Texas head coach Charlie Strong has been under a microscope since the minute he was hired to replace Mack Brown, and thanks to a trying season his seat has heated up. The Longhorns entered their game against No. 10 Oklahoma with a 1-4 record, so Strong’s job was thought to be as good as gone by many people.
However, Texas pulled off a shocking upset over its biggest rival with a 24-17 victory to improve to 2-4, and Strong achieved his biggest career win to date. His tenure at Texas has been underwhelming thus far, as the Longhorns finished with a 6-7 record in his first season. While they currently possess a sub-.500 record, the Longhorns may finally see that culture change that Strong has been striving to bring if they can build momentum from this iconic win.
Despite Texas’ slow start this season, Strong continues to be one of the most respected coaches across the league for his experience and class. Prominent sports figures and fans alike took to Twitter to express their happiness for Strong while paying him compliments. Here’s a sampling.
Happy for Charlie Strong!!
— Erin Andrews (@ErinAndrews) October 10, 2015
I got to know Charlie Strong at UF as college kid trying to cover the team. First person to learn my name - and was so kind every day after.
— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) October 10, 2015
As a born-and-raised Oklahoma football fan, it pains me to say I'm happy for Charlie Strong.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) October 10, 2015
I'm immeasurable happy for Charlie Strong today. Congrats on a huge win, coach.
— Ryan Etheridge (@RVEtheridge) October 10, 2015
Charlie Strong reminds me a lot of Dantonio.. Texas should stick with him.
— David O'Connell (@oconne95) October 10, 2015
Great to see the Texas players celebrate with Charlie Strong. Biggest win of his career at Texas.
— Scott Garfinkel (@scottgar0814) October 10, 2015
That Texas win over Oklahoma just gave Charlie Strong the 3-4 years he needs to turn program around
— Papi Pack (@TheLoud_Pack) October 10, 2015
Good for Charlie Strong.
— Kevin Negandhi (@KevinNegandhi) October 10, 2015
Happy for Charlie Strong. Was getting too much blame for program & institutional issues that he inherited.
— Marcellus Wiley (@marcelluswiley) October 10, 2015
Fire Charlie Strong, right? Guy can coach. Give him some time. Or, yanno, just start over again, Texas.
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) October 10, 2015
Good for Charlie Strong. That’s a really cool moment for him.
— Jorge Sedano (@Sedano) October 10, 2015
That player celebration with Charlie Strong should tell you everything you need to know about that program moving forward
— Joel Klatt (@joelklatt) October 10, 2015
Congrats to Charlie Strong! Great guy and awesome coach! He deserves this!
— Billy Horschel (@BillyHo_Golf) October 10, 2015
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