skipper has been suspiciously quiet. Texas fans would have you believe the deal is possible, while many skeptics don’t think reeling Schlossnagle away from College Station is possible.

However, as the Horns have proven over the last couple of years since Chris Del Conte has taken over as the program's Athletic Director, they are not afraid to go after whoever they want, regardless of the perceived difficulties - such as a near-$3 million buyout.

Either way, Schlossnagle is in for a giant payday, whether it's out of the pockets of Del Conte or Aggies AD Trev Alberts.

In other words, it looks like A&M fans will have a lot to be nervous about on Monday night.

Published Jun 24, 2024|Modified Jun 30, 2024

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.