AUSTIN, Texas—Chris Beard, who coached Texas Tech to the 2019 NCAA championship game and was hired away by Texas with expectations that he would elevate his alma mater to the same level, was arrested early Monday on a felony family violence charge after a woman told police he strangled and bit her.
The school suspended Beard without pay “until further notice,” and assistant Rodney Terry directed No. 7 Texas to an 87–81 overtime win over Rice on Monday night.
