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No, Texas was not involved in BYU students removing ‘horns down’ shirts
As the Texas Longhorns fell to the No. 21 BYU Cougars 84-72 in Provo on Saturday, the national discourse wasn’t about the Cougars shooting 64.0 percent or ending a two-game losing streak. It wasn’t about the Longhorns ended a two-game winning streak, either.
It was about BYU students being forced to remove t-shirts with “horns down” painted on them sometime early in the game or before the game.
The front row of #BYU‘s student section, closest to the Texas bench, had white t-shirts with blue paint on that spelled out “Horns Down.”
During the first media timeout, those students were asked to remove the shirts. #BYUHoops #Big12
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) January 27, 2024
After the win, Cougars head coach Mark Pope took the unprompted opportunity to address the incident at the end of his post-game press conference.
“That’s not just us, that’s not how we roll,” said Pope. “It was a miscalculation [by] a couple of eager kids — we love the eagerness of these fans, but it’s not what we do here. We love all 18,000 people in this gym, they were incredible tonight, and just so you know, that’s not what we should do.”
The longtime, simmering discourse over “horns down” and how Texas feels about it resurfaced in a high-profile manner on Jan. 17 when Longhorns head coach Rodney Terry called it “classless” for UCF players to make the gesture after a win over Texas in Austin during a rant that lasted roughly a minute.
Terry later apologized.
“I had no intention of trying to show up anyone or offend anyone in terms of what occurred at the end of that game,” he said.
“We have a lot of passion for who we are and what we are representing. We try to do that in a class manner, at the highest level,” Terry added. “If I offended some of our fans as well in not handling myself in the right way… I apologize to our fan base as well and understand what it means to be the head coach at the University of Texas and what our brand stands for.”
Despite the apology, Pope apparently agrees with the substance of what the Texas head coach was saying, even though reality surely won’t keep the hot takes from flying on social media, takes that Terry himself helped enable.
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Texas reports 48 cyclospora cases and the source is still unknown
Texas has reported 48 cases of Cyclospora, a foodborne illness caused by a parasite that health experts say can lead to severe gastrointestinal symptoms.
Dr. David Winter, an internal medicine physician with Baylor Scott & White, said cyclospora infections typically increase during the summer. However, he said the current increase affecting several states could become the worst in years.
At least 20 people nationwide have been hospitalized with symptoms that can last for weeks.
“It’s really bad disease right now and sometimes you get in your intestines and that gives you these horrible cramps and gurgling and then diarrhea. In fact, the diarrhea is so bad, they call it explosive diarrhea,” Winter said.
Cyclospora is caused by a parasite rather than a virus or bacteria. Winter said the parasite multiplies inside the intestines, contributing to recurring symptoms.
“It’s a parasite. It’s not a virus, it is not bacteria. So the parasite, once it gets in your intestine, it starts to multiply. And then when it builds up a certain amount, then it comes out with this explosion, and then it starts multiply again,” Winter said.
The illness spreads through food or water contaminated with infected feces and is rarely transmitted from person to person.
The source of the current outbreak is unknown. Previous outbreaks have been linked to fresh fruits and vegetables, including basil, cilantro, raspberries and snow peas.
Doctors recommend thoroughly washing fresh produce before eating it to help reduce the risk of infection.
For many people, symptoms can be managed at home, and antibiotics are also effective, according to Winter.
He said patients with severe diarrhea should let their doctor know about their symptoms because many routine stool tests do not automatically screen for cyclospora.
“Most stool tests in laboratories don’t look for this. So you want to be sure and tell your doctor, I’ve got this, quote, explosive diarrhea. I’m cramping, I feel like hell, I have all this fatigue,” Winter said.
While the infection is uncommon, Winter said it can be especially difficult for those who become sick.
“It’s rare, but boy when you get it, it is tough,” Winter said.
This story was originally reported for broadcast by NBC DFW. AI tools helped convert the story into a digital article, and an NBC DFW journalist edited it again before publication.
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