Correction: Horns247 reported Thursday that Sterlin Gilbert had agreed to become Texas' offensive coordinator, per multiple sources. However, it was only a verbal agreement as contract negotiations were not yet complete and we ran the story too early. We regret this error in judgement.

Tulsa co-offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert has agreed to become Texas' offensive coordinator, sources close to the situation tell Horns247.

Gilbert, 37, is considered one of the brightest young offensive minds in football. He’s schooled under Tulsa head coach Phillip Montgomery, Syracuse head coach Dino Babers and Baylor head coach Art Briles, all of whom employ a balanced spread system.

Gilbert joined the Golden Hurricanes staff this season, and they are currently ranked 25th nationally in scoring offense at 39.5 points per game. Tulsa’s offense has excelled through the air, averaging 329.8 yards per game, which is 11th nationally. But the Golden Hurricanes also run the ball effectively, racking up 171.9 yards per contest.

When he starts at Texas, Gilbert will likely have to hire at least two assistant coaches as Horns247 has been told by multiple sources that assistant head coach for offense/quarterbacks coach Shawn Watson, offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Joe Wickline and running backs coach Tommie Robinson will not be retained in their current roles.

Only first-year tight ends coach Jeff Traylor is guaranteed to remain on the offensive staff next season. It’s unclear if wide receivers coach Jay Norvell, the team’s current play-caller, will be back for the second year of his contract. Following last season, Strong opted not to retain wide receivers coach Les Koenning and tight ends coach Bruce Chambers. If Watson, Wickline and Robinson leave Texas, no one from Strong's initial offensive staff will remain.

Gilbert, who also coached quarterbacks and wide receivers at Tulsa, is the second candidate Strong interviewed for the position. The Longhorns offered the offensive coordinator role to TCU co-offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie, but he opted to remain with the Horned Frogs on Wednesday.

Strong hopes to invigorate an offense that finished 85th nationally in scoring in 2014 (26.1 ppg) and 109th in 2013 (21.4 ppg) with the hire of Gilbert.

Gilbert spent the 2014 season at Bowling Green as the team’s co-offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach. During that time, the Falcons averaged 432.9 yards per game (42nd nationally). Gilbert earned his first job on the college level at Eastern Illinois, where he coached Jimmy Garoppolo, who is now with the New England Patriots. Under Gilbert’s guidance, Garoppolo threw for 5,050 yards and 53 touchdowns as a senior, winning the Walter Payton Award – the FCS’ equivalent of the Heisman Trophy.

Eastern Illinois led the nation in yards and points per game that season, and Football Scoop named Gilbert FCS Coordinator of the Year.

A former Texas high school football coach, Gilbert returns to the state where he found so much success early in his career.

In his high school coaching career Gilbert had offensive coordinator stops at Abilene Cooper and Temple. Gilbert also served as the head coach at San Angelo Lake View in between those two stops from 2008 to 2010.

A native of San Angelo, Gilbert played quarterback at Angelo State where he earned All-Lone Star conference honors during the 2000 and 2001 seasons.

Chris Hummer contributed to this report