It made sense that if this were the clear-cut option that remained, then athletic director Chris Del Conte would bust every single one of the buttons on his well-tailored shirt, proudly if insincerely brag on Tom Herman as if he were the son Del Conte never had and declare to all the world that he’s looking forward to years and years with Herman as the Longhorns' head football coach.Īnd that, of course, means he’s still looking. Looking behind Door No. Just when Longhorn Nation thought the smoke had cleared after Target 1 told the Texas brass he didn’t want to risk his health with an inoperable brain cyst and take on such a huge challenge as restoring Texas football to national prominence, the door was opened to sticking with Herman. But when reports broke that LSU was close to hiring Herman, Texas officials scrambled and met with Herman's agent late on Thursday.So when’s the press conference officially declaring Tom Herman’s still in?
LSU was hoping to avoid a bidding war for Herman, according to Dellenger. The feeling, according to Dellenger, was that Texas was Herman's first choice all along and that the negotiations with LSU were only used as a mechanism to push Texas into making a decision on Strong and possibly up their offer to Herman. Those reports broke as LSU was playing Texas A&M on Thanksgiving night and said a deal between LSU and Herman was close and could be finalized by Saturday. At the time it was widely believed that Herman was Texas' top choice to replace Strong.Īccording to Ross Dellenger of the New Orleans Advocate, rumors were circulating that Herman's agent actually sparked the reports by feeding information about the negotiations with LSU to either Texas officials or directly to media that covers the Texas football program.
These came after other reports that Texas had would fire Strong following their loss to Kansas. Reports initially began to surface on Thursday that LSU was close to hiring Herman. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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