It had been All Quiet on the Western Front (just west of the war-torn hellscape of Arlington, in this instance) since the Longhorns' Sunday/Monday meetings with TCU Co-OC Sonny Cumbie. Until a few minutes ago:
BREAKING: TCU co-OC Sonny Cumbie to Remain at TCU after turning down Texas' offer. https://t.co/LeVZLgum51 pic.twitter.com/czLPNfs57N
— Frogs O' War (@FrogsOWar) December 9, 2015
With Cumbie officially out of the mix, the OC search swiftly turned to Tulsa's Sterlin Gilbert. There had been rumors of back-channel communication with Gilbert for some time, and that seems to have been pretty well borne out by the fact that Gilbert has already been on campus interviewing as of this morning:
— SB Nation College (@sbncollege) December 9, 2015
Gilbert came up through the Texas high school coaching ranks (with stops at Springtown, Abilene Cooper, San Angelo and Temple) and intersected with Art Briles at U of H in the early 2000's.