AUSTIN, Texas -- The first question new Texas Longhorns offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert had to answer at his introductory press conference was both apt and maybe a little ominous.
“Do you know what you’re getting into?”
Charlie Strong, standing a good 10 feet away, chuckled at the question. To Gilbert’s credit, he did not stammer.
“Without a doubt,” Gilbert said. “Without a doubt.”
Gilbert arrives at a precarious time for Strong and his Longhorns, 11-14 together and in dire need of a new offensive direction. If you’ve ever seen the show “Bar Rescue,” you know this plot well: confident entrepreneur takes on a big job, puts his faith in the wrong people, suffers tough losses and realizes that, without change, he might be out of business soon.