Report: Miami officials 'under the impression' Charlie Strong interested
Could Texas' Charlie Strong and Cincinnati coach Tommy Tuberville have interest in Miami's open coaching job?
According to the Miami Herald, school officials are "under the impression" they have interest in the job. Here's what the Herald had to say:
Though public denials would be expected, UM people are under the impression that Texas’ Charlie Strong and Cincinnati’s Tommy Tuberville have interest in the UM job.
Strong is considered an appealing candidate if he and Texas part ways, but that likely wouldn’t happen until after the Longhorn’s regular-season finale Dec. 5.
Strong is in his second season at Texas after replacing Mack Brown. The Longhorns are 2-1 since beating Oklahoma but the one loss came against Iowa State. Texas is currently 4-5 and plays West Virginia on Saturday.
Strong was previously the head coach at Louisville and an assistant coach at Florida before he took the job at Texas. He spent 15 years at Florida including seven as a defensive coordinator. But would Strong really be interested? While the Longhorns have struggled in his two years in charge, Miami hasn't exactly had success in that same time period either. And Texas is pretty fertile recruiting ground too. Strong clearly has Florida ties, but it's not like Miami has a substantially better recruiting base.
Tuberville seems to make more sense as a legitimate candidate. The former Auburn and Texas Tech coach moved to Cincinnati from Lubbock before the 2013 season and won nine games in each of his first two years with the Bearcats. Cincinnati is currently 5-4.
Tuberville is 61, however. Yes, he has 153 career wins as a head coach, but would Miami want a younger candidate? The Hurricanes are also reportedly open to considering Butch Davis, who coached at Miami previously. Davis is 63 and he most recently was the head coach at North Carolina before he was fired in 2011 amidst the academic scandal at the university.
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