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News Editor EMILY HERNANDEZ NEWS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020 3 CAMPUS Give thanks to get a free meal Students can now get a free meal from J2 or Kins Dining through a new program by UHD and UT Outpost.

By Samantha Greyson leaf put on the trees, a stu- would like this meal card throughout the UT commu- to J2 or Kins Dining before, to students from Dec. 1 to @GreysonSamantha dent who has requested food that is good for one meal,” nity since we couldn’t do the Ross said. He said this is an Jan. 19, Ross said. Instead from the UT Outpost gets a Ross said. “So long as we normal dinner.” important opportunity for of only one food pickup per niversity free meal ticket for J2 or Kins have those meals, we will UHD collected over 600 the outpost and for the stu- month, students will be allot- Housing Dining until Dec. 16. get students connected with thank-you notes at the Nov. dents they serve, especially ted two pickups in December and Dining The UT Outpost is connect- that card. 12 Longhorn Harvest event, during the holiday season, and January. partnered ing students with a meal card Lew said UHD began the Lew said. Students can also which can be more challeng- Director of dining Rene with UT through their online survey, program as an alternative to give thanks on a virtual sur- ing for students living with Rodriguez said this is an Outpost for UT Outpost coordinator Will the annual Friendsgiving din- vey, which will translate into food insecurity. appropriate alternative to Giving Thanks Early, a pro- Ross said. Thank-you notes ner, which will not take place paper leaves, Lew said. “After talking about what the traditional Friends- gram that gives a student a will be collected until Nov. in person this year. “We didn’t want to lim- our current students need, giving meal, which brings free meal for every paper leaf 24, and the meal tickets can “This year, we’re doing the it this to just people who from our perspective at UT students together. put on a giving tree. be used until dining halls dinner, but since we can’t are on campus,” Lew said. Outpost, this really fell down “We always (had) a bunch The paper trees are located close Dec. 16, said Cynthia have big groups, it’s just not “We wanted people who to being the most unique of students bring a whole outside Jester 2nd Floor Din- Lew, UHD director of mar- going to be the same,” Lew were studying remotely and and creative idea and some- group, just like a family din- ing and Kinsolving Dining, keting and communications. said. “All of our food now is not on campus to be able thing … we haven’t tried yet,” ner,” Rodruigez said. “We and students can write their “Right now, we have a served in to-go containers. to participate.” Ross said. wanted to be able to have thanks on paper leaves to question on our food pickup We still wanted to do some- The outpost has never The outpost is doubling something that showed it’s paste onto the trees. For each request form to ask if you thing to spread friendship given students meal tickets the amount of food given out part of giving back too.”

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copyright cynthia lew, and reproduced with permission Editor-In-Chief EMILY CALDWELL 4 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020 OPINION COLUMN Reconsider admissions to major college career. UT should allow In contrast, Jeff Handy, director of the Vicks Center for incoming Strategic Advising housed in UGS, said around 90% of UGS students students to stick with their chosen discipline once they have declared their ma- remain undeclared jor. Outside of UGS, transfers for their first year typically happen within colleges on campus. rather than between colleges. Internal transfers are logistical- ly less difficult given that majors By Eva Strelitz-Block within colleges generally have Columnist overlapping requirements. However, the internal transfer process is still stressful, difficult very student to navigate and could be avoided, at UT should given that the majority of students have the free- are not satisfied with their initial dom and time major choice. to determine Providing students space to the academ- experiment academically with- ic pathway that is right for them. out committing to a major makes Studies have shown that giving sense to a lot of students who want students more time to devel- to avoid unnecessary adminis- op their interests before choos- trative hurdles, including Will ing their major leads to higher Schweizer, a Plan II and exercise graduation rates. science junior. Schweizer switched juwon woo / the daily texan staff This insight informs the mission his major twice before landing of the School of Undergraduate on exercise science during his limited initial awareness of the ma- Studies, which allows “undeclared” GALLERY sophomore year. jors and career pathways available students to explore and hone their “I think (it) would leave more to them at UT. Handy said that interests without having to know doors open for the potential of despite the 100+ majors available exactly what they want to study. switching to what you want be- to UT undergraduates, high school UGS students don’t have to declare cause, at the end of the day, this students usually apply to only a their major until the end of their is what you are going to be doing, handful of them. fourth semester at UT. hopefully, for the rest of your life,” “Students coming out of high Meanwhile, from day one on Schweizer said. “So, I think it is re- school are really just guessing at the Forty Acres, most UT students ally important that you study what what they want to do,” Handy said. immediately begin the task of ful- you want.” “This is not to say anything nega- filling their prescribed major re- Many universities are mov- tive about them; that is just what quirements — oftentimes before ing to an admissions and major the circumstances are. But there is they have clarity on what academ- model that promotes discovery a lot to learn, and there is a lot that ic pathway is best suited to their in students’ early academic path- (they) don’t know exists.” interests and goals. way. The University of California, By doing away with di- In order to support students in Berkeley only requires students rect-to-specific major admissions fully developing their areas of in- in certain colleges to declare their and admitting students to colleges terests, all students should begin major before they have 75 units. instead, UT will offer students cru- their journey as undeclared within Students at the University of cial time to create the academic their college. Washington must wait until they and career pathway that is truly UGS director Lara Harlan have completed 105 credits and right for them — the first time. said 83% of all students in Tex- five quarters to declare their major. Strelitz-Block is a as colleges will change their This system would take into Plan II sophomore from major at least once in their account Longhorns’ generally Austin, Texas. charlie hyman / the daily texan staff

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copyright , and reproduced with permission The Verde Leaders program is an initiative where members of Austin FC Academy and other leaders hold soccer and life skills training sessions for youth.

By Marcus Krum and the sport to make Austin FC soccer fans and players before participated regularly in a sport @marcuskrum something that is really emblem- the club’s arrival. The city posted of any kind dropped 4 percentage atic of the city?” said James Ruth, top-five national television rat- points from 2011 to 2017. Youth Austin FC’s senior vice president ings for both the 2018 and 2019 soccer in the United States saw amiliar sounds of marketing. “We want to be a cat- FIFA World Cups, according to a 9.5% decrease in participation could be heard alyst for all the things that make Fox Sports. from 2016 to 2017. on a November Austin great.” But the question remained: How evening at Dove This mission of creating a team does an expansion soccer club take Springs Recre- that exemplifies Austin culture root in a city that has never housed But the question ation Center in almost began in Columbus, Ohio. a top-tier professional sports southeast Austin. The shouts of remained: How does When Anthony Precourt, CEO of team? For Jordan Johnson, pro- children and teenagers and blaring an expansion soccer Austin FC’s majority ownership gram director of the team’s Verde music rose through the crisp air. company Two Oak Ventures, first Leaders initiative, this begins club take root in a But with it came something un- decided to bring a Major League by developing the soccer culture familiar — the sounds of sneakers city that has never Soccer squad to Austin, the inves- and community outreach at the sliding on concrete and a soccer tor announced intentions to move youth level. housed a top-tier ball slamming into a chain-link the Soccer Club “We know that Austin is a soc- professional fence. The group of youth wore from central Ohio down south. cer city; we know that Austin verde and black jerseys, and a sports team? But backlash from Columbus’ loves this sport,” Johnson said. nearby pop-up tent donned the fans and Precourt’s sale of the club “But from my perspective, it’s crest of Austin FC, the city’s new halted the move. Instead, Austin about making sure that everyone “Pay-for-play culture is one of club. FC became Major League Soccer’s can play the sport regardless of the biggest (reasons) for that,” Next year, Austin FC will be- 27th independent franchise, oper- their background and where they Geoff Rich, an assistant professor gin play in a city that’s long been ating as an expansion team. came from.” of practice in UT’s Department starved of a major professional While Austin FC is set to begin Youth sports in America have of Kinesiology and Health Edu- sports team. The club hopes its play in 2021, it has worked to ex- been confronted with declining cation, said in an email. “(It is) impact will stretch farther than pand the soccer culture within the participation in the last decade, costing more and more to play for its sprawling stadium, which is city since Precourt founded the and soccer has taken a hit with the club teams’ (initial costs and trav- nestled between several North team in 2019. rest of them. According to a study el costs). The responsibility falls Austin neighborhoods. That’s not to say that Austin by The Aspen Institute, the per- to the parents to pay for those op- “How do we go beyond soccer wasn’t already brimming with centage of American children who portunities if they want to get any 7

kind of scouting for college.” According to a Duke University How do we go beyond study, the “pay-to-play” model that soccer and the sport to has taken over youth soccer has forced young athletes to play for expensive make Austin FC something that is club teams in order to receive the best really emblematic of the city?” instruction and compete with other top JAMES RUTH talent. In turn, it has phased out many austin fc senior vice president young players in low-income commu- of marketing nities — the costs of club fees, travel and equipment can amount to thou- In another effort to increase access sands of dollars each year. and fervor around the sport at a young Now, Austin FC is actively trying age, Austin FC has constructed two to buck this trend at a local level. The concrete “minipitches” in partnership Verde Leaders program is an initiative with its nonprofit arm 4ATX Foun- where members of the organization, dation. With one at the Dove Springs copyright austin fc, and reproduced with permission players and coaches of Austin FC Acad- Recreation Center and the other in Austin FC is still building its stadium in North Austin off Burnet Road and West Braker Lane. It is projected emy and other leaders hold biweekly North Austin at Wooldridge Elemen- to hold 20,500 fans. soccer and life skills training sessions, tary School, the small courts complete as well as other community events with built-in goals and chain-link fenc- for youth. es emphasize a quick, energizing style “They’re more than minipitches; portant to soccer culture in the city,” “They help the underserved areas get of play. they’re signals to the youth and the Ruth said. “It definitely exists. We access to soccer, so they work with a lot Kaitlin Swarts, Austin FC vice families in that community that you think there’s some opportunities for us of the AISD (Austin ISD) school districts president of community impact, said deserve a safe space to play soccer,” to supercharge that.” to help provide the opportunity for outside of providing a space to hold Swarts said. “As a club, we want to On its face, one may see the glamour young players to have access to soccer,” events, she hopes the two futsal-style provide a place with a smooth surface, of an investment group that includes said , Austin FC Academy courts provide a venue for the sport with lights, where you can just grab actor Matthew McConaughey or the general manager. to grow. your friends, grab your family, show up gleam of the new $240 million stadi- and play.” um. But at its core, Austin FC’s pres- Ruth said the casual, unstructured ence in the city begins in places like the fun that comes with playing pickup soc- Dove Springs minipitch — with a ball cer is vital to the continual growth of moving, music blasting and a commu- soccer in Austin. Outside of the bound- nity and its youth coming together to aries of organized sports, providing share a love for this sport. spaces for players of all ages to compete “As a club, Austin FC believes that in an informal setting is a goal the club is soccer can unify the city in a way that working toward. not much else can,” Swarts said. “Pickup soccer culture is really im-

copyright austin fc, and reproduced with permission Austin FC, the city’s new Major League Soccer soccer club, will begin playing next year. Austin has never had a top-tier professional sports team before this. 8 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020 NEWS STATE Here are some proposed bills for the 87th Texas Lege that could impact universities

By Lauren Goodman “These ideas are not new,” govern- @laurgoodman ment sophomore Dorsey said. “These are things that students have been ad- Just over 800 bills have been vocating for for many years now, so we filed for the 87th Texas Legis- don’t claim to reinvent the wheel.” lative Session, which will begin Dorsey said Hook the Vote’s goal is Jan. 12, including more than 100 to get polling places on all colleges and education-related legislation. universities in the state. About 550 bills were proposed Mon- The debate over carrying handguns day, Nov. 9, the first day to file legisla- on campus will also resume, as State tion for the upcoming Texas Legislative Rep. Terry Meza, D-Irving, filed a house Session. Proposed legislation includes bill for institutions to establish rules designating polling places on college and provisions for license holders to campuses, suicide prevention informa- carry handguns on campus grounds. tion on student identification cards and State Rep. Kyle Biedermann is plan- the carrying of handguns at higher edu- ning to file a bill for constitutional car- cation institutions. ry, which would allow people to carry a Holly Ainsworth, a Universitywide handgun openly without a permit. representative in UT Student Govern- Selina Eshraghi, director of the March ment, authored the original SG reso- For Our Lives Austin chapter, said they lution to include crisis information on will continue to meet with lawmakers barbra daly / the daily texan staff student IDs in October 2019, which next year to propose new legislation. was voted for and implemented into “The last legislative session I came new UT student IDs. Ainsworth said into it being bright-eyed and naive,” she started talking to state legislators to said Eshraghi, chemical engineering see if anyone could introduce it for the and radio-television-film senior. “I next session. was so ready to pass all these bills. I “(State legislators) said that it’s realize it’s a large uphill battle … (but) something that a lot of people agree I’m glad about this conversation we about across the aisle,” nursing senior keep having.” Ainsworth said. “Democrats, Repub- Another education-related bill filed licans, independent parties — they all calls for a student loan repayment as- really want to work on mental health, sistance program for front-line workers especially with the pandemic going on.” during the COVID-19 pandemic. People Ainsworth said other schools could who would qualify for student loan re- benefit from the bill because all Texas lief include medical professionals, nurse students would have access to a mental practitioners, child care workers and health resource. military personnel. “I’m really hoping that they get to pass H.B. 403 would exempt people expe- it because I think that mental health is riencing homelessness from tuition and just super important,” Ainsworth said. fees at higher education institutions. “The main challenge was … showing the The bill would go into effect for tuition need for mental health resources and for the 2022 spring semester. being able to show that to administra- S.B. 140 would authorize the distri- tors to make sure that they understood bution and sale of cannabis and canna- that this is something really beneficial.” bis products, including marijuana. As State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin, of Thursday, six bills have been filed by proposed the designation of a polling state representatives relating to the le- place at every Texas higher education galization of cannabis. institution with at least 8,000 students “Meeting with our representatives enrolled. The legislation was brought to was super rewarding and exciting,” the representatives by Hook the Vote, Dorsey said. “A dream of mine is to just a nonpartisan agency with UT Student personally be able to reach out to repre- Government, said Ainsley Dorsey, Hook sentatives with my concerns and hope- the Vote co-director. fully get them passed through.” Life&Arts Editor ARIANA ARREDONDO LIFE&ARTS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020 9 STUDENT LIFE Thanksgiving feast with a twist families and heritage. it’s always a reminder of those always a gift. said. “(However), there are a lot of Students look Lopez, a business and government moments that I get to have with “We appreciate being together and vegetarian Indians, so we usually junior, said being from the border city my family,” Lopez said. “I have give thanks for having each other,” try to have vegetarian biryani forward to of Laredo, Texas, Thanksgiving has family that lives out of town … so Acosta said. “We really value that as well.” always been odd for him. He said the for me, the dish represents that idea time at the dinner table.” Christopher said for her family, celebrating with mixture of American and Mexican of connection.” With parents who immigrated Thanksgiving consists of a smaller culture within the community is Corporate communication junior from India, psychology junior lunch followed by a huge potluck their favorite highlighted through food during the Romelia Acosta said one of her favorite Natania Christopher said her family dinner where you can find the holiday season. holiday treats is champurrado, a didn’t start celebrating Thanksgiving biryani, tandoori chicken and tons of meals from Because his family makes them hot chocolate-like drink. She said until she was around 10 years old. Indian desserts. This year, she will be seasonally, chicken tamales are the hot beverage is known all across She said her family now celebrates celebrating with family and friends in their cultures. always the first dish he thinks about Mexico in different variations, but the holiday season with other Indian a large outdoor area with masks and when the holidays come around, her recipe represents the warmth of immigrant families in Dallas who also strict social distancing rules. By Morgan-Taylor Thomas Lopez said. He said making tamales her family. do not have extended family close by. Even though she grew up in the @mtthomas_ is very methodical and always results “We use pilóncillo (cane sugar), Tandoori chicken, which is chicken United States, Christopher said being in a family assembly line the day cinnamon sticks, chocolate abuelita marinated in hung yogurt and spices able to cook Indian food with her before Thanksgiving. (hot chocolate tablets), milk and corn such as chili powder, cumin and mother and aunt as well as celebrate lthough he may “Usually we’ll make the masa, flour,” Acosta said. “It’s all boiled in mango powder, is Christopher’s with friends takes her to a place have some turkey which is like the batter,” Lopez said. water and stirred until it’s the right favorite holiday dish. But she said it’s of comfort. or buttery mashed “Then, you have the corn husks consistency, which is pretty thick.” not a celebration without biryani. “It’s our home. It’s our culture,” potatoes, Oscar where the masa is held, and you Acosta said because she has to “Biryani is basically a really spicy Christopher said. “It’s just special.” Armando Lopez basically have to lather the batter cross the border between El Paso rice and chicken dish,” Christopher III said he looks into the corn husks. Then, you put and Ciudad forward to his family’s dishes, such whatever fillings you’re going to have Juárez to as pozole and empanadas de cajeta, into it and steam them throughout visit her during Thanksgiving. the day.” family, the Some students celebrate Lopez said there’s more than time she Thanksgiving with food from their just food to be thankful for on spends own cultures. They said taking the Thanksgiving. with them time to make and eat their traditional “Now that I’m older and a lot of during the meals brings them closer to their my time is being spent in Austin, holidays is

rocky higine / the daily texan file 4 10 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020 LIFE&ARTS CAMPUS UT Outpost plans to offer double portions in December, January to combat food insecurity over holidays

By Sabrina LeBoeuf more comfortable discussing food @_sabrinakaye insecurity now, it was difficult to open up about when they attended As students prepare for the winter the University. closure of on-campus resources, UT “UT kind of felt like a rich kid school,” Outpost, the school’s food pantry, Vaughan said. “It would have been sort will offer double portions to students of outing myself as one of those people, experiencing food insecurity. like I didn’t belong there, which I UT Outpost coordinator Will Ross recognize now is not necessarily true.” said the food pantry allows students UT Outpost is working against the to obtain 25 to 35 pounds of food stigma around food insecurity by once per month during the semester, keeping the pantry open to any UT including nonperishable items, fresh student enrolled in at least one credit produce and snacks. From Dec. 1 to course. People who want to pick up Jan. 19, Ross said students will be able food are not required to share proof to visit twice in a month to prepare for of need. when the pantry is closed during the Since UT Outpost provides University holidays. contactless service where students sign “I really encourage students who are up for a pick-up time online, Ross said on the fence about taking advantage students who request food can have of this resource to really consider this friends or family members pick up sierra wiggers / the daily texan staff as a tool for your success,” Ross said. their bag on their behalf. “The equivalent is asking an academic UT Outpost is also currently adviser whether they should take this encouraging individuals to donate class or that class. We’re here to help money, as opposed to food, so the you be successful.” organization itself can purchase what According to a 2018 study from it needs. the Journal of Nutrition & Food Longhorns Eat, a student initiative Sciences, 23.5%, or roughly 9,500, that started as a class assignment, works of UT’s undergraduate students said with UT Outpost to raise awareness they experience food insecurity. Many about the food pantry. Longhorns undergraduate students reported going Eat member Aniket Matharasi said hungry, skipping meals to make ends the group learned from UT Outpost meet or having to choose affordable, that many students don’t know about nonnutritious foods over more costly the resource. healthy foods, according to the survey. “It was kind of heartbreaking to Ross said food insecurity is further hear how people are facing these exacerbated around the holidays when issues and don’t necessarily feel students can no longer rely on campus comfortable seeking the help they may resources for food. need because of the stigma attached Noah Vaughan, who graduated to food insecurity,” business honors from UT in 2018, said they started sophomore Matharasi said. experiencing food insecurity as a In a survey of 100 students this sophomore. Without a car, they did semester, Longhorns Eat found 55% not have access to a nearby, affordable did not know about UT Outpost. grocery store. Vaughan found a few “It was honestly very surprising to clubs serving food each week to make us, but, at the same time, also not that up for dinner and occasionally shared surprising,” Matharasi said. “I think food with a friend who had a meal plan, a lot of people do kind of live in this but many food sources disappeared bubble where they don’t necessarily during breaks. see the inequalities that are present Vaughan said although they feel around us.” 55

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Sports Editor MYAH TAYLOR 12 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020 SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY Just a hair length apart of cross country. Identical twins Trevor and Evan said their friendly competition has made Trevor and Evan each of them better athletes. “I think the reason we were Williams are in- able to excel (at) how we did in high school and just be at UT in separable on the the first place was because we cross country always had each other to com- pete against in not only races course and in life. but practices too,” Trevor said. Instead of letting the pres- sure of competition destroy By Taylor Hawthorne their bond, the brothers rely on @taylorrleigh_ the support system they pro- vide for each other — they both understand what it feels like to t first glance, have a bad race or practice. you wouldn’t “I think the little comments be able to tell go a long way, especially in hard Trevor and or long workouts,” Evan said. Evan Wil- “Little things like Trevor tap- liams apart, but thanks to Trev- ping my back and shoving me or’s new haircut, it’s a bit easier. forward a little bit is a push of The identical twins’ sibling courage and motivation.” rivalry has reached new heights Being together all the time is now that both sophomores run something Trevor and Evan are for the Texas cross country used to, but they do want their team, but the Williams brothers own space sometimes. have been competing with each “I think with anyone, you can other their whole lives. get tired of them at some point,” Evan said their parents used Trevor said. “At the same time, to tell stories of the competi- we don’t know any different. I tions they would have as kids don’t know what it’s like to not — like who could crawl out the have a twin brother.” crib faster. “Or ever live alone,” “Trevor beat me in the Evan said. womb,” Evan said. “He was like Cross country isn’t the only a pound heavier than me, so sport that brings the two to- we’ve had a rivalry since then.” gether. The twins from McAl- Trevor and Evan have done len, Texas, are a short trip away everything together for as long from South Padre Island, where as they can remember, so when they spend the day together it was time to take the next step when they’re not running. in their athletic and academic “We love the beach, and surf- careers, they decided to follow ing we both have a passion for,” the same path to UT. Trevor said. “It’s not so much “I knew I was wanting to competitive as it is an enjoyable take the next journey in college pastime we can do together.” with him,” Evan said. “He has Evan said having his brother been such a big part of my life at arm’s distance has benefitted up to that point; I knew I want- his life in many ways. ed him to be part of my life at “In my experience, it’s this point.” been cool to always have Growing up, the Williams someone push you to be your twins usually played on the best self,” Evan said. “I’ll same sports teams, but when hear him drinking water at they took up distance run- his desk behind me and be like, ‘He’s hydrated. I’ve got ning, the competitive dynamic copyright texas athletics, and reproduced with permission changed and became a game to be hydrated.’ Every little aspect becomes competitive Trevor and Evan Williams pose for photos. The way to tell apart the two Texas cross country runners and twins is by their hair: Trevor with the of who could beat who be- short hair, and Evan with the long hair. cause of the individual nature and a fun comradeship.” 7 8 14 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020 SPORTS

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Guards Coleman, Ramey, Jones are key to offense this season

By Nathan Han In order for Texas to reach and inefficient. After the Longhorns making substantial prog- tice and asks me, ‘What did @NathanHan13 their preseason expectations With senior guard Jase ranked last in the Big 12 and ress on the court, especially you see out there? What can I this season, including a No. Febres expected to miss the 292nd out of all 353 teams when it comes to communi- do better?’” When the Texas basketball 19 ranking, those three guards season opener because of in- in pace in the KenPom rank- cating with each other and Almost every offense re- team rattled off an electric will need to be a consistent jury, the trio’s play will be ings last season, Coleman their teammates. lies on its guards to generate five-game winning streak to spark for the Longhorn of- even more crucial, especially said the team put an empha- “Courtney is learning how buckets, but Smart and the save its NCAA tournament bid fense. Texas ranked 153rd in when it comes to playing to- sis on pushing the ball and to communicate with his Longhorns are particularly last season, redshirt junior offensive efficiency out of all gether in two-guard or even playing fast. teammates differently,” Jones pinning the majority of their guard Andrew Jones said the 353 Division I teams during three-guard lineups. “Everybody’s strength on said. “So he has a greater un- scoring and playmaking on trio of him, senior guard Matt the 2019-20 season and “In practice, coach (Smart) this team is getting up and derstanding now than he did Coleman, Jones and Ramey. Coleman III and junior guard ranked 24th in defensive effi- has put us on the same team down the court fast,” Coleman when he first got here on how UT-RGV senior guard Javon Courtney Ramey began to gel ciency. so that we could just get a said. “Just getting out in tran- to make his teammates better, Levi, who earned All-America on the court. Much of the Longhorns’ feel and build the chemis- sition, less dribbling, more what will make his teammates Defensive Team honors the “We needed to trust each offensive struggles came in try of playing with each oth- passing and allowing guys like click.” last two seasons, will be the other,” Jones said in a Thurs- the half court, where head er alongside each other,” Kai (Jones), Donovan (Wil- When Texas kicks off first in a long line of impres- day teleconference. “We’re coach Shaka Smart relied on Coleman said. liams) and Greg (Brown) to its season Nov. 25 against sive backcourts the Texas trio all three really ball-dominant his guards and their streaky Smart recognizes the im- excel in their strengths. We UT-Rio Grande Valley, must outplay to meet high ex- guards … , so once we learned shooting to generate offense. portance of the guards, and just don’t want to be stag- all eyes will likely be on pectations. how to trust each other, rely When Coleman, Jones and last week, the head coach said nant.” the play of highly touted “At the end of the day, that’s on each other and not feel like Ramey were hot, the Tex- he was giving Jones the green Throughout preseason newcomer Greg Brown. what it comes down to: mak- we have to make the super- as offense was as well. But light to shoot the ball. workouts and scrimmag- “(Greg Brown) asks ques- ing more plays than the other hero play all the time, that’s when that trio of guards was “He needs to shoot as much es, Smart pinpointed his tions,” Coleman said. “He’ll team and making life easy for when we started to click.” cold, the offense was stagnant as he can,” Smart said. three guards as three players text me every day after prac- one another,” Coleman said.

jack myer / the daily texan file Redshirt junior Andrew Jones drives on a TCU defender in a Feb. 19, 2020, game. The guard said he, along with junior Courtney Ramey and senior Matt Coleman, have been playing together in practice.