As had been expected, the current head coach at Texas has plucked the coaching tree of his former employer, Ohio State, to fill a huge hole in his current coaching staff. Last weekend, it was reported that Mike Yurcich was atop Tom Herman‘s to-do list as UT offensive coordinator. A week later, the Longhorns confirmed that Yurcich will coordinate UT’s offense moving forward. Additionally, Yurcich will serve as the quarterbacks coach for Herman, who was the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Ohio State for three seasons (2012-14). Welcome to Texas @Coach_Yurcich! ?#ThisIsTexas #HookEm pic.twitter.com/22BEEO8rpT — Texas Football (@TexasFootball) December 29, 2019 Yurcich just completed his first season at OSU as the Buckeyes’ quarterbacks coach and pass-game coordinator. In that lone season in Columbus, true sophomore Justin Fields, in his first year as a starter, threw 41 touchdown passes against just three interceptions. Following the regular season, Fields was named as a…
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