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Charlie Strong Hot Seat: 5 Replacements for Texas Head Coach

By Tyler Brooke

Sep 4, 2016; Austin, TX, USA; Texas Longhorns head coach Charlie Strong reacts on the sidelines against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 4, 2016; Austin, TX, USA; Texas Longhorns head coach Charlie Strong reacts on the sidelines against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 24, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Larry Fedora yells out in the second quarter against the Pittsburgh Panthers at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 24, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Larry Fedora yells out in the second quarter against the Pittsburgh Panthers at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports /

3. Larry Fedora

Larry Fedora has quickly turned the North Carolina Tar Heels into a respectable football program. It may have taken a few seasons, but now the Tar Heels are 4-1 and have been playing at an exceptionally high level since losing the season opener against Georgia.

The rebuilding process finally paid off last season when the Tar Heels went 11-3, including a perfect 8-0 in the conference before falling to Clemson in a thrilling ACC Championship game. Now, the Tar Heels are looking like the best team in the ACC Coastal division once again.

Perhaps the most impressive stat regarding Fedora this season has been the efficiency of his quarterback, Mitch Trubisky. The junior QB is completing a ridiculous 76 percent of his passes, and while Trubisky deserves some love, a lot of that has been the excellent play calling of Fedora and his coaching staff.

Even though UNC signed Fedora to an extension through 2022, he’s going to be a hot head coach candidate for some of the biggest programs in college football this offseason. Schools like LSU will probably be giving him a call, and so should the Longhorns.

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