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Top five reasons why Texas Longhorns fired Tom Herman

During his four years, Tom Herman was 32-18, never losing less than three games. Here are five reasons Herman was let go as the UT coach:

Texas and Chris Del Conte finally decided it was time to let go of Tom Herman. Rumblings of him being fired began when the Longhorns lost back to back games against TCU and Oklahoma in October. The late-season loss to Iowa State was the icing on the cake.

After the Alamo Bowl against Colorado, you could tell Herman was emotional about his players and his time in Austin. It turned out to be his final game in burnt orange.

During his four years, Herman was 32-18, never losing less than three games in a season. He had the opportunity to fire assistant coaches and hire offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich and defensive coordinator Chris Ash. Even those two were not able to fully elevate Texas to the next level.

Here are five reasons Texas let go of Herman after four seasons:

Social media reactions to Texas’ firing of head coach Tom Herman

Players, recruits, fans and media expressed their immediate reactions on social media following Texas’ firing of Tom Herman.

The University of Texas released an official statement on Saturday regarding the termination of head coach Tom Herman. Continue reading “Social media reactions to Texas’ firing of head coach Tom Herman”

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Report: Alabama OC Steve Sarkisian expected to be named head coach at Texas

Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian is expected to become the head coach at the University of Texas.

Alabama might be losing its offensive coordinator.

Per Chip Brown, Steve Sarkisian is expected to become the new head coach at the University of Texas, taking over for Tom Herman who was fired on Saturday.

Sarkisian has helped the Crimson Tide become an offensive juggernaut in the last two seasons, with Alabama scoring 49.7 points per game, good for second in the FBS.

As a head coach at Washington and USC, Sarkisian posted a record of 46-35.

In four seasons in Austin, Herman failed to live up to expectations, putting up a 32-18 record and 22-13 in the Big 12.

Texas Longhorns head coach Tom Herman has been terminated

The Texas Longhorns decided to go in a different route as they terminated Tom Herman just days after defeated Colorado 55-23.

There has been a lot of discussions about the possibility of Tom Herman being let go after the season. On Saturday morning it became a reality for the man who replaced Charlie Strong. The University announced they would be moving on from Herman in a statement.

With our football season coming to a close, our vice president and athletics director, Chris Del Conte, has evaluated the UT program’s strengths and weaknesses and where the program is relative to our goals. While we have made measured progress during the past several years under Tom Herman’s leadership, Chris has recommended to the university president, Jay Hartzell, that UT make a coaching change to get us on track to achieving our ambitious goals. President Hartzell and the chair of our Board of Regents, Kevin Eltife, concur with this recommendation and have approved the change. We thank Coach Herman for his service and dedication to our student-athletes, our program and our university.

Herman finished out his Longhorns career as the head coach with a 32-18 record and 22-13 in conference play. The latest name to replace him will be current Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian according to reports.

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