University of Texas officially fired Charlie Strong, the first African American coach in the history of the institution's football program. Strong had two years left on his contract with a salary paying at least $5 million a year. He was also the first football coach in the university's history with three consecutive losing seasons Tom Herman, a former graduate assistant coach at Texas, will be replacing Strong for the upcoming season. The 41-year-old was previously a head coach for two seasons at University of Houston, with a record of 22-4.