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Texas fires head coach Tom Herman, reportedly set to hire Steve Sarkisian

What has become increasingly expected in recent months is now reality.

The University of Texas has fired head football coach Tom Herman, parting ways with the 45-year old after the conclusion of his fourth season with the Texas Longhorns. The decision comes just days after Texas’ dominant 55-23 Alamo Bowl win over Colorado. However, it’s what what took place weeks earlier that largely signaled the impending end of his tenure with Texas — a 23-20 loss to No. 13 Iowa State, which dropped the program to an underwhelming 5-3 overall and more significantly, 4-3 in Big 12 action to effectively eliminate the Longhorns from the Big 12 Championship picture.