Former Texas HC Charlie Strong added to Miami coaching staff
Former Texas football head coach Charlie Strong has now found his next landing spot in his college football coaching journey. The ex-Texas head coach Strong is now reportedly going to be the linebackers coach on the staff with new head coach Mario Cristobal and the Miami Hurricanes.
This is the first role for Strong at the collegiate level since he took the job under former Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer as their assistant head coach/inside linebackers coach in 2021. His last role at the collegiate level came as a defensive analyst under legendary head coach Nick Saban with the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2020.
Most of the jobs Strong had as a football coach came at the college ranks. He’s held multiple head and assistant coaching roles at the collegiate level since the 1980s with programs such as the Florida Gators, Texas A&M Aggies, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Louisville Cardinals, Alabama, and Texas, among many others.
Former Texas football head coach Charlie Strong joining Miami as their LB coach
Mario Cristobal continues to assemble an impressive staff at @CanesFootball. Sources tell ESPN that Charlie Strong, the former Texas, Louisville and USF head coach, is finalizing a deal to coach LBs at The U. Strong has deep recruiting ties in South Florida.
— Chris Low (@ClowESPN) February 19, 2022
This is an interesting situation that is coming together with the Canes. Miami took the now-former Oregon Ducks head coach Mario Cristobal in the same role to replace the former Texas defensive coordinator Manny Diaz this offseason.
Cristobal is now adding a pretty touted coaching staff in terms of name recognition and potential recruiting prowess. Strong is definitely a good recruiter, which he even proved during his time as the Texas head coach from 2014-2016.
There is also a pretty strong NFL presence that Miami has with their newly formed coaching staff on the defensive side of the ball, especially with the likes of Strong and new defensive line coach/assistant head coach Jess Simpson.
Strong will be looking to finally hit a turning point with his coaching career after bouncing around between the college and NFL in various assistant roles for the last few years. But it looks like there is some real potential with some of the names on this coaching staff.
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During his time as the Texas head coach for three years, Strong finished up with a record of 16-21 (.432). That was his worst winning percentage of any head coaching role he held. Strong registered a winning percentage of .568 with the South Florida Bulls and .712 with Louisville, respectively.