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AUSTIN, Texas -- Charlie Strong left a Louisville program that needed to punch its way into the national spotlight for the Texas Longhorns, who live smack in the middle with their enormous wealth, swagger, political intrigue and championship expectations. And thats just the off-the-field stuff. On the field, he inherits a team mired in mediocrity with a 30-21 record over the last four years, but still talented enough to come within 30 minutes of winning a share of the 2013 Big 12 title. Strong will be introduced as the Texas football coach Monday. In a statement released by the school Sunday, Strong said he was excited to be taking over one of the "premier programs" in the country. "Texas is one of those places that is always on your radar and a program anyone would dream of being a part of because you have a chance to compete on a national level every year," Strong said. "Its special because it has such great history, pride, tradition and passion for football." In the 53-year-old Strong -- the first black head coach of a mens program at Texas -- new athletic director Steve Patterson landed a coach whose teams went 23-3 the last two years, including a BCS bowl win over Florida and a blowout of Miami to end the 2013 season in the Russell Athletic Bowl. Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher, who has the No. 1 Seminoles in Monday nights national title game, praised the hire. Fisher was previously considered a possible target for Texas and would have faced Strong in the ACC when Louisville moves to that league next season. "I think hes done a tremendous job at Louisville, turning those guys around," Fisher said Sunday. "I think Charlies an excellent coach." Strong succeeded at a school that had to fight its way onto the national radar even in the good years. At Texas, the bad years draw just as much attention as the good ones, and college football will be watching to see how well he can unite a powerhouse program with a discontented fan base aching to return to the national elite. And how quickly he can win a lot of games. Strongs predecessor did that. Over 16 years, Mack Brown had 158 victories, and in 2005 he won Texas first undisputed national title in 36 years. From 2000-09, Texas averaged more than 10 wins a season and played in four BCS bowls, winning three. That success helped spur unprecedented financial growth. Texas ranks as the wealthiest athletic program in the country. A partnership with ESPN created the Longhorn Network, a 20-year deal worth at least $300 million to the university. But for all its wealth, Texas has struggled to deliver a championship legacy that lives up its sense of grandeur. Brown won just two Big 12 titles, while his archrival across his northern border, Bob Stoops at Oklahoma, won eight. Texas lone national championship in 44 years pales in comparison to Alabamas three from 2009-12. And the recent drop-off that started with a 5-7 record in 2010 got ugly by the end. When Texas started last season 1-2, some Texas fans even booed a public service announcement from Brown encouraging donations to charities. The turmoil also exposed on a national level the political fighting that embroiled the university and attempts by some school officials and prominent supporters to push Brown out a year ago. For more than two years, university regents have been fighting over whether to fire school President Bill Powers, who had been a key ally of Brown. Some of the same regents also were involved in talks with Alabama coach Nick Sabans agent in January 2013 in efforts to coax Saban into coming to Austin. That Strong will be the first African-American head coach of a mens program at Texas is significant at a school that resisted integration in the 1950s and 60s and had college footballs last all-white national champion in 1969. "This is a historic day for The University of Texas and a historic hire for our football team," Powers said. Until 2010, Texas had a residence hall named after former law school professor William Stewart Simkins, a Confederate colonel who also was an early organizer of the Ku Klux Klan in Florida after the Civil War. Texas is still fighting legal battles over race. Only now the school wants to keep an affirmative action admissions policy that allows the school to consider race for some applicants. But former Texas womens track coach Bev Kearney, who was pressured to resign in 2013 after revelations of a relationship with one of her athletes, has filed a discrimination lawsuit against Texas, arguing race was a factor in her case. Kearney is black. In 2009, just before he was hired at Louisville, Strong complained that hed been passed over for another job in part because his wife is white. Strong said it was difficult to leave Louisville, the school that was willing to give him his first head coaching job. "They have been great to me and my family, and it was very hard to say goodbye," Strong said. "But they know this was an opportunity I couldnt pass up." Keenan Allen Womens Jersey . The Cavs announced the move Saturday, one day after LeBron James said hes returning to Cleveland. A 12-year veteran, Haywood has played in 794 NBA games, averaging 6. Mike Williams Chargers Jersey . The Vancouver coach and an announced sellout crowd of 18,910 watched in dismay as the Canucks lost 7-4 to the New York Islanders on Monday night by squandering a 3-0 lead in the third period. http://www.prochargersteamstore.com/Yout...k-Elite-Jersey/. Specifically, thumbs up to the Canadian-based teams in the NHL, or at least most of them. 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If you want to go far in this tournament you have to beat the number one or number two in the other group.Australia will hold a late training session Friday to give captain Mile Jedinak as long as possible to show his left ankle has recovered enough for him to play.South Korea is equally determined to field its best team in Brisbane, with Stielike hoping to include midfielders Son Heung-min and Koo Ja-cheol, and goalkeeper Kim Jin-hyeon, who sat out the Kuwait match with colds.Australia, which can top the group with a win or a draw, has not lost to South Korea in their five matches since 2011, winning two and drawing two, including a 1-1 draw in the group stage of the 2011 Asian Cup.Were pretty clear on what our approach has been and what it will contiinue to be, said Australia coach Ange Postecoglou said Friday.dddddddddddd There is a game of football to be played and every time that happens were going to try and win it.Australia is hunting its first Asian Cup title from three tournaments since switching to the Asian confederation. The Socceroos were runners-up in 2011. Two-time Asian Cup winner South Korea, which last claimed the title in 1960, finished third in 2011.___OMAN vs, KUWAIT (0900 GMT) — Both Kuwait and Oman are eliminated from this years Asian Cup and only regional pride will be on the line in Newcastle.Kuwait will attempt to end its worst Asian Cup losing streak. The 1-0 defeat by South Korea means the 1980 champion has lost seven successive Asian Cup matches, scoring just two goals.Oman, which was eliminated with a 4-0 loss to Australia, has fared little better with just one win from its past eight Asian Cup matches.We need to become more professional on and off the pitch, Oman coach Paul Le Guen said. The players have to experience the life of a professional. If youre playing a match three days after facing the Korea Republic, you need to be prepared.Oman is undefeated against Kuwait in the past eight matches with four wins, including an emphatic 5-0 victory at last years Gulf Cup.The match versus Oman is very important and is not less important than the last two matches, Nabil Maaloul said after Kuwaits loss to South Korea. The three points are important and the preparation will be the same as the last two games. ' ' '