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The Texas Longhorns’ basketball season is over. The team blew a double-digit NCAA Tournament lead in the play-in round against Xavier to solidify that outcome.
Head coach Rodney Terry’s future became an immediate talking point. It seems unlikely that his tenure will extend to a fourth season.
The Longhorns appeared destined for the Round of 64 after largely controlling the first 30 minutes of play against the Musketeers. Then, the offense went cold.
Texas led by 10 with 12 minutes left to play. They were outscored 34-18 the rest of the way. They didn’t make a shot over the final 2:53 of action after tying the game at 78-78.
Xavier would make their buckets down the stretch to win, 86-80. Reports of Rodney Terry’s imminent firing surfaced before he could even board his return flight home.
Rodney Terry took over after Chris Beard was fired midseason a couple years ago and took Texas to the Elite Eight to keep the full-time job.
But sources have told @TheFieldOf68 that Texas is likely to make a move on Terry after two straight years of barely making the NCAA…
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) March 20, 2025
Texas will owe Rodney Terry a lot of money.
Nothing is official at this moment. The school has not made a public statement on the status of its head coach. He remains a part of the program at this point in time.
With that being said, Chip Brown of 247 Sports believes the firing is a done deal. Rodney Terry will not coach the Texas Longhorns in 2025-26.
Rodney Terry… will be let go with three years remaining on a deal that pays him $3 million annually, a source close to the situation told Horns247.
[He] will receive a $5.4 million contract settlement, according to the terms of his deal.
The Longhorns are expected to pay more than $5 million to have Terry NOT coach the basketball team. His tenure will end after three seasons.
In that time, the coach compiled a 62-36 record with three NCAA Tournament trips. He took the program to the Elite Eight in his first year.
Terry needed another deep March Madness run to keep his job. It didn’t happen, and he’ll likely be shown the door.