night. you just saw the late go ahead bucket that helped put number 20 texas past eighth ranked kansas. the clip before that, unranked uva with a three-pointer just before the buzzer to stun number seven duke. my brother, a virginia grad, thrilled. turning now to the nfl. the new orleans saints have reportedly set to promote the defensive coordinator dennis allen to be the new head coach, allen s second stint as an nfl head coach after he went 8-12 with the raiders from 2012-2014. allen will replace his long time because sean payton who stepped away from the saints two weeks ago. mean white the houston texans have named lovie smith as the new head coach. he served as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator this past season and was previously with an nfl top job with the chicago bears and tampa bay buccaneers. smith replaces david, who was fired in mid january, after less than a year at the helm.