Mack Brown: Will Muschamp must wait
Mack Brown said he was tired and worn out after winning the 2005 national championship. He knee was in terrible shape. He didn’t know how long he might coach.
Fast forward almost five years. The Texas coach says he feels “better than I’ve felt in years.” Brown had knee replacement surgery in 2006 and said it feels much better.
In this photograph taken on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009, Texas head football coach Mack Brown, left, talks with defensive coordinator Will Muschamp, right, during an evening NCAA college football practice in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)
So even though Texas has a coach-in-waiting, defensive coordinator Will Muschamp, Brown doesn’t talk like a guy who will step down soon, even though he’s about to embark on his 13th Longhorn season.
“Will makes $900,000, plus bonuses and has no buyout,” Brown said, indicating Muschamp has a pretty good gig. “If he stays, he takes my job (when Brown steps down).”
But until then, “I would be in total control. We would keep this rolling.”
Brown said he warned his staff, “If anyone starts talking about what’s next, I’m going to fire you. That’s not fair to me, that’s not fair to the rest of the staff.”
Brown said he hasn’t set a timetable for his departure, and “Will’s fine with that.”
Brown said Texas analyzed the model at Florida State, where Jimbo Fisher was named head-coach designate for Bobby Bowden, a transition that finally came last off-season.
“Right now, ours is working great,” Brown said. “I’ve enjoyed it more now,” he said of coaching under this situation. “We’ve won more games.”
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