Texas fires Charlie Strong and hires Tom Herman: Charlie Strong said “The cake has been baked”

Greg Fenves, University of Texas at Austin president

outstanding leader and role model … the results over three seasons were not there.

Tom Herman, Houston head coach, hired by Texas

The opportunity to come back to Texas is a dream come true for me and my family, and I can’t thank President Fenves and Mike Perrin enough for providing me with this incredible opportunity,

Tom Herman, Texas head coach

But now we're home.

Charlie Strong, Texas head coach

It's just like baking a cake. The cake has been baked.

Charlie Strong, Texas head coach

I’m most disappointed for these kids and our staff who have poured so much of their lives into this program for the past three years. I do understand that it comes down to wins and losses, and we have not done our job in that area yet.

Hunter Yurachek, Houston athletic director

In his short time in Houston, Tom Herman elevated the Houston Football program to new heights, and we are grateful for his contributions to our program,

The Texas Longhorns have hired Tom Herman away from Houston to be their next head coach, the school announced Saturday. Herman replaces Charlie Strong, who was fired earlier Saturday