Former UNLV Runnin’ Rebels Head Coach Chris Beard shocked the athletics department and student body in an unprecedented move to leave UNLV for Texas Tech after a single week of work.
Following a vacancy in the Texas Tech University Red Raiders head coaching position, Texas Tech athletics director Kirby Hocutt met with Beard. The specifics of the clandestine conversation remain unspecified however, the result is clear: Beard’s contract has been bought out, and he now leads the Red Raiders.
The buyout leaves UNLV $1 million richer, some of which will be used to offset the buyout fee that UNLV still has to pay for Beard’s contract.