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Texas coach Charlie Strong spoke to the media for the first time since reports of his firing Carlos Lee Jersey on Sunday.In his weekly pre s conference, Strong addre sed the rumors of his firing, saying "we will be evaluated after the TCU game."Strong held a team meeting Sundayand told his players that "there's no reason to worry about me." Strong also reiterated his interest in returning to the Longhorns program next season.MORE: Next year, I want to come back, Strong said in his pre s conference. I look at the job this staff has done and look at the players theyve put in place. The wins and lo ses, they dont stack up, but still, youre looking at a young football team, a team that when you get everything back in place for the coming year has a lot of talent. But I still go back to it, theyve been very upfront and forward with me.There were several players in attendance at Strong's pre s conference, and after he was done addre sing the media, the team gave him a round of applause.Charlie Strong leaving today's pre Brian McCann Jersey s conference, greeted by his players. Brian Davis (@BDavisAAS) On Sunday, there were reports that and a formal announcement would be released Monday. Later, Texas athletic director Mike Perrin saying Strong would be evaluated after the TCU game.Full transcript of his opening statement is below:"On Sunday, Ihad a team meeting with my players, they're an unbelievable group of young men. I said, 'There's a lot of reports out there there's no reason for you to worry about me, and I thinkyou've been doing it for the last few weeks because Icould just tell on the field how we've been playing not to lose.'"Isaid, 'We have one game left and it's important we go out and play this game, and we go play this game for our seniors because they deserve to get to a bowl game.' We're all frustrated and I could just look standing up there in front of the team Icould just see the look in some of their eyes how frustrated they were about that lo s on Saturday."When you play like that Ihave the best running back in the country, Dont'a (Foreman) is the best in the country, he's gonna have the chance to get 2,000 yards and for him to fumble the ball twice is uncharacteristic of him. Dallas Keuchel Jersey He felt bad and so Isaid to him Iwalked into the RB meeting room Isaid to him, Tyler Clippard Jersey 'Listen, you have to get the weight off your shoulder. You're not the reason we lost that football game. We turned the ball over we could've made stops on defense, don't carry that around with you.' Last night probably around 10:30 Igave him another phone call and I said, 'Listen,don't worry about it. It's not your concern. If you play, we're going to be in the position we're in right now.'"For (Shane) Buecheleto throw three interceptions, that's not like him those are touchdownpa ses that he launched. When you're playing the way they're playing and like they have to play for this coaching staff, and Ican see the frustration building. We have one to go getand we have to go get it and we're gonna go play."Itold them just loosen up and have fun. You have not done that in the last few weeks but you owe it to yourself. You put too much work into this game for thatnot to happen. Itold them,'The thingyou're gonna learn from this is you've been through a lot here you have had to overcome a lot of challenges. The adversity that's been here, somany obstaclesand you're gonna learn from this down the road. Probably 10 years Houston Astros Jersey from now you're gonna be at your job and things aren't gonna go the way you want them to go, but you've learned a lot of life le sons in this program from the short time we've been together and there a special group and Itold them, 'Iadmire you for hanging through it and staying together and being a football team.' "