{"id":2998,"date":"2024-01-28T16:14:23","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T08:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.24hscore.com\/?p=2998"},"modified":"2024-01-28T16:14:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T08:14:28","slug":"byu-coach-upset-over-horns-down-t-shirts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/basketball\/byu-coach-upset-over-horns-down-t-shirts\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach at BYU chastises students for donning &#8220;Horns Down&#8221; t-shirts during their match against Texas."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In college sports, uttering &#8220;Horns Down&#8221; in reference to Texas can easily evoke strong reactions. Many programs make efforts to be sensitive to this sentiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a Big 12 clash between BYU and Texas on Saturday, nine BYU students took the initiative to wear T-shirts spelling out &#8220;HORNS DOWN&#8221; in the front row of the ROC (Roar of Cougars) student section. Positioned closest to the Texas bench, their shirts were noticeable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, by the first media timeout, the shirts were no longer visible, as BYU had reportedly requested their removal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/24hscore.org\/basketball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Basketball Updates<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The BYU students in the front row with &#39;Horns Down&#39; painted on their shirts were asked to remove the shirts after the first media timeout, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mitch_Harper?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Mitch_Harper<\/a>. <br><br>?: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sleeslakin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@sleeslakin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KDN0yjI1na\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/KDN0yjI1na<\/a><\/p>&mdash; CBS Sports College Basketball ? (@CBSSportsCBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSSportsCBB\/status\/1751333852025401756?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 27, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With or without the provocative shirts, the 21st-ranked Cougars secured a victory against the Longhorns with a final score of 84-72, improving their record to 15-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the game, BYU head coach Mark Pope addressed the incident involving the shirts when speaking with reporters, as reported by KSL Sports&#8217; Mitch Harper. Pope stated that the shirts had been removed before the game, emphasizing that such behavior is not representative of the team&#8217;s values. He characterized it as a miscalculation by a few enthusiastic fans, noting that it goes against the principles upheld by the ROC, players, and the student body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The &#8220;Horns Down&#8221; gesture has reemerged as a topic of discussion in college sports, sparked by Texas head coach Rodney Terry expressing disapproval toward UCF players making the hand gesture during a postgame handshake line. Terry later apologized for his comments, acknowledging that he might have gone too far in criticizing UCF and its players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given the recent incident, it remains to be seen if Texas&#8217; next road opponent, TCU on February 3, will take steps to avoid provoking Texas, similar to BYU&#8217;s response.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In college sports, uttering &#8220;Horns Down&#8221; in reference to Texas can easily evoke strong reactions. Many programs make efforts to be sensitive to this sentiment. During a Big 12 clash between BYU and Texas on Saturday, nine BYU students took the initiative to wear T-shirts spelling out &#8220;HORNS DOWN&#8221; in the front row of the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":3000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","rank_math_description":"In college sports, uttering \"Horns Down\" in reference to Texas can easily evoke strong reactions. 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