Did the Texas Longhorns just find their next head football coach? University of Texas officials hope so.

After a nationwide search they have decided to offer the job to current Louisville Cardinals head coach, Charlie Strong. The decision was made yesterday, but he has yet to accept their offer. Money won't be to blame should Strong elect to stay in Ohio. The Longhorns deal is reportedly worth $25 million over five years according to multiple media outlets. Strong currently makes $2.3 million annually at Louisville. Bobby Burton of Horns247 was the first to report the hire, which he did via Twitter.

If Strong leaves Louisville behind in favor of Austin, Texas he will be inheriting a bit of a rebuilding project. Louisville's coming off of a 12-1 season with the Cardinals and would be taking over a team that finished 8-5. Of course these records are a little misleading; the competition in the American Athletic Conference is filled with cupcakes compared to the mighty Big 12 conference that the Horns compete in. But 12-1 is 12-1 and the Cardinals lone loss happened to come at the hands of conference rival and Fiesta Bowl champion UCF.

Strong's hiring would be a landmark for minority coaches. The University of Texas has never had a black head football coach, let alone a black male head coach in any other sport. Strong will replace the iconic Mack Brown. Brown was forced out of the Texas Longhorns Football team after 16 mostly stellar seasons. One national title victory and another appearance in the BCS title game (against Saban's Bama team) restored relevance to a Texas program that had lost its way.

Strong, unlike Brown, isn't a media guy. He just likes to coach football and leave the fluffy stuff alone. But with the pageantry and excitement that surrounds Longhorn Football, and the ginormous expectations that grow every year, will Strong be prepared to deal with countless attention?

According to the Austin American-Statesman, the only reason that UT hasn't announced Strong as its head football coach is bad weather.

Previous candidates considered for the Texas job included: Nick Saban of Alabama; Jim Mora of UCLA; Art Briles of Baylor; and Jimbo Fisher of Florida State. Saban's candidacy was never going to happen anyway. Why would he leave a team in which he's had one perfect season, three national championships and so much support? Money is the easy assumption but Saban was already the highest paid coach in college football. He made $5.62 million when the Horns approached his people. Now, thanks to a contract renegotiation, he makes over $7 million a year. In fact, every coach on the presumptive hire list seemed to be doing pretty well in the wins and dimes department.

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