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Regardless of the speculation, oddsmakers are leaning towards Tom Herman being the head coach at Texas in 2021.
Although there’s currently not a coaching vacancy at Texas, speculation continues to grow that the prestigious job could be open soon. Continue reading “Oddsmakers have Tom Herman as the head coach of Texas next season”
Texas head coach Tom Herman is mentioned on the watch list for the Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award.
Whomever is awarded Coach of the Year at the conclusion of the 2020 season will have certainly deserved the honor. Continue reading “Texas head coach Tom Herman named Paul “Bear” Bryant Award nominee”
According to 247Sports potential college football coaching carousel, Urban Meyer could replace Tom Herman in Austin.
College football’s coaching carousel will be an interesting one to watch this offseason. Continue reading “Texas is college football’s most attractive job in upcoming coaching carousel”
Over the past three head coaching tenures at Texas, the penalties per game have progressively gotten worse.
The topic of the week has been ‘familiar failures’ surrounding Texas head coach Tom Herman’s football team. Continue reading “Texas Longhorns Football: Penalties are progressively getting worse”
The coaching staff has been the Achilles heel of Texas’ football program since Mack Brown left the program in 2013.
As Texas heads into another bye week after an underwhelming 2-2 start to the season, there’s more negatives than positives floating around. Continue reading “Tom Herman, Charlie Strong each earned more per season at Texas than Mack Brown”
CBS Sports does not believe that Texas head coach Tom Herman has produced enough to be considered a top coach within the Big 12.
It’s no secret that Texas head coach Tom Herman has his back against the wall this season. Continue reading “CBS Sports ranks Big 12 head coaches, Tom Herman absent from top four”
Superfan and Minister of Culture Matthew McConaughey is offering up a once in a lifetime experience while raising money for COVID-19 relief.
In an effort to raise money for COVID-19 relief, celebrity and super fan Matthew McConaughey has joined the All-In Campaign. The Minister of Culture wants to give you a VIP experience at Darrell K. Royal-Memorial Stadium. In a sweepstakes like effort to raise money, fans can pay up to $100 for 200 entries into the sweepstakes.
Never done a Texas football game day alongside Matthew McConaughey? It’d be a lot cooler if you did. Join the living legend and University of Texas alum for an unimaginable Longhorn game day experience as you join the Biggest Man on Campus for a Texas football game. The part-time UT professor will hook you up with the best and baddest adventures out there in the world of tailgating before taking advantage of McConaughey’s full VIP status on the field, in the locker room and everywhere you go. You might start off a bit Dazed and Confused when you first get star-struck by the coolest cucumber in Hollywood, but it won’t take long for this Longhorn experience to have you feeling all right, all right, all riiiiight. 100% of the money raised through this Game/Auction will go directly to Feeding America, Meals On Wheels, World Central Kitchen and No Kid Hungry.
If you want to get the full VIP experience with McConaughey hurry up and enter the sweepstakes that includes a one night hotel stay, airfare, a Texas Longhorns gameday package and oh yeah you can hang out with the Minister of Culture on the sidelines at DKR.
The Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby is concerned about the upcoming season and when the magical start date is going to come.
In a very fluid situation as is the current climate regarding life, financials and yes sports it has been unprecedented territory. There isn’t much clarity as far as when we can return to some sense of normal life with the concerns surrounding COVID-19. Even the Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby is voicing his concern in his latest conference call.
“Virtually every program is highly reliant on football revenue,” he told ESPN. “We’re making lots of contingency plans, but if you don’t get the anticipated number of games in, you lose the donations, you lose the sponsorships, you lose the gate receipts and you lose the TV. It’s potentially very impactful.”
Bowlsby went on to comment more about the impact on the athletes and sports.
“We don’t know when somebody is going to tell us it’s going to be OK to go back to close contact,” he said. “I suspect that medical experts and scientists are going to be slow to give the green light on that. The magic start date is probably a mirage.
“It may be different in some high-density populations and areas than it is in more remote areas,” he said. “It could be certain parts of the country and not other parts of the country. I don’t think there’s just going to be a day when we turn it all on again. There has to be a reacclimation period because athletes aren’t training at the same level they had been accustomed to.”
Not to sound insensitive to the situation facing every American and everywhere around the globe, this does have a huge financial impact for everyone and especially universities. Bowlsby is right that they need to make contingency plans to try and withstand these times of zero movement. It isn’t just the sports that are having this hit, but the university themselves.
The conference has drastically reduced salaries, schools are closing their campuses, refunding room and board and going to online classes. It is fair to have concerns over the long-term impact during the pandemic and Bowlsby isn’t alone with his thoughts.
Texas head coach Tom Herman reacts to the new Big 12 guidelines via a teleconference call on Monday.
Texas head coach Tom Herman has expressed concerns with the new Big 12 Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidelines. Continue reading “Texas head coach Tom Herman’s reaction to new Big 12 policies”
