Jeff Howe

I’m on my way to College Station. Looking forward to reporting on the scene from today’s game.

A huge SEC game with major NCAA Tournament implications as Texas travels to College Station to face Texas A&M today (3 p.m., ESPN2). TEXAS vs. TEXAS A&M When: 3 p.m. Where: Reed Arena (College Station, Texas) TV: ESPN2 Betting line A&M -2.5 O/U: 160.5 Texas 2025-26 roster Starters: Jordan Pope, CG, 6-0, Sr. (13.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists) Tramon Mark, CG, 6-6, Gr. (13.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.9 steals) Camden Heide, F, 6-7, Jr. (6.5 points, 2.9 rebounds, 49.4% 3PT) Dailyn Swain, F/G, 6-8, Jr. (18 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.8 steals) Matas Vokietaitas, C, 7-0, Soph.(15.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, 0.9 blocks) Reserves: Simeon Wilcher, CG, 6-4, Jr. (6.8 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists) Chendall Weaver, G, 6-3, Sr. (5.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists) Lassina Traore, C, 6-10, Sr. (3.4 points, 5.1 rebounds) Nic Codie, PF, 6-9, Soph. (3.9 points, 2.8 rebounds) Declan Duru, F, 6-8, Fr. (1.4 points, 1.3 rebounds) Redshirts: John Clark, PF, 6-8.5, Fr. Lewis Obiorah, C, 7-1, Fr. Texas splits: 49.5% FG/ 74.9% FT/ 35.4% 3PT Sean Miller file Career record: 504-207 (.709) NCAA Tournament record: 22-13 NCAA Tournament: 4 Elite Eights and 8 Sweet 16s Conference Championships: 8. Five in the Pac-10/Pac-12, and three in the Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year awards: 4. Three in the Pac 10/Pac 12, and one in the Atlantic 10. Also the 2015 USA Basketball National COY in 2015 Texas in the rankings — Texas is currently No. 40 in the NCAA NET rankings with five Quad 1 wins. https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-net-rankings — KenPom ranks Texas 32 (same ranking before the loss to Florida) https://kenpom.com/ — Bart Torvik T-Rank checks in at No. 42 https://barttorvik.com/# — Texas' strength of schedule is currently No. 21 https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-basketball/ranking/schedule-strength-by-other Remaining schedule *- projected NCAA Tournament team *Mar. 3 - at Arkansas (No. 18 in NCAA NET) - Quad 1 game Mar. 7 - vs. Oklahoma (No. 66 in NCAA NET) - Quad 2 game

The Longhorns are now off to a 9-0 start. They'll try to make it 10-0 tomorrow night against Baylor at Daikin Park.

FINAL: TEXAS 8, COASTAL CAROLINA 1

Former Longhorn Cole Chamberlain draws a two-out walk.

Back-to-back strikeouts to open the ninth for Hamilton.

Hudson Hamilton is on the mound for the ninth.

End of 8: Texas 8, Coastal 1

Pack leaves 'em loaded, grounding out to first to end the inning.

Borba draws a walk, which loads the bases for Pack.

It's first and third with two outs after Gumbo works a walk.

Gumbo will hit for Jonah Williams.

Pitching change for Coastal.

Probably.

Tinney is out on strikes, even though it looked like he got hosed on the 3-1 pitch.

It's a four-run eighth and counting for the Longhorns.

It's an 8-1 lead for Texas, with a runner on third and one out for Tinney.

Robbins flies out to right, but it's deep enough to score Mendoza and advances Rodriguez to third.

It's now RISP with no outs for Robbins after a balk.

Rodriguez draws a four-pitch walk. Kane is getting a mound visit and there's activity now in the Coastal bullpen.

I feel bad for Kane. No activity in the Coastal bullpen. He's out there to sink or swim.

Doza gets his first hit of the night with a single to center.

Ashton Larson's first home run as a Longhorn is an opposite-field solo shot. That's the fourth home run of the night for Texas, who leads Coastal, 7-1.