Other than the addition of co-offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Herb Hand last offseason due to NCAA rule changes permitting a 10th assistant coach, the Texas Longhorns coaching staff has remained intact since head coach Tom Herman took over in 2016.
In early January, a report surfaced from Orangebloods that Herman had told each of his assistants that they would return for the 2019 season, a particularly important conveyance since running backs coach Stan Drayton, wide receivers coach Drew Mehringer, wide receivers coach Corby Meekins, tight ends coach Derek Warehime, defensive line coach Oscar Giles, cornerbacks coach Jason Washington, and safeties coach Crag Naivar are all working on two-year contacts that will expire at the end of March.