Neither Wayne Tinkle nor Jordan Pope represent Oregon State any longer.
But the recently fired coach texted the former Beavers guard — now on a March Madness run with Texas — after one of the biggest games of his life this week up the road in Portland.
“He texted me after our first win vs. BYU,” Pope said of Tinkle. “Just letting me know he was proud of me and to keep going, and take it as far as I could. I told him I was appreciative of everything he’s done for me up until this point.”…