Texas Fires Chris Beard

On Thursday, the University of Texas relieved men's basketball head coach Chris Beard of his duties.

Beard was arrested early in the morning of December 12th for a charge of assault on a family or household member in which their breath was impeded. He was suspended without pay by the University of Texas later in the day.

The assault charge, if convicted, carries a possible sentence of two to ten years.

The 49-year-old head coach is in his second year at Texas and had the Longhorns ranked No. 2 in the AP Top 25 poll with a 7-1 record. Texas is 5-1 since his suspension with the recent loss coming to Kansas State on Monday night.

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