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Charlie Strong takes over Longhorns' defense; Vance Bedford to coach Texas' secondary

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Texas coach Charlie Strong is pictured before the Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. the University of Texas Longhorns NCAA football game at Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium in Austin on Sunday, September 4, 2016. (Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News)

UPDATE (11:01 a.m. Monday)

Texas head coach Charlie Strong announced at a Monday press conference that he is indeed taking over the Longhorns' defense. Vance Bedford, Strong announced, will coach the secondary.

Charlie Strong announces that he is taking over the defense and call defense with Vance Bedford in charge of the secondary.