Charlie Strong Did Not Receive a Ringing Postgame Endorsement from His AD
By Kyle Koster
Texas has lost two of three games since defeating Notre Dame in the season opener. Today’s 49-31 loss to Oklahoma State was sealed by allowing 37 first-half points. If Charlie Strong’s seat was lukewarm entering the day, it’s a bit warmer now.
OrangeBloods.com’s Anwar Richardson got immediate reaction from Longhorns athletic director Mike Perrin after the final whistle and it didn’t include a full-throated vote of confidence for Strong.
I grabbed Texas AD Mike Perrin and asked about Charlie Strong's future. He told me "We need to evaluate what happened here."
— Anwar Richardson (@AnwarRichardson) October 1, 2016
Strong shouldn’t immediately assume he’s being singled out. Apparently Perrin is taking stock of everything in his life.
Ran into Perrin, too, asked him about this: "I'm not evaluating Charlie per se. I'm evaluating everything." https://t.co/t6sDo8uheI
— Jake Trotter (@Jake_Trotter) October 1, 2016
Yeah, a loss will do that.
Texas may not be back on the field, but questions surrounding the program’s future certainly have returned.
It’s becoming abundantly clear that Texas-Notre Dame wasn’t the battle of playoff contenders many believed it to be.