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Charlie Strong scenarios: What Texas is facing with embattled coach

What’s next for Texas and Charlie Strong?

After a week of mixed signals, the Longhorns fell to 5-7 with a 31-9 home loss to TCU on Friday. That’s only going to make Strong's seat hotter, regardless of whether Texas decides to keep the coach moving forward.

Strong’s three seasons have produced a 16-21 record; that might not be enough to save his job.

Here are five possible scenarios for the program:

Option 1: Keep Strong in the hope it works

Texas could decide to give Strong a fourth year, citing Mike MacIntyre at Colorado as an example of that fourth season making a difference.