Charlie Strong had been talking for nearly an hour during his National Signing Day press conference when the question he'd been expecting finally came.
Do you have enough talent now to win the Big 12?
"I knew that was coming," the Texas coach said.
He chuckled.
"We'll put it together and see what we got."
What Strong got Wednesday was not only one of the best recruiting classes in the country but also the biggest story of signing day. The Longhorns surged like no other team, going from outside the national top 25 recruiting rankings to solidly in the top 10.