Texas has decided to fire Charlie Strong according to Austin-American Statesman reporters Brian Davis and Kirk Bohls.

The hot seat for Strong, a longtime SEC assistant, was reportedly burning up heading into Saturday prior to a 24-21 overtime loss to Kansas, a team that was 1-9 entering the game and had not won a conference game since 2014. The Statesman reports that the decision has been made, but the announcement may not come until Monday.

Strong is 16-20 at Texas, where he became the head coach in 2014 after a successful four-year tenure at Louisville (37-15). His first coaching job came as a graduate assistant at Florida in 1983. He had two other stints at UF (1991-94, 2003-2009), including his time as co-defensive coordinator of the 2006 national championship team and sole defensive coordinator of the 2008 championship squad. Strong’s stops along the way included Texas A&M (1985, GA), Ole Miss (1990, wide receivers) and South Carolina (1999-2002, DC).

The Texas vacancy could have a major impact on LSU’s opening, as both schools have been linked to Houston coach Tom Herman.

Update:

Texas athletic director Mike Perrin issued a statement about “rumors” in response to the report by the Statesman and other outlets:

“There are a number of rumors out there about the status of Coach Strong. I’ve said it all along, we will evaluate the body of work after the regular season,” Perrin’s statement reads. “We have a game to get read for against TCU on Friday, and I hope our fans will come out and support our team. We’ll discuss where things stand after that.”