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Charlie Strong’s contract by the numbers

Drew Lieberman January 15, 2014

Monday morning the UT System Board of Regents approved the contract and compensation package for head football coach Charlie Strong. Strong’s deal starts at an annual base salary of $5 million...

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UT System Board of Regents approve five-year contract for Charlie Strong

Garrett Callahan and Madlin Mekelburg January 13, 2014

At a specially called meeting Monday morning, the UT System Board of Regents unanimously approved new football head coach Charlie Strong’s five-year contract and authorized President William Powers...

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Mack Brown leaves mixed legacy

Stefan Scrafield January 13, 2014

It didn’t take long for people to start fawning over former head coach Mack Brown. Mere hours after Brown announced he was stepping down in December, social media exploded with colleagues, former...

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Strong set to make his mark at Texas

Chris Hummer January 13, 2014

Charlie Strong became the 29th head coach in Texas football history on Jan. 5, replacing Mack Brown after 16 seasons. It wasn’t a splashy hire. Instead, Strong’s resume is based on his 23-3...

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Strong faces several recruiting challenges as new head coach

Garrett Callahan January 13, 2014

Charlie Strong has many important tasks now that he is the head football coach at Texas, but one of his largest will be recruiting.  Texas has always been a popular destination for high school...

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Five things Texas Longhorns fans need to know about Charlie Strong

Garrett Callahan January 7, 2014

Coaching Experience Strong has 31 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level. The former Central Arkansas safety started his coaching career at Florida as a graduate assistant and has since...

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Texas taps Louisville’s Charlie Strong as the new football coach

Chris Hummer January 5, 2014

After a month of speculation, Texas’ next head coach didn’t come from the NFL or the college football pantheon. Instead, the Longhorns’ opted for Louisville head coach Charlie Strong. It’s...

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Report: Louisville’s Charlie Strong accepts Texas job

Chris Hummer January 4, 2014

Update: 10:17 p.m.: Nearly a full day after the reports began circulating, it is official. Charlie Strong will leave Louisville to become Texas' next head coach, according to multiple reports.   Strong...

Art Briles will not be Texas’ next head coach: ‘I have no desire to pursue other coaching positions.’

Chris Hummer January 3, 2014

Texas will have to look outside of the I-35 interstate to find its next head coach it seems. Friday, amid much speculation about his possible interest in the Longhorns' job, Baylor head coach Art...

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Texas’ mild success in quieting the quack can’t overcome offensive woes

Garrett Callahan December 31, 2013

Texas made its second consecutive appearance in the Valero Alamo Bowl on Monday night to close head coach Mack Brown’s storied tenure with the Longhorns. But this time Texas was on the losing...

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At Mack Brown’s encore, Texas falls to Oregon, 30-7

Peter Sblendorio December 31, 2013

SAN ANTONIO — Just minutes after the Alamodome clock hit zero, a sea of fans wearing burnt orange draped over the Longhorns’ tunnel and chanted the name of their longtime coach. Mack...

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