No movement for the Horns in this week’s USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll, which came out prior to the win over UTSA last night. USC and Kentucky both fell out of the poll after their losses to Atlantic Sun opponents, while Kansas State and Syracuse slid into the 24th and 25th slots.

Josh Heytvelt is out 4-6 weeks after having surgery on his painful foot. I know he brought some of his problems on himself with the whole psychedelic ‘shroom issue last season, but you can’t help but feel bad for the kid. Here’s hoping for a quick recovery, both for Heytvelt and our new Spokie friends up in The Pit.

Eric Gordon, welcome to the NCAA. The star of Kelvin Sampson’s freshman class dropped 33 points in his debut, hitting 7-of-11 from three point range. Gordon also chipped in with six rebounds and four assists on the night.

Texas A&M opens their season tonight in the Preseason NIT, taking on Oral Roberts (8 PM, ESPNU). Don’t forget, Oral Roberts is the same team that jumped up and bit Kansas in Allen Fieldhouse early last year, and is the same team that will likely give Texas a challenge on December 18th.