The Texas Longhorns men’s basketball team has its work cut out against the Virginia Tech Hokies in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, according to head coach Chris Beard. “We have a really tough challenge in Game 1,” Beard said, per 247Sports. “We have a lot of respect for Mike and his team. We look forward to the competition. »

WHAT THE SAGES SAY ABOUT LONGHORNS

Austin American Statesman:Golden: Belief, defense will carry Texas women’s basketball to NCAA

Austin American Statesman: Texas men and women look like they’re on different NCAA tournament paths

Austin American Statesman: What are the odds that Texas will be upset by Virginia Tech?

Dallas Morning News: Few scouts showed up for Texas pro day, but several prospects showed NFL potential

247Sports: Longhorns prepare for ‘really tough challenge’ at Virginia Tech

247Sports: Texas’ Chris Beard doesn’t take NCAA tournament bid for granted

247Sports: Dallas Cowboys DC Dan Quinn set to speak at Texas Football Coaches Clinic

Inside Texas: Inside Texas Today: Women’s basketball erupts in March, men’s track wins national indoor title

Inside Texas: NCAA Tournament: A look at Virginia Tech, Purdue, Yale

Inside Texas: Healthy for spring, DeMarvion Overshown has important practices ahead

Inside Texas: Humidor Team: Hudson Card and Quinn Ewers, STAR competition, surprising speedsters

Inside Texas: Texas Longhorns Pro Day News and Notes

ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION

No. 14 Texas defeats No. 6 Baylor, 67-58, to claim Big 12 tournament title

Texas clinches No. 2 seed, faces Fairfield in NCAA Tournament

Texas wins No. 6 seed in NCAA Tournament, will face Virginia Tech

First Look at Virginia Tech

No. 1 Texas beats South Carolina 9-5 behind two homers from Ivan Melendez

South Carolina ends losing streak with 4-2 win over No. 1 Texas

No. 1 Texas drops series to South Carolina with 9-4 loss in Game 2 doubles

RECRUITMENT OVERVIEW

247Sports: The Stampede: Under Armor recruiting notes, thoughts on Arch Manning

247Sports: Midnight HUDdle: Priority EDGE hosts Texas visit and Dakorien Moore shines at Under Armor Dallas camp

247Sports: Recruiting Notes and Observations on Texas Offensive Targets from Under Armor Dallas Camp

247Sports: The best players in the Under Armor Dallas Regional

247Sports: Recruiting fast hitters from the Under Armor Dallas camp

Inside Texas: Monday: Recruitment strategy rewarded, Texas wins two titles

BIG 12 DISTRIBUTION

Dallas Morning News: A&M, SMU snubs prevent historic selection Sunday for top state college hoops in the nation

Long live the matadors: Montana State will try to test Texas technology

war frogs: TOS baseball sweeps weekend series against army

war frogs: TCU basketball earns No. 9 seed in NCAA Tournament

Purple and cream machine: OU misses NCAA Tournament, waits SLOW announcement

The smoking musket: Fortunately, West Virginia’s nightmarish season is over

The smoking musket: West Virginia splits doubleheader with ohio state

Broad straight and Natty Lite: Iowa State selected as seed 11, will face USL in the NCAA Tournament

Broad straight and Natty Lite: Iowa State lands transfer from Colorado Dimitri Stanley

WHAT WE READ

SB Nation: 15 Rules to Fill Our 2022 NCAA Tournament Bracket

SB Nation: Why the West is the region of death in the NCAA Men’s Tournament

SB Nation: NIT bracket 2022: The whole field unveiled

NEWS ACROSS FORTY ACRES AND BEYOND

• Texas softball picked up a few wins over the weekend, including over the Drake Bulldogs and the minnesota gopher.