Texas head football coach Charlie Strong has the full authority to make changes on his staff if he wanted following a 38-3 loss to Notre Dame to open the 2015 season, according to Texas men's athletic director Steve Patterson.

"How he assigns the work of his staff is his job," Patterson said. “I’m not going to coach the football team. That’s the football coach’s job.”

After 14 games as Texas' head coach, Strong is 6-8 overall.

In that time, the Longhorns have failed to reach double-digit points six times. Those offensive performances have drawn heavy criticism, causing many fans to call for the job of Texas' assistant head coach for offense Shawn Watson.

Monday, Strong said he's evaluating everything about his program, including his staff.

"Some of these coaches I've been with a long time," Strong said. “They know how I feel, and they've heard it before. It's an evaluation process."

Patterson said he met with Strong on Tuesday. While the loss to Notre Dame isn't what Patterson hoped or expected, Patterson said it didn't alter his perception of Strong.

“It was not the performance we had hoped for," Patterson said. "I think there was a lot of excitement going into the game. But sometimes you have a bad day. Notre Dame is a really good football team.

"Obviously, nobody is happy with how the game went, and he’s probably less happy than anybody.”

Texas will host Rice on Saturday at 7 p.m. for the team's home opener. The game will be broadcast on Longhorn Network.