Eyes back on Texas coach Charlie Strong after another loss

Strong ought to get used to his superiors paying even closer attention to what happens now.

The move comes days after Texas’ 49-31 loss to Oklahoma State, a game in which the Longhorns allowed 555 total yards of offense.

When Hill’s effort against Texas is combined with his 122 rushing yards against Baylor in OSU’s previous game, he became the first true freshman in OSU history to rush for more than 100 yards in back-to-back games against ranked opponents.

After stopping the Steers on the next possession, OU drove 53 yards in seven plays aided by a 36-yard run by Allen to the UT 33. He’s demoting defensive coordinator Vance Bedford. It could take a big step toward helping out Strong with a victory Saturday over Oklahoma. Reportedly, new Texas president Greg Fenves would be the man making that decision. When I sat down with him and told him what I wanted to do, there were zero issues. Instead, Gundy and Spencer decided it was best to move him upstairs to get a better view of how offenses are attacking the Cowboys – which has been for a lot of yards lately.

McCombs, it’s worth noting, is the same man who initially called Strong’s hire a “kick in the face”.

“I’m not evaluating Charlie (Strong), per se”, Perrin said, via ESPN.

Strong has to be feeling claustrophobic these days. A report from Sports Illustrated says that the Texas Longhorns are expected to fire Strong at season’s end, which would end his tenure at Texas after only three seasons.

Strong is running out of fall guys. They are underdogs in this week’s game against Oklahoma. This team needs a reset and Herman is the guy to go after. It wasn’t the best showing from Strong after Brown had won at least eight games each of the prior three seasons, but a little regression following a coaching change isn’t unheard of and the Longhorns still made a bowl game.

Chris Warren, who was the leading rusher for the Longhorns at halftime, did not play in the second half due to an ankle injury.

Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury isn’t sure if quarterback Patrick Mahomes will play against Kansas State on Saturday. Special teams played a huge role in the momentum of Saturday’s game. Gundy said the team practiced well all week and had a good attitude. Jim Harbaugh made everybody in Ann Arbor forget about Rodriguez for good. “We didn’t play as physical as we needed to play”. In 2014, it was No. 2. If he fails, the only thing Texas will be back to is a losing record. Texas’s brief 25-23 lead in the second quarter was quickly erased when Cowboy’s quarterback Mason Rudolph connected with Jalen McCleskey for a 36-yard touchdown.

The under is 7-0 in Longhorns last 7 games on grass.

If Strong survives this season, more change is nearly certainly coming. Strong is still coaching his players, however, and that heat could temporarily come back off with a win against the Sooners. Doing it permanently is another. Six Oklahoma State receivers averaged double-digit yardage per catch and three averaged more than 27 yards per catch. Both eventually landed as Strong’s coordinators at Louisville.

Strong will take over lead defense coaching responsibilities and Bedford will continue to coach the secondary along with Clay Jennings. None of those teams will be in the College Football Playoff.

We maybe should have seen this coming, and it had nothing to do with what was happening on the field.