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"Havoc" won't be coming to Texas under Shaka Smart

Time to break out the thesaurus.

About a month after creating an uproar in Virginia Commonwealth Rams circles by applying to register federal trademarks for "Horns Havoc" and "House of Havoc", the Texas Longhorns withdrew those applications in late April, according to multiple reports.

VCU holds a Virginia trademark on "Havoc", the phrase used to describe new Texas head coach Shaka Smart's frantic, intense style of full-court pressure basketball that emphasizes creating fast-break opportunities from forced turnovers.

The decision by Texas comes after several weeks of negotiations between both schools.