Declaration by the University of Texas at Austin:
With our football season coming to an end, our vice president and athletic director, Chris Del Conte, assessed the strengths and weaknesses of the UT program and where the program is relative to our goals. Although we have made measured progress over the past few years under the leadership of Tom Herman, Chris recommended to university president Jay Hartzell that UT make a coaching change to put us on the right track to achieve our ambitious goals. President Hartzell and the chairman of our board of directors, Kevin Eltife, agreed with this recommendation and approved the change. We thank Coach Herman for his service and dedication to our student-athletes, our program and our university.