Matt Rhule’s time at the Big 12 Media Days went off without a hitch, but he ran into some unexpected trouble before the start of the Texas High School Coaches Association convention this weekend. Rhule tweeted out that his truck was stolen from the parking lot of a Marriott hotel right by Dallas-Fort Worth airport over the weekend.
To whomever stole my Truck from the DFW @Marriott – Nothing can keep me from getting to Houston for @THSCAcoaches Coaching School! #SicEm
— Matt Rhule (@CoachMattRhule) July 20, 2019
The Texas High School Coaches Association convention started on Sunday, and it will run until Tuesday afternoon. This convention is jam-packed with coaches from all sports, and there are dozens of lectures and conferences that will take place during these three days.
Most college coaches in Texas make sure to attend this event, and anyone looking to draw players from the Lone Star State knows the importance of making connections here. Hundreds of high school football coaches from throughout the state made the trek to Houston for this event, and anyone that follows college football knows the importance of face time with high school coaches when it comes to recruiting. Establishing a connection can lead to a high school essentially becoming a pipeline to your university, and if you fail to make those connections, you face being frozen out as we saw with Charlie Strong at Texas just a few years ago.
Matt Rhule is slated to be one of the last speakers at the THSCA on Tuesday. He was quick to show social media that he did end up showing up on Sunday despite his truck being stolen, and he will certainly be making connections over the next couple days.
Proud to support @THSCAcoaches #SLR pic.twitter.com/Sy0Il9OAAS
— Matt Rhule (@CoachMattRhule) July 21, 2019
Rhule is entering his third year as the head coach of Baylor, and he has already turned things around in Waco. He was hired to clean up the Art Briles mess, and the former Temple coach went 7-6 last year with a win in the Texas Bowl after completely changing Baylor’s identity on and off the field.
H/T Dallas Morning News
