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Weekend recap: Football shakeup, both basketball teams compete

It was a tough weekend for Cougar athletics as they suffered not only losses on the court and gridiron, but also on the coaching staff.

Former head football coach Tom Herman stole headlines early Saturday when it was announced that he would become the next head football coach for the University of Texas Longhorns.

The announcement came less than 24 hours after the football team suffered their third loss of the season to the University of Memphis Tigers. In addition to football, both the men’s and women’s basketball teams saw action.

Football

Amid a swirl of rumors over the holiday break of their head coach potentially departing for another school, the Cougars took the field looking to post back-to-back double-digit win seasons.