Texas Football: 3 reasons to let Tom Herman stay for rest of the season

1) Why Texas football should let Herman see out the season: No immediate replacements

There are the whispers that the Longhorns could try and hire the former Ohio State Buckeyes and Florida Gators three-time National Championship winning head coach Urban Meyer to replace Herman if he’s interested. But that is an enormous “if” since Meyer had some health problems that caused him to recently call it quits as the Ohio State head coach following the 2018 season.

No proven rumors or reports exist that show any actual traction between Meyer and the Longhorns. For that matter, there’s nothing bona fide out there that shows that Meyer has traction with any team to re-assume a role in the college football coaching ranks. It would be a long shot, to say the least, for the Longhorns to put all their eggs in one basket by pursuing Meyer.

Any legitimate coaching search for the Longhorns that instills confidence under the direction of Texas athletic director Chris del Conte would need to be a patient process.

If there is some undercover traction between Meyer and the Longhorns, that’s one thing. But we can’t just assume that exists with no confirmed reports. The more likely scenario would be that the Longhorns let Herman see out the season and then try to go after a young and up and coming head coach/coordinator like PJ Fleck or Luke Fickell heading into the offseason.

Even on the current Texas coaching staff, there would be no clear and obvious candidate that could assume the interim role in a key spot for Herman. Unless there is a true disaster that falls for the Longhorns in their next couple of games, it’s hard to find a realistic scenario that would benefit the team from parting ways with Herman in the midst of the season.