Texas basketball's Vic Schaefer addresses 'soft' comments | Golden
Vic Schaefer expounded on calling his team soft after a February loss at Vanderbilt. The Horns face UCLA in a national semifinal Friday.
Texas Longhorns practice in Phoenix ahead of Final Four matchup with UCLA https://t. co/EmctbPMC4F via @YouTube — Tyler Davis (@TDavisAAS) April 3, 2026 PHOENIX, Ariz. — Texas women's basketball coach Vic Schaefer was asked on the eve of Friday's national semifinal against UCLA about headlining-grabbing comments he made about his team after its 86-70 blowout loss Feb.
12 to Vanderbilt. Texas Longhorns head coach Vic Schaefer speaks at a Final Four press conference at the Mortgage Matchup Center on Thursday, April 2, 2026 in Phoenix Arizona. The Longhorns will play UCLA fin the Final Four on Friday, April 3, 2026.
(Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman) Schaefer questioned his team’s toughness after Vandy’s Mikayla Blakes, the country's leading scorer, went for 34 points — she was in the middle of scoring 30-plus in six of seven games — to help topple against a Longhorn team that prides itself on its defense. “We have no heart,” he said after the loss.
“We’re not tough. ” Schaefer added that the Horns were one of the softest teams he coached in years. He took heat for his comments, from this writer and others.