Jeff Howe

Chairman Eltife is praising Sean Miller as a coach, developer of talent and for his style of play.

Chairman Eltife on CDC: "Everything he does is in the best interest of Longhorn Nation."

We're getting started. BOR Chairman Eltife is the first to speak. He opens his remarks by thanking Rodney Terry for representing Texas with class for everything he did for the basketball program.

We’re moments away from getting started. Jim Schlossnagle is here. Brian Boddicker and Connor Lammert are among the former players I’ve seen make their way into the Hall of Fame for the press conference.

We're just over 30 minutes away from Sean Miller being formally introduced as the next Texas men's basketball coach. Gerry and I will both be in attendance for the press conference.

Didn’t see this one coming. They big mad.

What On Texas Football has been steadfast in reporting came to fruition on Sunday. Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte officially moved on from Rodney Terry and hired Xavier’s Sean Miller to replace him as the school’s 27th men’s basketball coach. The Longhorns are turning the page to a new era inside Moody Center, and I’ve got three thoughts on the 56-year-old Miller taking over on the Forty Acres. 1. We’ve discussed this on our YouTube channel and the OTF Forum, but I love Miller’s potential to get more juice out of international recruiting than Texas has before. Scott Drew made me believe in international recruiting during his early years at Baylor. Due to scholarship restrictions and the stigma attached to the program, Drew and his staff went far and wide to fill out the roster; guard Aaron Bruce (Australia) and center Mamadou Diene (Senegal) were a part of Drew’s first recruiting class, helping the Bears go from the Big 12 basement to the NCAA Tournament in four years. Kenny Cherry (Canada), Brady Heslip (Canada), Manu Lecomte (Belgium), Jo Lual-Acuil (Sudan), Yves Missi (Belgium), Jeremy Sochan (England), Flo Thamba (Democratic Republic of Congo) and Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua (Cameroon) are among the international players who’ve made their way to Waco in Drew’s tenure. International recruiting has been a critical part of talent acquisition for a program four years removed from winning a national championship; it should be good enough for one striving to get back to the Final Four for the first time since 2003. Deandre Ayton (Bahamas), Josh Green (Australia), Christian Koloko (Cameroon) and Lauri Markkanen (Finland) are among the international NBA draft picks Miller recruited during his 12 seasons at Arizona. Texas needs all the firepower it can muster to compete in the SEC and Miller shouldn’t leave any stones unturned in his quest to build a competitive roster, especially in areas where he’s found success. 2. When it comes to competing in the SEC, offense is the name of the game. Led by Alabama, which leads Division I with 91.1 points per game, the SEC boasts five of the top 11 scoring teams in the country. The word I’ve received in recent years from folks tied into the NBA scouting community is that the league holds the SEC in high regard as the conference best preparing players for the next level because the SEC has dynamic offensive coaches and big-time scorers; Tre Johnson will join Dalton Knecht (2024), Brandon Miller (2023) and Cameron Thomas (2021) as recent SEC scoring leaders to be selected in the first round of the draft. Miller is regarded as a top offensive coach, and there are plenty of numbers to back up the claim. Miller’s 2022-23 squad at Xavier, which lost to Texas in the Sweet 16, finished 10th nationally in points per game (80.9). The Musketeers also ranked eighth in adjusted offensive efficiency and No. 33 in adjusted tempo, according to KenPom.com. When Miller’s Arizona teams participated in March Madness, the offense was the catalyst. The Wildcats finished 12th, 13th, 20th, seventh, 20th, 15th, and 15th in adjusted offensive efficiency during their seven NCAA Tournament trips under Miller. Miller coached two of the 28 teams in Arizona history to average 80 or more points per game (80.5 in 2017-18 and 80.4 in 2015-16). The Wildcats ranked in the top 60 nationally in points per game during seven of Miller’s 12 seasons in Tucson, three of which saw Arizona finish as a top-25 team in scoring. 3. Strong guard play has been a hallmark of Miller’s teams, which bodes well for Texas if he can put together top-notch backcourts. Since T.J. Ford led the Longhorns to the Final Four 22 years ago, three Texas teams have advanced to the Elite Eight. Whether it was Daniel Gibson (2005-06), D.J. Augustin (2007-08) or the three-headed monster of Marcus Carr, Tyrese Hunter and Sir’Jabari Rice (2022-23), the best Longhorn squads since the high point of the Rick Barnes era have featured elite guards. The 2010-11 team won 28 games with a future first-round pick and NBA champion (Cory Joseph) leading a deep backcourt. Isaiah Taylor (2013-14) led Texas to the program’s last NCAA Tournament win under Barnes before bowing out to Michigan in the round of 32. With the transfer portal opening Monday, Miller’s first order of business is to figure out what he's got with Jordan Pope and Chendall Weaver while looking for reinforcements to account for the impending departures of Johnson and Tramon Mark. View full news story

FINAL: Texas 6, LSU 2 The Longhorns win the game and the series. Tremendous weekend for Texas baseball.

Farmer runs down a drive by Brown, going into the wall for the second out.

Milam grounds out for the first out of the ninth after Texas was unable to add to the lead in the bottom of the eighth.

Duplantier goes from first to third on a single by Farmer, his third hit of the game.

The Texas Cowboys fired the cannon when Johnson disappeared into the tunnel leading to the visiting clubhouse.

Jay Johnson was just ejected for arguing about the pitch clock.

Gumbo Duplantier will pinch run for Stewart after he singles to open the eighth.

It's another 1-2-3 inning for Volantis with two more strikeouts. The freshman is dealing.

End of 7: Texas 6, LSU 2

Volantis strikes out the side in the seventh. The Longhorns are inching closer to clinching the series.

End of 6: Texas 6, LSU 2

Flores flies out to right to end the inning, but Texas got a run back during a two-hit sixth.

Curiel gambled on a two-out blooper by Belyeu and lost. Credit Mendoza for legging it out to avoid a double play because he just scored on a triple by Belyeu. Texas has a 6-2 lead with two outs in the bottom of the sixth.

M6: Texas 5, LSU 2

A run scores, but a 2-4-3-6 putout ends the inning.

Jay Johnson brings Ethan Frey, a righty, off the bench to face Volantis.

More than 21,000 fans in attendance for the weekend.