Big 12 RUMORS & NEWS

CBS Sports "Texas made it official Thursday and fired coach Chris Beard nearly a month after he was arrested on a third-degree felony assault charge for allegedly strangling, biting and assaulting his fiancée inside their home. Rodney Terry is the Longhorns' interim coach...." January 06

CBS Sports "Texas has fired basketball coach Chris Beard, the program announced Thursday, nearly a month after he was arrested on a third-degree felony assault charge for allegedly strangling, biting and assaulting his fiancée in their home. "The University of Texas has..." January 05

Yahoo! Sports "The fiancée of Texas men's basketball head coach Chris Beard said that he didn't strangle her in an alleged domestic violence encounter that led to his arrest and suspension last week. In a statement released Friday through her attorney, the woman apologized for the..." December 24

Larry Brown Sports "Texas basketball coach Chris Beard was arrested on Monday after an alleged physical altercation with his fiancee, and police have since released some details about the incident. According to court documents that were obtained by TMZ, Beard’s fiancee accused the 49-year-old..." December 13

CBS Sports "Texas men's basketball coach Chris Beard was arrested early Monday morning, an Austin Police spokesperson told CBS Sports. Beard, 49, was arrested and booked at 4:18 a.m. local time on a third-degree charge of assault against a family member. Austin Police responded to a "disturbance..." December 12

Yahoo! Sports "Less than two hours before tipoff of its game against Rice on Monday night, Texas confirmed its embattled men's basketball coach won't be on the sideline. The university announced it has indefinitely suspended Chris Beard without pay following the second-year..." December 12