Texas coach Tom Herman watches from the sideline during the first half of the team's Alamo Bowl NCAA college football game against Colorado, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, in San Antonio.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)The Texas Longhorns fired football coach Tom Herman after four seasons, the the University of Texas announced Saturday.
While we have made measured progress during the past several years under Tom Hermanโs 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.
โPresident 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.โPrior to his stint as the head football coach at the University of Texas, Herman served as the head football coach at the University of Houston from 2015 to 2016.