Tennessee Coach Rick Barnes Benches Top Player for Not Doing ‘What He’s Getting Paid to Do’
Tennessee Volunteers basketball coach Rick Barnes was straightforward when explaining why he benched his top scorer, Chaz Lanier.

Tennessee Volunteers basketball coach Rick Barnes was straightforward when explaining why he benched his top scorer, Chaz Lanier.
Animal advocacy group PETA has sent a letter to NCAA Southeastern Conference (SEC) Commissioner Greg Sankey, urging him to prevent University of Texas (UT) at Austin from bringing its live longhorn steer mascot, Bevo, to Friday’s Cotton Bowl Classic game against Ohio State University.
Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers has reportedly been offered a huge deal to stay in college football instead of turning pro next year.
When Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers walked into Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium for the opening round of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff, he wasn’t just representing Texas but also showing support for President-Elect Trump.
Where you see the Texas Longhorns, you expect to see the most famous Longhorn of all, the team mascot, Bevo. But you won’t see him at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Saturday.
Hollywood star and Texas alum Matthew McConaughey is not pleased with Longhorns fans after they threw hundreds of water bottles on the field Saturday night following a controversial call during Texas’ loss to Georgia.
A chaotic scene developed at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium Saturday night after a controversial call took away an interception from the Longhorns, prompting fans to throw hundreds of bottles onto the field.
A toddler was shockingly spotted on video chugging a beer at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin Saturday.
Texas Longhorns coach Jeff Banks and his stripper ex-girlfriend have tied the knot three years after being sued over a pet monkey bite.
On Sunday, NCAA officials were made aware of a discrepancy in the length of the 3-point lines in the Texas-N.C. State Elite Eight game taking place in Portland.
Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale has had some impressive victories but that does not make his betting prowess invulnerable.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — ESPN apologized Monday night for a video clip of a woman baring her breast that was shown during the broadcast of the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.
Police are investigating after a deceased Longhorn steer was found in front of an Oklahoma State frat house on Friday. Oklahoma State plays the Texas Longhorns in the Big 12 Championship Game on Saturday.
Rising college football star Jaden Hullaby has died suddenly at 21, his university reported Monday.
A shirtless streaker nearly became a “shorts-less” streaker on Tuesday night, as the baseball field invader exposed his cheeks for all to see just before jumping a wall and leaving the field.
An attempt at good sportsmanship following the Louisville women’s basketball team’s victory over Texas on Monday night almost went very, very wrong.
Texas Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian flipped out after a TV production crew member put his hands on him before the Alamo Bowl.
Texas has suspended Basketball coach Chris Beard without pay after he was arrested for domestic violence on Monday.
This weekend’s Texas-Texas Tech game pretty much had it all: Great game, wild finish, a field getting rushed, a player getting pushed, and a KFC that saw a lot more action than it was bargaining for.
A fan was tackled by police and arrested after he attempted to climb into the pit with the University of Texas mascot, Bevo.
A FOIA request discovered that the University of Texas spent nearly $280,000 to land Arch Manning for its football program.
College football star Bijan Robison is cashing in big with NIL deals including a contract with car maker Lamborghini and his own mustard.
A video posted to social media led the University of Texas to suspend catcher Preston Hoffart this week.
An assistant football coach for the Texas Longhorns and his stripper ex-girlfriend is being sued by the parents of a child who was bitten by the stripper’s pet monkey at a neighborhood haunted house display.
The Texas chapter of the NAACP has filed a federal complaint against the University of Texas claiming that the university’s 100-year-old school song, The Eyes of Texas, is “racist” and amounts to discrimination against the student body.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The University of Texas’ long-awaited report on “The Eyes of Texas” has found that the school song has “no racist intent,” but the school president said athletes and band members will not be required to sing or participate when the song is played at games and campus events.
UT donors have threatened to withhold their money if the school caves to activist students and removes the school song, “The Eyes of Texas.”
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas was tired of waiting for Tom Herman to deliver a Big 12 title and turn the Longhorns back into national championship contenders.
University of Texas fans stood and sang the school’s song, The Eyes of Texas, Saturday, despite the band’s refusal to play the song over claims that it is racist.
The University of Texas Longhorn band will not play the school song, “The Eyes of Texas,” this coming weekend.
University of Texas linebacker DeMarvion Overshown announced he is boycotting the team unless social justice demands are met by school officials.
Hall of Famer Earl Campbell believes he knows what the University of Texas needs to reclaim its former football glory: A talented, black quarterback.
The Texas Longhorns welcomed the LSU Tigers to Austin, Texas, for what promised to be the biggest game of the week, but LSU fans did not exactly feel the warmth, especially the LSU band.
Big 12 football players who choose to mock the University of Texas’ “Horns Up” gesture, with the reciprocal “Horns Down” sign, will be penalized” like any other celebration foul.”
The University of Texas fired former Longhorn quarterback Vince Young for poor performance, repeatedly missing work, and for not keeping supervisors appraised of his situation, according to reports.
The NFL Combine is notorious for asking players interesting and, sometimes, absurd questions. Such as whether you see yourself as a dog or a cat? Or, if you had to murder someone, would you use a gun or a knife?
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), has issued a statement reaffirming their desire for school’s to stop using live animal mascots, in the wake of an incident involving animal mascots at the Sugar Bowl.
Bowl season can be a divisive time in the world of college sports. Family and friends can turn into bitter foes, as conference rivalries decide annual bragging rights.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Mack Brown turned around North Carolina’s football program once before, and the Tar Heels believe he could do it again.
Nov. 26 (UPI) — The University of North Carolina is close to naming Mack Brown its next football coach.