UM reportedly adding Strong to staff

Miami is bringing in an experienced coach to work with its linebackers. The Hurricanes are hiring Charlie Strong, the former head coach at Texas, Louisville and USF, to be their new linebackers coach, according to an ESPN report. Strong has an extensive coaching history, including 10 seasons as a head coach. From 2010-2013, he was Louisville’s head coach, going 37-15. He was named the Big East Coach of the Year twice. He led the Cardinals to a Sugar Bowl win in 2012 and a 12-1 season in 2013 before departing to coach Texas. Strong did not have as successful of a tenure with the Longhorns. In three seasons at Texas, he went 16-21. He moved on to USF after Texas fired him, going 21-16 in three seasons before the Bulls fired him. The longtime coach has worked with defenses throughout his career. He started his career coaching different defensive positions as an assistant coach at several stops in the 1980s and 1990s (with two short stints as a wide receivers coach) before South Carolina named him its defensive coordinator from 1999-2002.