Announced earlier today, and the expectation is a further announcement that Steve Sarkisian, Alabama's assistant coach and offensive coordinator, will be Herman's "successor."
Not totally surprised, although the timing and swiftness might seem a little bit.....even for the shoot-from-the-hip and ask questions later, Texas Longhorns' administration.
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Just a few weeks ago (although the door was left open in this announcement):
"The Tom Herman era will continue at the University of Texas, the university announced on [Saturday] in a release by athletic director Chris Del Conte.
"There's been a lot of speculation about the future of our football coach," Del Conte said in a statement. "My policy is to wait until the end of the season before evaluating and commenting on our program and coaches. With the close of the regular season, I want to reiterate that Tom Herman is our coach. When I look at our football program right now, I see tremendous young men and promising talent.
"Our student-athletes are developing, and they play their hearts out. This has been an unprecedented year for all of us, and we're all disappointed that we didn't meet our expectations. Like the many fans that follow and support our program, I can't help but think what could have been in 2020. There's still more work to be done, but I'm excited to watch our players and program move forward."
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IMO, The University of Texas is one of the few institutions with the resources to keep gambling with the wrong choices and having decisions personally influenced from certain members of the Board of Regents .....we shall see if it's another one if Sarkisian is announced. This will however disappoint many of those who were hoping UT would go after Urban Meyer - no matter how realistic or not that was from either side's view.
More food for the tabloids.
Happy New Year.
Not totally surprised, although the timing and swiftness might seem a little bit.....even for the shoot-from-the-hip and ask questions later, Texas Longhorns' administration.
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Just a few weeks ago (although the door was left open in this announcement):
"The Tom Herman era will continue at the University of Texas, the university announced on [Saturday] in a release by athletic director Chris Del Conte.
"There's been a lot of speculation about the future of our football coach," Del Conte said in a statement. "My policy is to wait until the end of the season before evaluating and commenting on our program and coaches. With the close of the regular season, I want to reiterate that Tom Herman is our coach. When I look at our football program right now, I see tremendous young men and promising talent.
"Our student-athletes are developing, and they play their hearts out. This has been an unprecedented year for all of us, and we're all disappointed that we didn't meet our expectations. Like the many fans that follow and support our program, I can't help but think what could have been in 2020. There's still more work to be done, but I'm excited to watch our players and program move forward."
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IMO, The University of Texas is one of the few institutions with the resources to keep gambling with the wrong choices and having decisions personally influenced from certain members of the Board of Regents .....we shall see if it's another one if Sarkisian is announced. This will however disappoint many of those who were hoping UT would go after Urban Meyer - no matter how realistic or not that was from either side's view.
More food for the tabloids.
Happy New Year.
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