Firings watch.

Chris Beard out as head coach of Texas basketball.

His UT record was 29-13, including the school’s first NCAA Tournament win since 2014 last season.

The problem wasn’t his record: Texas is currently ranked 6th, and is 12-2 this season.

The problem is: Mr. Beard got arrested.

He had been suspended without pay by the university since Dec. 12 after his fiancée Randi Trew called Austin police and told them Beard had strangled her, bit her and caused her abrasions. He was booked in the Travis County jail and released later that day after posting $10,000 bail.

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Police said they were dispatched to Beard’s house in his Tarrytown neighborhood around 2 a.m. on Dec. 12 after Trew called 911 to say the coach had attacked her.According to the arrest affidavit, Trew said the couple had been arguing about their relationship for several days. She told police she approached Beard in a guest bedroom and, after Beard ignored her, she became frustrated and took his eyeglasses from his hand and broke them. She also told police that she “did not feel safe.”
Even though Trew later clarified that Beard may have acted in self-defense and had never strangled her, Beard has never spoken publicly about the episode. Her statement was given to the American-Statesman and the Associated Press. 
Perry Minton, a lawyer representing Beard, issued a statement after the arrest saying Beard is innocent and that the woman wanted all charges dismissed.

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One Response to “Firings watch.”

  1. pigpen51 says:
    January 5, 2023 at 5:59 pm

    Fiancé? Seems like it should read ex-fiancé. But that is just me. Tell the police I hit you, when I didn’t and you broke my glasses and called the cops on me, I think that I would get the hint.