With Bryan Harsin leaving to become the new head coach at Arkansas State, there is a new opening on staff at Texas. Major Applewhite will take over play-calling duties and will coach QBs. This leaves the opening for a RB coach. There is a possibility that Bruce Chambers could move over from the tight ends, as he was the Longhorns' RB coach in the first 5 years of Mack Brown's tenure. Here are a few intriguing names to look at to possibly fill the position:
- Jay Boulware - Auburn Tight Ends/Special Teams Coach
- Lettered at Texas in 1992 and '93. Went on to become a student assistant (94-95) and a graduate assistant (95) with the Longhorns.
- Mike Haywood - ex-Miami (Ohio) Head Coach
- RB coach at Texas in 2003 and '04.
- RB coach at LSU from 1995-2002. He worked on staff with Bo Davis in 1995 and '96 and again in 2002.
- Eric Bieniemy - Colorado Offensive Coordinator
- RB coach for the Minnesota Vikings from 2006-10. He spent one season on staff with Darrell Wyatt, who was the Vikings WR coach in '06.
- Tommie Robinson - Arizona Cardinals Running Backs Coach
- RB coach at Oklahoma State in 2001, where he worked on staff with Wyatt, who was at OSU from 2001-05.
- Ties to TX: spent three years as an offensive assistant for the Dallas Cowboys after 4 years as WR coach at TCU.
- Pat Washington - Kentucky Wide Receivers Coach
- RB coach at Southern Miss from 2009-11, where he worked one year on staff with Darrell Wyatt.
- Played QB at Auburn from 1982-85, and was a graduate assistant with the Tigers in 1987 and '88. Stacy Searels played offensive line at AU from 1984-87.
- Derek Dooley - ex-Tennessee Head Coach
- Coached tight ends and running backs at LSU from 2000-04, where he worked on staff with both Stacy Searels and Bo Davis.
- Bobby Kennedy - Colorado Wide Receivers Coach
- WR coach at Texas from 2004-10.
- Has spent most of his career as a WR coach, but does have 3 years of experience as a RB coach.
