April 1 is Chris Beard Day for Texas and Texas Tech

IndyStar-USA TODAY Sports Will Chris Beard return to the Forty Acres?

Since Shaka Smart left the Texas Longhorns for the Marquette Golden Eagles last Friday, that question has largely defined the coaching search in Austin for athletics director Chris Del Conte.

Over recent days, there’s been a remarkable lack of information coming out from the Longhorns program and the Red Raiders program.

Other than Del Conte interviewing Brooklyn Nets assistant Royal Ivey on Sunday and the initial positive connections between Beard and Texas on Friday, things have largely remained quiet.

Out on the South Plains, Beard hasn’t denied interest in the Texas job or announced that he’s staying in Lubbock. There…