Brick Haley has made the SEC, NCAA, and even NFL rounds between stints with the Mississippi State defensive line Texas defensive line coach Brick Haley will stay with the Longhorns despite overtures from Texas A&M about him joining its staff, a source close to the situation tells Horns247.

The Aggies made what was termed to Horns247 as a “competitive offer” to Haley, but Texas head coach Charlie Strong came close enough to the Texas A&M offer for Haley to feel comfortable. In the end with even, or at least close to even, money, Haley decided to stay in Austin. Sources say it was a very tough decision for Haley, who is very close with Texas A&M defensive coordinator John Chavis, but he felt Austin was the best fit for him moving forward.

Haley worked with Chavis from 2009-14 at LSU, where Haley served as the defensive line coach and Chavis was the defensive coordinator. Chavis pitched Haley to serve in the same role with the Aggies, but Haley opted to stay with the Longhorns.

The 49-year-old Haley made $235,000 last year in the first of a two-year deal with the Longhorns. He’s expected to get a "nice" bump in annual salary under his adjusted deal with Texas, sources tell Horns247.

Haley played a big role in Texas’ 2016 class coming together as the Longhorns signed seven defensive linemen in the cycle. That group included five defensive tackles and two defensive ends, none of which ranked worse than a three-star per the 247Sports rankings. Haley also played a role in helping Texas recruit in Louisiana, where Texas signed four recruits – Peyton Aucoin (TE), Malcolm Roach (DE) and D’Andre Christmas-Giles (DT) and Gerald Wilbon (DT).

With Haley opting to stay at Texas and the recent hires of wide receivers coach Charlie Williams and running backs coach Anthony Johnson, Strong only needs to find a defensive backs coach to complete his staff.