7   pr ese ason ▁involved ▁a ▁complete ▁over ha ul ▁of ▁the ▁co aching ▁staff ▁for ▁the ▁Texas ▁Long horn s ▁football ▁team . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Houston ▁head ▁coach ▁Tom ▁H erman ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁the ▁Long horn s ▁head ▁coach , ▁replacing ▁Charlie ▁Str ong . ▁ ▁Rec ruit ing ▁ ▁Position ▁key ▁ ▁Rec ruits ▁ ▁Texas ▁signed ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁rec ruits . ▁ ▁Person nel ▁An ▁entire ▁staff ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁as ▁Co ach ▁H erman ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁retain ▁any ▁current ▁staff ▁members ▁that ▁were ▁under ▁Co ach ▁Str ong . ▁The ▁initial ▁group ▁of ▁ 6 ▁that ▁followed ▁H erman ▁from ▁Houston ▁to ▁Texas ▁included ▁four ▁assistant ▁coach es , ▁all ▁of ▁whom ▁have ▁extensive ▁co aching ▁experience ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Texas ▁with ▁three ▁being ▁Texas ▁n atives . ▁Form er ▁Long horn ▁great ▁Oscar ▁G iles , ▁Cor by ▁Me ek ins , ▁D erek ▁W are h ime ▁and ▁Jason ▁Washington ▁all ▁were ▁coach es ▁on ▁H erman ' s ▁Houston ▁staff ▁and ▁will ▁join ▁him ▁in ▁Austin . ▁Pos itions ▁and ▁titles ▁for ▁the ▁assistant ▁coach es ▁will ▁be ▁announced ▁after ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁staff . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Fernando ▁L ovo ▁will ▁serve ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁AD ▁for ▁Football ▁Oper ations , ▁while ▁D erek ▁Ch ang ▁will ▁be ▁Director ▁of ▁Player ▁Person nel . ▁Both ▁also ▁come ▁from ▁H erman ' s ▁U H