- ABC News
- December 11, 2016
Former Texas coach Charlie Strong has agreed to become South Florida's next football coach, the school announced Sunday. Sources told ESPN that Strong has agreed to a five-year deal with the Bulls. "Charlie is a tremendous leader and mentor for our student-athletes and a widely-respected coach with a r?sum? full of achievements at the highest levels of college football," USF athletic director Mark Harlan said in a statement. "He combines a drive to win with great integrity and deep, long-standing connections in the state of Florida. The future of USF football is very bright under his direction." Strong met with South Florida officials Friday and Saturday after having preliminary conversations by phone with school officials earlier in the week. He will replace Willie Taggart, who left to take the head-coaching job at Oregon. Strong was also being pursued as a defensive coordinator by several Power 5 schools around the country. "I am humbled that we have a...