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WATCH: Iowa State AD Jamie Pollard shreds Texas over Longhorn Network appearance

IMG_0985by:Griffin McVeigh•02/22/23•

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Texas v Iowa State
AMES, IA - JANUARY 17: Caleb Grill #2 of the Iowa State Cyclones drives the ball as SirJabari Rice #10 of the Texas Longhorns defends in the first half of play at Hilton Coliseum on January 17, 2023 in Ames, Iowa. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images)

Big 12 regular season championship implications were on the line in Austin on Tuesday night, with Texas playing host to Iowa State. If you were not able to make your way to the Moody Center, Longhorn Network was showing the game. However, not everybody was too thrilled with the broadcast decision of the top 25 matchup.

Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard has had enough of Longhorn Network. His Cyclones have been placed there on multiple occasions throughout the years, including football games. Pollard is ready to see Texas leave in favor of the SEC and expressed his frustration on Wednesday morning.

“Can’t leave soon enough,” Pollard said when asked his reaction to Tuesday’s game being played on LHN.

Watching Iowa State drop a crucial game on the road most likely did not help Pollard’s feelings either. Texas had a comfortable win in their hands throughout most of the game, earning a 72-54 victory.

Both Texas and Oklahoma recently agreed to leave the Big 12 a season early. Both will be out by the 2024 football season, meaning everyone else in the conference has just over another year of the Longhorns and Sooners.

Iowa State has a longer history with the latter, dating back to their Big 8 days. Texas became a conference foe back in 1996 when Big 12 football officially began. The relationship seems to have soured over the past two years or so.

Lucky for Pollard, Longhorn Network will soon not be his problem anymore. In fact, nobody will have to deal with the channel once the SEC move is official. Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte said LHN will be folding soon, although some equipment will be kept in Austin.

“The Longhorn Network will be folded into the SEC Network,” Del Conte said. “We have a year or two left with the Longhorn Network. Then, all that inventory stays with us.”