Texas Football: Grading Longhorns 2019 analyst hires
4. Andre Coleman
In total thus far, the Texas football program was able to confirm the addition of four analyst hires before spring camp even began. Spring practice is likely to officially begin the week of March 11 (next week), so there will be a host of new faces among the coaching staff for all the drills and the spring football game.
However, one of the more surprising hires for the Horns so far this off-season came with an assistant under former Kansas State Wildcats head coach Bill Snyder’s staff. Snyder retired after a very lengthy and admirable coaching career at Kansas State, which is where he put Andre Coleman as the co-offensive coordinator in his final year in the Little Apple.
A former wide receiver at the college and NFL level, Coleman does have quite a bit of coaching and playing experience considering his age. He is 47-years-old now and played with teams like the Pittsburgh Steelers and San Diego Chargers in the NFL and played his college ball also at Kansas State.
What Coleman will bring for the Horns is a nice combination of skill position and play-calling expertise. Kansas State’s offense looked good last year, considering the rough surrounding circumstances under Snyder, in eventual wins over the Oklahoma State Cowboys and Baylor Bears. Kansas State had one of the better rushing attacks in the Power Five last year, averaging way over four yards per carry to go along with more than 180 rushing yards per game and 1.7 touchdowns.