Three reasons Schloss would never leave Texas A&M baseball for the Texas job

Somehow, this rumor is still alive, but there’s absolutely no way the Texas A&M baseball head man heads to Austin.

Jun 23, 2024; Omaha, NE, USA; Texas A&M Aggies head coach Jim Schlossnagle before game 2 of the College Baseball World Series against the Tennessee Volunteers at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports / Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports

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Why Jim Schlossnagle isn’t leaving Texas A&M baseball: Doesn’t want to rebuild again

I get the whole thing about the transfer portal making things easier in this day and age, but the Longhorns are in a bad way with really nowhere to go. Conversely, the Aggies are in a great spot—they are literally coming off of a national championship appearance, returning two of their three best hitters, and bringing in several highly-recruited transfers and freshmen.

These are two programs with arrows pointed in diametrically opposed directions. The Aggies are trending positively, and the Longhorns are on a steady decline. Why leave one spot for another in these conditions?

The fact is that Schloss has worked his tail off in these three years to get this program to where it needs to be to compete for a national championship. The run two years ago was great, but that team wasn’t able to really threaten. Now, the Aggies are on the verge of being a perennial contender, and he has everything he could want. That’s just not how it would be at Texas, with the toxicity and pressure surrounding their athletic department.

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