"Charles Rene "Charlie" Strong" is an American football coach and former player. He currently is the head coach at the Texas Longhorns football/University of Texas. Strong held numerous assistant coaching positions before becoming a head coach at the Louisville Cardinals football/University of Louisville in 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season/2010. During his four-year stint at Louisville, he led the Cardinals to a 37–15 record and reached a bowl game each season, including the 2013 Sugar Bowl. On January 5, 2014, Strong was hired as the new head football coach at Texas.

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We knew that if we could stop them from running the football, we would be successful.

He's a big body for us. He has a great upside and he's played really well for us at times. He's done a nice job.

It really wasn't a fair chance. I don't regret it. The players saw what was going on and it affected them. But I had a chance to do what I've always wanted to do. I was honored that the university selected me to be their coach.

The continuity has to help.

Avery is very talented. The thing about him is he has a great up side. He's got great size and speed. He had been learning the defense. Once he learned it, we felt it was time to play him and he responded really well.

It's a long season. When you get an opportunity to play, you've got to be able to go in there and make the most of it. We've had some guys do that for us this season. They were ready when we needed them.

Everybody's got their own philosophy. We're an aggressive defense. But looking at them, they must be pretty good, too.

We kind of call Jarvis our miracle baby because in the spring we didn't have him. And then he came on for us and has done a great job as a pass rusher. He's played through the injuries and really come on for us. He has a chance to be really good, a special player.