Longhorns to hire Tom Herman as new coach
The Texas Longhorns will hire Houston coach Tom Herman as their next head coach, a source close to the situation told ESPN on Saturday.
The announcement is expected to be made official Saturday afternoon. Herman will replace Charlie Strong, who was fired earlier Saturday after a 16-21 record in three years at Texas.
Herman's desire to take the Texas job has been one of the sport's worst-kept secrets. He has Texas ties that go back to when he began his career as a Longhorns graduate assistant under Mack Brown (1999-2000).
Overall, Herman spent a decade as an assistant coach in the state, including stops at Texas Lutheran, Sam Houston State, Texas State and Rice. He received a master's in education from the University of Texas in 2000. He also has strong ties to the high school coaches in the state, and landed the highest-ranked prospect ever to a Group of 5 school when he signed defensive tackle Ed Oliver from Houston Westside High.
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