Report: Jim Schlossnagle to leave Texas A&M for head coach job at Texas

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle has been poached by the Texas Longhorns to fill in their head coaching vacancy, according to multiple reports.

The news was first reported by Chip Brown of Horns247 and later confirmed by Kendall Rogers of D1Baseball and Texas A&M insider Billy Liucci, among others.

Schlossnagle’s move to Texas reunites him with AD Chris Del Conte, who was previously the AD at TCU when he held the same title with the Horned Frogs. It also comes hot off the heels of A&M’s runner-up finish in the College World Series, where they fell 6-5 to Tennessee in the third game of a thrilling series.

When asked about the rumors of his future in Aggieland following the game by Richard Zane of TexAgs, Schlossnagle, he fired back, calling the question “selfish” and “unfair.”

“I think it’s pretty selfish of you to ask me that question, to be honest with you. But I left my family to be the coach at Texas A&M. I took the job at Texas A&M to never take another job again. And that hasn’t changed in my mind.

That’s unfair to talk about something like that. That would be like you asking (Braeden) Montgomery if he’s going to sign in the draft. But I understand you’ve got to ask the question. But I gave up a big part of my life to come take this job. And I poured every ounce of my soul in this job and I gave this job every ounce I could possibly give it. Write that.”

Schlossnagle, 53, was introduced as the Aggies’ new head coach on June 10, 2021 after 18 seasons at TCU, eight of which were with Del Conte as his boss. In his three seasons with A&M in College Station, he had a 135-62 record while the Aggies reached the College World Series twice, both times making final four appearances.

According to Chip Brown’s report, Texas would have to pay a $2.7 million buyout to A&M, which is double his $1.35 million buyout that other schools outside the state of Texas would have to pay to bring him to their program.