Texas’ McWilliams Steps Down as Coach
From Staff and Wire Reports
Texas football Coach David McWilliams, whose Longhorns fell from Southwest Conference champions to also-rans in one year, has resigned after five years as coach of his alma mater. Texas finished 5-6, McWilliams’ third losing season in five years.
McWilliams, 49, captain of the Longhorns’ 1963 national championship team and an assistant coach from 1970-85, said he had asked to be reassigned. McWilliams ended the second year of a five-year contract worth $1 million.
Get our high school sports newsletter
Prep Rally is devoted to the SoCal high school sports experience, bringing you scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
