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Texas men’s basketball coach Chris Beard has been suspended without pay and will not coach in the team’s game against Rice on Monday night following his morning arrest, the school announced less than two hours before tip-off.
“The University take matters of interpersonal violence involving members of its community seriously,” Texas said in a statement. “Given the information available, The University has suspended Chris Beard from his position as head coach of Men’s Basketball and will withhold his pay until further notice.”
