Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte expressed a few interesting statements last week to Horns247 on The Flagship Podcast.
Del Conte gave listeners a behind-the-scenes look of head coach Tom Herman’s coaching search and his expectations for Texas in 2020. Although several topics were covered, what stands out most is Del Conte’s words regarding Herman’s one chance to reshape his staff.
“He knows that you get a chance to do that one time,” said Del Conte in regards to Herman’s seven new assistant coaches. Could this be affirming that Herman is in a now or never moment? It appears so, considering the Longhorns consistently bring in a top 10 recruiting class yet fail to produce results.
If this newly assembled staff is unable to provide the necessary player development and production, Del Conte seems confident in steering the program in a new direction.
However, Del Conte did reiterate that he’s proud of Herman for taking the necessary steps to attempt to improve the program, “With what he did, I’m really proud of him because he took a step back, looked within, looked at what he needed to do to change and what he wanted to do with his staff and made the changes.”
Herman currently has the most talented roster yet throughout his four-year tenure at Texas. With a new coaching staff in tact, expectations for the 2020 season couldn’t be higher.