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I want to stress that at this point this is nothing more than a Twitter rumor, but I saw elsewhere that a few people who follow Texas sports closely are hinting strongly at some bad news coming soon for Texas. I will post the relevant tweets and links and we will see if anything comes of it, I suppose.

(Big Mike appears to be "A University of Texas at Austin Alum. Host of The Orange Report on Horn sports Radio")

Link to profile: https://twitter.com/MBHORNSFAN

Big Mike ‏@MBHORNSFAN
BAD BAD NEWS about UT athletics etc about to come out tonight. Brace yourself it's terrible news. STAY TUNED

Lots of rumors and things floating around. Don't want to put out anything until I talk to some folks. But it's not good

For those wanting Dodds out this will probably get it done. Everyone is reluctant to put out yet. You hope this shit is not real.

Lets just say that it's not good when UT's general counsel quit today. Separate yourself from the shit storm going down

Kevin W. ‏@TexasForever10
Just got off the phone with a friend of mine.If these rumors are true regarding UT athletic department look out.Bunch of ppl will lose jobs
Retweeted by Big Mike

(Host of The Game weekdays from 12-3 and The Sports Edge on FM 104.9 The Horn in Austin, TX)
Beau Edge ‏@Beauedge
Serious trouble may be brewing on the 40 acres, from what I am hearing.. As soon as I can confirm details, I will... http://fb.me/2nN9Er1B8

EDIT: Additional Update

Poster BobbyBurton on Texas247: "Guys, there are rumors. We have heard them. If true, they would be crippling to several athletic department members. Time will tell if they are substantiated or if they are rumors."

EDIT 2: Additional speculation from Reddit user Beave1:

"Doing some snooping around and piecing a few facts together, here's what I can surmise...
Bev Kearney, a lesbian African American track coach, was fired recently when it came out (she admitted I believe) to a sexual relationship with an athlete back in the early 2000's. After that firing it also came out that Major Applewhite had a sexual relationship (one-nighter) with a student trainer. His pay was frozen, but he was not fired. After his pay freeze he was promoted to co-OC and given a big raise. Kearney and her lawyers are upset and claiming inconsistent and discriminatory treatment in how her firing.
Sexual relationships between UT employees and students are not actually illegal. They are highly discouraged by the university though, and the employees are required to report them. (editorial comment - Due to the quasi-employment status of student athletes a whole host of sexual harassment laws may apply and claims could be brought if a student chose to sue the school, so the school clearly doesn't want to see this stuff go on.)
My educated guess here is that in preparing a legal case against UT, Kearney and her lawyer have obtained "the list" of all such reported sexual relationships either within the AD or possibly all of UT. It's not just "Kearney and Applewhite", it's bigger, messier, and much more embarrassing than that. And they're either threatening to or have leaked it and it will become public. I will also guess that UT is going to try to split hairs here in the legal department. They will claim Kearney was fired not for the relationship, but not reporting it or covering it up, and that Applewhite's relationship was reported. This sort of a legal defense of course is horrible for PR, even if it may be technically defensible. The court of public opinion will not care."