Texas coach apologizes for ‘Horns Down’ rant after UCF loss

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas coach Rodney Terry apologized Saturday after his workforce beat No. 9 Baylor for the way he reacted earlier within the week when he noticed some Central Florida gamers do a “horns down” hand signal within the moments after the Knights beat the Longhorns on their residence courtroom.

Terry had referred to as the actions by UCF gamers “classless” and confronted a number of of them within the postgame line for handshakes. The “horns down” hand signal has lengthy been utilized by Texas rivals, and Terry’s feedback have been broadly criticized throughout social media.

“I had no intention of attempting to point out up anybody, or offend anybody when it comes to what occurred on the finish of that recreation,” Terry stated.

He described UCF coach Johnny Dawkins as “a very good pal of mine.”

“He has program and so they’re having yr. Personally, if I offended him or his program, or anybody for that matter, that was not my intention,” Terry stated.

“We now have numerous ardour for who we’re and what we’re representing. We attempt to try this in a category method, on the highest stage,” Terry stated. “If I offended a few of our followers as nicely in not dealing with myself in the proper means … I apologize to our fan base as nicely, and perceive what it means to be the top coach on the College of Texas and what our model stands for.”