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Charlie Strong to be Texas' first black head football coach
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/big12/2014/01/04/charlie-strong-texas-longhorns-deal-louisville-cardinals/4320933/Charlie Strong to be announced as Texas coach Sunday
George Schroeder, USA TODAY Sports 1:05 a.m. EST January 5, 2014
Texas expects to complete a deal with Charlie Strong to be its new football coach by Sunday, a senior University of Texas official told USA TODAY Sports on Saturday.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation, said Texas is very confident the hire will be completed Sunday. The official announcement would be followed by an introductory news conference on Monday.
Strong, who is 37-15 at Louisville, interviewed with Texas last week. Before accepting Texas' offer, he told Texas officials he wanted to meet in person with Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich. But Jurich was out of town on vacation in Colorado and has had difficulty because of bad weather in getting back to Louisville.
The Texas official said Strong felt obligated to Jurich, who gave him his first head-coaching job. "We've got to respect that," the official said. "We fully expect him to be here."