primal defense
Veteran
- Joined
- Nov 4, 2013
- Messages
- 6,997
Source: Mack Brown fighting for job
Embattled Texas coach Mack Brown met Friday with university president Bill Powers and athletic director Steve Patterson, a source told ESPN's Brett McMurphy.
Details of the meeting were not immediately available, but a source said Brown is now fighting to keep his job.
Brown had previously confided in those close to him that he was resigning, the source said. However, Brown was "enraged" when the news leaked to the media, and he decided to change course, according to the source.
Brown on Friday met with Roderick Bernard, a Sharpstown High wide receiver who has committed to Texas, in Houston and was to return to Austin to meet with several recruits, a source said. The Texas football banquet was also set for Friday night.
Brown said Thursday he has no interest in discussing his job status or publicly campaigning for his job.
"There's been a little speculation about my job situation," Brown said. "... My situation has not changed."
Patterson took over for the retiring DeLoss Dodds in November, and Brown acknowledged the effect a new AD could have on his job.
"Any time the athletic director changes, it changes the game," Brown said. "I will sit down and talk to him and Bill and discuss the direction we're going. I'm looking forward to my meeting with Bill and Steve and then move forward."
After opening the season 1-2 with blowout losses to BYU and Mississippi, Texas rallied to start 6-0 in Big 12 play before losing two of its final three games, including a 30-10 decision to Baylor last Saturday in what had become a de facto conference title game.
Texas Longhorns' Mack Brown meets with AD Steve Patterson, president Bill Powers - ESPN
Embattled Texas coach Mack Brown met Friday with university president Bill Powers and athletic director Steve Patterson, a source told ESPN's Brett McMurphy.
Details of the meeting were not immediately available, but a source said Brown is now fighting to keep his job.
Brown had previously confided in those close to him that he was resigning, the source said. However, Brown was "enraged" when the news leaked to the media, and he decided to change course, according to the source.
Brown on Friday met with Roderick Bernard, a Sharpstown High wide receiver who has committed to Texas, in Houston and was to return to Austin to meet with several recruits, a source said. The Texas football banquet was also set for Friday night.
Brown said Thursday he has no interest in discussing his job status or publicly campaigning for his job.
"There's been a little speculation about my job situation," Brown said. "... My situation has not changed."
Patterson took over for the retiring DeLoss Dodds in November, and Brown acknowledged the effect a new AD could have on his job.
"Any time the athletic director changes, it changes the game," Brown said. "I will sit down and talk to him and Bill and discuss the direction we're going. I'm looking forward to my meeting with Bill and Steve and then move forward."
After opening the season 1-2 with blowout losses to BYU and Mississippi, Texas rallied to start 6-0 in Big 12 play before losing two of its final three games, including a 30-10 decision to Baylor last Saturday in what had become a de facto conference title game.
Texas Longhorns' Mack Brown meets with AD Steve Patterson, president Bill Powers - ESPN
