Former Texas HC Tom Herman has officially joined Florida State in a support role, with his specific position yet to be announced. He hasn't coached since being fired from FAU after a disastrous 2-8 start to the 2024 season.
As the head coach of Texas from 2017-2020, he compiled an overall record of 32-18 and a conference record of 22-13 in the Big 12.
Despite being a somewhat "exciting" hire at the time, his tenure in Austin was filled with a feeling of awkwardness and tension after his first season at the helm. In year two, the team went 9-3 in the regular season and ended up defeating Georgia in the Sugar Bowl to finish with a 10-3 record.
NEW: Former Texas, Houston and FAU head coach Tom Herman is set to join Florida State's coaching staff, @PeteNakos and @LaserreMatt report. https://t.co/eAJSep22Dz pic.twitter.com/UPRlkS97cJ
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It was the first double-digit win season for the Longhorns since 2009, when Colt McCoy and Jordan Shipley led the team to a dominant 13-1 record and lost in the BCS Championship game to Alabama.
It's safe to say that things were looking pretty good for Tom Herman and Co. heading into year three, with expectations for the program higher than they've been in a while.
Unfortunately, Herman's third season was filled with a plethora of problems, beginning with his incredibly odd decision to basically ignore freshman phenom running back Bijan Robinson in 2020. This sparked an eruption of criticism over his overall playcalling and ability to develop talent.
It made absolutely no sense to allow Roschon Johnson and Keontay Ingram to touch the ball more than 20 times each that season, yet they combined for over 130 carries on the year. Robinson was averaging a conference-leading 8.2 yards per carry, but Herman decided to seemingly limit him as much as possible throughout the season. The craziest thing about it was that leading up to 2020, Herman was praising Robinson and his potential 24/7.
Another huge reason the fanbase began to turn against him was simply due to his personality and immaturity both on the sidelines and off the field. He had some really odd reactions on the sidelines, consistently yelling at players for things that he was obviously doing wrong on the offensive side of the ball.
Oh, and he also tried to fight Mike Gundy after Texas lost to Oklahoma State for seemingly no reason besides the fact that he was mad that he lost. This was really the point of no return for Herman when it came to the fanbase and boosters. It was obvious that he wasn't mentally capable of being the head coach of a program like Texas.
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