Texas OC target Graham Harrell signs extension with USC

Photo by Scott Varley/MediaNews Group/Torrance Daily Breeze via Getty ImagesOn Monday evening, the Texas Longhorns missed on the apparent top target for the open offensive coordinator position when Graham Harrell signed a multi-year contract extension with the USC Trojans.

The decision by Harrell ended several weeks of speculation about Harrell returning to Texas to search as the replacement for Tim Beck, who was reassigned to quarterbacks coach days after the regular-season finale against Texas Tech.

A Texas native who had a record-setting career as the quarterback for the Red Raiders, Harrell was one of the first names mentioned in connection with the job, resulting in a reported meeting…