- ABC News
- December 9, 2016
Former Texas coach Charlie Strong has had preliminary talks with South Florida officials about the Bulls' head-coaching job and was scheduled to meet with school officials Friday, sources told ESPN. South Florida is looking for a replacement for Willie Taggart, who left to take the Oregon head-coaching job, and Strong is atop the Bulls' list, sources said, confirming multiple reports. The former Longhorns coach has strong ties in Florida and has recruited that state extensively. He was the defensive coordinator at Florida under Urban Meyer when the Gators won national championships in 2006 and 2008 and had three previous stints on the Gators' staff, including working under Steve Spurrier in the early 1990s. Strong, 56, was fired at Texas last month after going 5-7 this season. He was 16-21 in three seasons at Texas but was 37-15 in four seasons as Louisville?head coach from 2010 to 2013. He won 11 games in 2012 at Louisville and 12 games in...