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Jim Schlossnagle leaving Texas A&M for Texas head coaching job; fans, media take aim at postgame comments
By Andrew Olson
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Jim Schlossnagle will reportedly be the new baseball coach at Texas.
After three seasons as Texas A&M’s head coach, Schlossnagle is on the move from College Station to Austin. Longhorn insider Chip Brown of 247Sports was the first to report the move. National college baseball insider Kendall Rogers of D1Baseball is also reporting Schlossnagle to Texas.
BREAKING: @AggieBaseball head coach Jim Schlossnagle is headed to @TexasBaseball, sources told @d1baseball. Schlossnagle guided the #Aggies to the College World Series Finals this season. Now, he heads to Austin. @ChipBrown247 had it first. #Hookem pic.twitter.com/3zJ5KPDbfQ
— Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogers) June 25, 2024
Texas A&M was 135-62 in 3 seasons under Schlossnagle, making the College World Series in 2022 and ’24. Schlossnagle previously coached at TCU (734-343, 2004-21) and UNLV (77-47, 2002-03).
Texas brings in Schlossnagle after announcing the firing of David Pierce on Monday.
Schlossnagle blasted for postgame comments
Schlossnagle-to-Texas had plenty of chatter in the rumor mill before the Longhorn job was officially open. When Pierce was let go, Schlossnagle was widely mentioned as a top candidate.
After Texas A&M fell to Tennessee in Monday’s decisive Game 3 of the College World Series finals, Richard Zane of TexAgs asked Schlossnagle about being rumored for another job without specifically mentioning Texas. The coach had a fiesty response that has aged quite poorly in less than 24 hours.
“I think it’s pretty selfish of you to ask me that question, to be honest with you. But I left my family to be the coach at Texas A&M. I took the job at Texas A&M to never take another job again. And that hasn’t changed in my mind.
“That’s unfair to talk about something like that. That would be like you asking (Braden) Montgomery if he’s going to sign in the draft. But I understand you’ve got to ask the question. But I gave up a big part of my life to come take this job. And I poured every ounce of my soul in this job and I gave this job every ounce I could possibly give it. Write that.”
As one might expect, Schlossnagle is taking a lot of heat on social media for taking the Texas job so soon after his postgame comments.
After his postgame performance in which he berated a reporter for asking him a question that had to be asked, if Jim Schlossnagle leaves the Aggies for the Longhorns, he’ll have no credibility for the rest of his career and will be branded as a liar by many.
— John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) June 25, 2024
Jim Schlossnagle when asked about the Texas job less than 24 hours ago:
“I think it’s pretty selfish of you to ask me that question…I left my family to be the coach at Texas A&M. I took the job at Texas A&M to never take another job again.”pic.twitter.com/kbRC7fTae8 https://t.co/DooWWkdBa8— The Next Round (@NextRoundLive) June 25, 2024
“I left my family to be the coach at Texas A&M. I took the job at Texas A&M to never take another job again.”
Jim Schlossnagle left for Texas less than 24 hours following this press conference
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) June 25, 2024
It’s happening. Jim Schlossnagle will be named the next head coach of Texas Baseball per @ChipBrown247
Schloss just became arguably the most hated man of all time in The Lone Star State.
An UNREAL move just ONE DAY after leading the Aggies to the College World Series Finals. pic.twitter.com/jEDiWFUu1V
— SEC Unfiltered (@SECUnfiltered) June 25, 2024
“They’ll have to carry me out of here in a pine box” – Tommy Tubberville
“I took the job at Texas A&M to never take another job again.” – Jim Schlossnagle
LITERALLY THE EXACT SAME! pic.twitter.com/D8cfdpWxru
— Cole Thompson (@MrColeThompson) June 25, 2024
Jim Schlossnagle be like https://t.co/gWZlPYy6wv pic.twitter.com/6Kbz7ZUU0Y
— Jonathan Williams (@Dr_JWill) June 25, 2024
Jim Schlossnagle leaving Texas A&M to become the Head Coach of the Texas Longhorns less than 24 hours after losing the College World Series is an all-time villain move.
I respect the hell out of a guy embracing the villain role. College baseball NEEDED a villain. I love this
— Ben Upton (@Ben_Upton5) June 25, 2024
Texas A&M head coach Jim Schlossnagle:
• “I took the job at Texas A&M to never take another job.”
• 18-hours later…..
• Takes another job. Not just any job.
• The Texas job. https://t.co/CogbG8pYC9
— Brad Logan (@BradLoganCOTE) June 25, 2024
As if the Texas-Texas A&M rivalry needed any more spice. The Longhorns and Aggies are set to be permanent opponents in the 16-team league, beginning in the 2025 season.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
