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.