Backup plan after Saban and Meyer? I hear Bill O’Brien is available. https://www.hookem.com/columns/20201127/bohls-crushing-loss-texas-must-deliberate-tom-hermans-cloudy-future-crushing-loss/ This will not be a cut-and-dried decision although the guess here is the administration will lean heavily toward making a change because Herman has lost big-time support from an unbelieving fan base, is losing ground in recruiting by the hour, and nothing about this year’s 5-3 record and 4-3 league mark makes it obvious he should remain on the job. Asked which direction Texas will take, one UT power broker on Friday evening said, “I wish I knew.” Word from administration sources is that Meyer is non-committal about returning to coaching and specifically about being interested in the Texas job. Beyond that obvious choice, there is no other logical frontrunner, save maybe a Luke Fickell or a Del Conte favorite like James Franklin or the guy Herman faced across the field Friday, Matt Campbell, who may soon be the Amazon of the coaching market. No longer can Texas money-whip a replacement. Asked if he should remain Texas’ coach after being knocked out of the race in a down year for the Big 12, Herman didn’t bow up, but said, “That’s not for me to decide. I feel like where we have the program now as opposed to where it was when we took over, the future is very bright. We’ve won a lot of big games, and I feel good about the trajectory of the program and where we’re headed.”
Ricky Williams didn't hold back on the Longhorn Network set after the game. The former Heisman Trophy winner at Texas twice said Herman "coach scared." https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...eriment-again-falls-short-in-a-critical-game/
https://sports.yahoo.com/with-tom-herman-on-the-hot-seat-whats-texas-next-move-051422870.html And, ultimately, it will be up to athletic director Chris Del Conte, who did not hire Herman, to make a decision on his coach’s future. “Del Conte is feeling the pressure,” said a high-ranking Texas source. A decision on Herman’s future will not come without consternation. He’s owed more than $15 million if he’s fired, and the total potential payout to the staff is nearly $24 million. That’s a big number during a pandemic, especially for a team that had a legitimate shot for the league title on Thanksgiving weekend. ... It’s clear that Meyer would be Texas’ target it it moved on from Herman. It’s not nearly as clear if Meyer would have interest in returning to the sideline, as he has thrived in his new role as an analyst for Fox and still would have to make a health decision. Remember, it was an enlarged congenital arachnoid cyst in Meyer’s head that helped lead to his retirement, and whether he wants to take the health risk that accompanies coaching would weigh large on any decision. If Meyer doesn’t want the job, there’s no easy answer as to whom Texas would hire. And this is Del Conte’s biggest problem. This is an institution that covets big names, as it long lusted after Nick Saban. But Saban never went, in part because of the lack of alignment in leadership that has undercut Texas football the past decade. There’s no promise things line up the next decade, either. Do you try and back up the Brinks truck for an established Power Five coach like Oregon’s Mario Cristobal, Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly, Penn State’s James Franklin, Minnesota’s P.J. Fleck or Northwestern’s Pat Fitzgerald? This is a particularly fraught year to hire one of those coaches, as all but Franklin and Fleck will be playing meaningful games on the weekend of Dec. 18, which is two days after Signing Day. If Texas decides to move on from Herman, would it do it before Signing Day on Dec. 16? It’d be almost impossible to have a coach in place by then, which means with a change you are essentially giving up on having a competitive recruiting class. (Texas is currently No. 17.) Or you have to either ignore or mislead recruits by letting them know Herman will be there. The clock is ticking for clarity. There are other options. Would Matt Campbell jump down from Iowa State? It’s uncertain, as he has always been projected as more of a Midwestern fit. What about Luke Fickell, who has brought Cincinnati to historic highs? Could Texas hire three straight former Urban Meyer assistants? Could it inquire about Alabama OC Steve Sarkisian? If the Meyer model hasn’t worked, perhaps the Saban model would? Could an NFL name like Bill O’Brien or Dan Quinn be an option? After Meyer, there’s really no obvious answer. Texas is back, right where we remember it. It’s back where it has been most of the past decade — in flux and with everyone in the sport speculating on who’ll be the next coach.
As much as I want Herman gone today, I don't think CDC wants to get into all out public coaching search like we did for Strong. Texas finishes the season on the 12th which essentially gives him 2 weeks to talk Urban into the gig. If Urban says no, think you immediately call Chris Petersen and kick tires on Kyle Shanahan at the very least. If we strike out on all 3, think a call needs to be made to his old buddy Gary Patterson.
She never played at Colorado. She did transfer to New Mexico and Texas State and played games at both of those places.
I don't think it was a stunt - they were pretty open about the fact that she didn't have any experience and they needed someone because all their kickers were on the Covid list and the student body was not on campus. It was an emergency thing - different than that Colorado/New Mexico kicker who trained for it made it her goal to make a football team. I'm not sure this girl had kicked a football prior to last week.
