A Monday night program.
Over the last year, Texas Longhorns head coach Chris Beard has talked extensively about his expectation that the Longhorns will compete for and win national titles, making it to the national title game held every year on a Monday night.
But making it past the first round as a No. 6 seed against the No. 11 seed Virginia Tech Hokies will be a challenge for the Longhorns, with analytics and betting odds predicting a close game.
Beard is 9-3 in the NCAA Tournament and has never lost in the opening round with the highlight coming in 2018-19 when Texas Tech went on a magical March Madness run, winning by 15 points against No.