When speaking this week about the Texas women’s basketball team’s upcoming game at Mississippi State, Vic Schaefer has, at times, turned to coachspeak. “It’s the next one,” Schaefer said Monday of the Thursday tip-off in Starkville,

STARKVILLE — Vic Schaefer walked onto the court at Humphrey Coliseum shortly before tipoff to a round of applause from the Mississippi State women’s basketball crowd. A few minutes later, Schaefer was again applauded when his name was read by the PA announcer as the Texas coach.

For the first time since leaving Mississippi State in 2020 for the '40 Acres', Vic Schaefer and his daughter Blair, are returning to Starkville.

In the face of No. 1 Texas and the Bulldogs’ legendary former coach making his first trip back to Starkville, Mississippi State did not blink.

The Mississippi State women's basketball home finale has some extra intrigue. The Bulldogs (19-9, 6-8 SEC) are hosting No. 1 Texas (27-2, 13-1) at Humphrey Coliseum on Thursday (6:30 p.m.,

Texas women's basketball coach Vic Schaefer will receive a contract extension through the 2030 season, pending approval from the Board of Regents. Schaefer will earn $2.3 million annually for the next two seasons before his salary increases to $2.4 million, with subsequent annual raises of $100,000.