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Ole Miss 'Extensively' Vetting Hiring of Fired Longhorns Coach Chris Beard

It appears as though former Texas Longhorns Chris Beard won't have to wait very long for find his next landing spot.

Matt Galatzan

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It looks like fired Texas Longhorns head men's basketball coach Chris Beard could be heading to the SEC after all.

According to reports, the Ole Miss Rebels, who recently fired their own head coach Kermit Davis, are 'vetting Beard extensively'.

Beard was fired by the Longhorns in January after being arrested and charged with third-degree felony assault, stemming from an incident with his fiance. 

Those chargers were later dropped by Travis Country District Attorney Jose Garza, thrusting Beard, rightly or wrongly, back into the conversation for job openings across the country.

And upon the firing of Davis at Ole Miss, Beard's name was immediately at the forefront of speculation.

Now, it appears that Beard is one of the two main candidates in Oxford, alongside Florida Atlantic's Dusty May.

Beard, 49, was in his second season as the head coach of the Longhorns and had led Texas to a 29-13 record.

Before his firing, Beard had the Longhorns sitting at 7-1 overall and ranked as the No. 6 team in the country.

Since Beard's departure, Rodney Terry has stepped in as acting head coach and led the No. 9 ranked Longhorns to a 15-6 overall record.

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Matt Galatzan
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.

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