Texas Buys Herman Out During COVID Financial Strain

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While universities across the United States are limiting costs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Texas opted to take on extra expenses by firing head football coach Tom Herman after a 7-3 season.

According to Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde, Herman’s buyout is about $15 million, while the rest of the departed coaching staff is owed an estimated $9 million. With the university hiring Steve Sarkisian, who was most recently the Alabama offensive coordinator, to replace Herman, Forde’s column notes that the total cost of changing coaches will be at least $40 million.

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