The Texas Longhorns lost one of their top assistants this week when now-former safeties coach Blake Gideon accepted the defensive coordinator position with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. On Friday, Gideon officially said goodbye to the Longhorns coaching staff and his former players, sending and emotional message on X.

For players, the maxim frequently employed by Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian means awards and favorable NFL Draft positioning. For coaches, it means the opportunity for advancement, and that’s the opportunity that safeties coach Blake Gideon received and accepted on Thursday in leaving his alma mater to become the new defensive coordinator for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets,

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To open a stretch in which it will face four straight ranked opponents, Texas fended off Vanderbilt in an 87-66 win at Moody Center on Thursday night.

For the first time in 35 years, the Arkansas Razorbacks defeated the Texas Longhorns on their home court, earning a crucial 78-70 victory.

The Longhorns are spending the final few weeks of the season fighting for a NCAA Tournament bid and suffered a key loss to the Razorbacks at home.