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In this Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, file photo, Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian, center, joins players in singing "The Eyes of Texas" after an NCAA college football against Louisiana-Lafayette, in Austin, Texas. The Texas chapter of the NAACP and a group of UT students have filed a federal civil rights complaint against the University of Texas for its continued use of “The Eyes of Texas” school song, tune with racist elements in its past. The complaint filed Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, with the U.S. Department of Education alleges that Black students and faculty are being subjected to violations of the Civil Rights Act and a hostile campus environment. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley speaks during an during an NCAA college football press conference in Norman, Okla., Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman via AP)
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Texas Tech's Alan Bowman (10) calls over Brandt Schilling (80) during an NCAA college football spring game, Saturday, April 13, 2019, in Frisco, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)
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Texas Tech's Norense Odiase, left, and Virginia's Mamadi Diakite battle for a rebound during the first half in the championship of the Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 8, 2019, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson talks to his team during practice for the NCAA men's college basketball tournament Thursday, March 21, 2019, in Tulsa, Okla. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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By Cliff Brunt Mar. 21, 2019 07:13 PM EDT

Texas Tech's Matt Mooney (13) lays up the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas-Rio Grande Valley, Friday, Dec. 28, 2018, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Brad Tollefson)
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