TOM HERMAN FIRED AS COACH OF LONGHORNS

In a shocking announcement on Saturday the University of Texas has announced it has fired head coach Tom Herman. Athletic Director Chris Del Conte said just weeks ago that Herman would remain the Longhorns head coach after their failing to secure Urban Meier as the next head coach. The University of Texas released the following 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."

Sources close the situation has said the Longhorns plan to hire Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian as the next head coach.