Report: Texas HC Rodney Terry to be Fired After 2025 NCAA Tournament Loss vs. Xavier

A disappointing season for the Texas Longhorns will reportedly cost head coach Rodney Terry his job.

Per Chip Brown of 247Sports.com, Terry is expected to be fired following Texas' 86-80 loss to Xavier in the First Four NCAA tournament game on Wednesday.

Terry took over as Longhorns head coach on an interim basis in December 2022, when the program suspended Chris Beard following an arrest that saw him charged with family violence after he allegedly strangled his fiancee.

Beard was officially fired by Texas on Jan. 5, 2023, with Terry being named head coach for the remainder of the season.

After leading Texas to a 22-8 record and an appearance in the Elite Eight that season, Terry was named the full-time coach and given a five-year contract through the 2027-28 season.

Terry has been unable to replicate the initial success he had. The Longhorns entered the 2023-24 season ranked in the top 20 of the AP poll and won 12 of their first 15 games, but they closed with a 10-10 record over the final 20 games and lost in the second round of the NCAA tournament to Tennessee.

A strong recruiting class, led by Tre Johnson, had optimism high for the Longhorns going into this season. They never really put it together, finishing 19-16 overall after Wednesday's loss.

This marks the first time since 2020-21 that Texas failed to win at least 20 games in a season.

Per USA Today's coaching salary database, Terry's buyout is $5.4 million. His total pay this season was just over $3 million.

Terry returned to Texas as an assistant on Beard's staff in 2021. He previously worked with the program as an assistant under Rick Barnes from 2002 to '11.

The 56-year-old Terry has a 62-37 overall record with the Longhorns. They finished 6-12 in conference play this season, their first year in the SEC.