It was one of Texas A&M University's most prized traditions—until it became one of the university's worst tragedies. Almost 25 years after the Aggies bonfire.
The field was announced Sunday on ESPN and the Longhorns, 23-4 overall this season, received a No. 2 seed in the Stanford Quarter and will open the tournament against the Texas A&M Aggies. It'll be an all-Texas opening round with Texas State taking on No. 7-seeded SMU in the other match at Gregory Gym.
Texas A&M fired coach Jimbo Fisher on Sunday, a move that will cost the school more than $75 million and end a tenure that began six years ago with the Aggies presenting him.