New Texas baseball coach Schlossnagle ready for SEC challenge, addresses departure from A&M at Austin news conference after CWS loss.
Jim Schlossnagle flashes a hook'em sign as he speaks at a news conference after he was introduced as the new NCAA college head baseball coach at Texas , Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Austin, Texas . Schlossnagle left rival program Texas A&M.
He joins a program where he'll be facing Texas A&M on a regular basis now that the Longhorns are set to join the SEC from the Big 12 next season. SEC teams have won the last five national championships. Texas has won six national championships but none since 2005. The Longhorns had been to the CWS three times in eight seasons under David Pierce, who was fired on Monday, hours before Texas A&M lost to Tennessee in the this year's final.
Schlossnagle said he understands the hurt feelings from Texas A&M fans who rallied behind his program. "There wasn't anybody at Texas A&M I couldn't trust. I just know I can trust Chris," Schlossnagle said.
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