Former Longhorn Chris Ogden Joining Chris Beard in Austin

Former Texas Longhorns player and assistant coach Chris Ogden is joining Chris Beard's staff in Austin, according to reports

Matt Galatzan | Apr 1, 2021

Former Texas Longhorns player and assistant coach Chris Ogden will reportedly be leaving his current post as the head coach of the University of Texas at Arlington to join Chris Beard's staff at Texas.

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Mac Engel was first to report to the planned move of Ogden to Austin.

Ogden leaves UT Arlington after three years with the team, amassing a 44-47 overall record, and leading the Mavericks to a top-three finish in the Sun Belt Conference in two of his three seasons at the helm.

Before coming to Arlington, Ogden was an assistant under new Texas head coach Chris Beard at Texas Tech from 2016-2018, helping to lead the Red Raiders to an Elite eight appearance in the 2017-18 season.

Ogden also served as an assistant under former Texas head coach Rick Barnes from 2008-2015, before following Barnes to Tennessee in 2015.

As a player Ogden was a fan favorite in Austin, playing with the team from 1999-2003, and serving as a team captain on the Horns Final Four team in 2003. During that time, Ogden was a member of four NCAA Tournament teams at Texas and amassed the most wins of any player in school history with 97.

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Published Apr 1, 2021

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.