Texas Longhorns head coach Rodney Terry had some words for the University of Central Florida players about their end-of-game handshake following Wednesday's contest.
Not sure what was said or happened, but here's #Texas head coach Rodney Terry telling some #UCF players in the handshake line, "That's classless. Don't do that shit." #HookEm pic.twitter.com/XXS3E4zIIB
— Tyler Feldman (@TylerFeldmanTV) January 18, 2024
In the clip above, you see Terry going down the line and telling UCF players, "That's classless. Don't do that s—-." At the time, it wasn't clear what had happened.
After the game, UCF coach Johnny Dawkins commented on the situation.
Here's #UCF head coach Johnny Dawkins on the handshake line situation between RT and some Knights. Dawkins said he did not see/know what happened. pic.twitter.com/MuEQqmmCh4
— Tyler Feldman (@TylerFeldmanTV) January 18, 2024
"Well, that's not the type of program we run, so if I see that, I will be addressing that personally from my standpoint," Dawkins said. "I know Coach Terry, he's a great man. You know, I have a lot of respect for his program. Coach Heath, he and I go way back coaching against each other in the Americans, so, you know, we all about having class as a program, so I'll go back and review what happened and if there's any action that needs to be taken on my end, you know from our staff, I will do that."
So, what happened?
Well, Terry explains that "about six or seven guys" were doing "the horns-down," an insult that references the Longhorns' signature "hook 'em horns" chant and hand signal that fans and players do to celebrate the team.
Here's what #Texas head coach Rodney said happened in the handshake line with #UCF:
"About 6 or 7 guys putting the horns down. We don't do that because when you do those kinds of things, it looks very classless."#HookEm | @KVUE pic.twitter.com/qV0nVNgb24
— Tyler Feldman (@TylerFeldmanTV) January 18, 2024
"About 6 or 7 guys putting the horns down. We don't do that because when you do those kinds of things, it looks very classless," said Terry, who has been with Texas since 2021.
Tyler Feldman of KVUE provided a clip of what happened.
Scene of the crime. pic.twitter.com/aPuceYYQus
— Tyler Feldman (@TylerFeldmanTV) January 18, 2024
As you can see, UCF players did the "horns-down" following their 77-71 win over the Longhorns.
Fans on X offered their thoughts on the matter.
The Horror!
— College Hoops Chat Show (@CollHoopsChat) January 18, 2024
"The Horror!" one fan sarcastically said.
They beat us in our own house. They get to do it and we deserve it. RT needs to toughen up. This is why this team plays so soft. It?s reflective of him. Beard was hard nose and the team showed it last year.
— vt ?????? (@phouckers) January 18, 2024
"They beat us in our own house," someone else wrote. "They get to do it and we deserve it. RT needs to toughen up. This is why this team plays so soft. It's reflective of him. Beard was hard nose and the team showed it last year."
they came into YOUR BUILDING and won. they have the right to do whatever the hell they want
— Tweed Barker (@tweed_barker) January 18, 2024
"they came into YOUR BUILDING and won. they have the right to do whatever the hell they want," another user said.
The Longhorns fell to 12-5 and will next play Saturday at home against No. 9 Baylor.
