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REPORT: Former ISU OC Tom Herman next head coach at Texas

Nov 12, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Cougars head coach Tom Herman is seen before playing against the Tulane Green Wave at TDECU Stadium. Houston won 30 to 18. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports

ESPN is reporting that Houston’s Tom Herman will be the man who replaces Charlie Strong at Texas. The Longhorns, after losing to TCU on Friday, went 5-7 this year. Strong’s three year record at Texas was 16-21.


Herman on the other hand led Houston to a 22-4 mark during his two years with the program. Prior to that, he was Urban Meyer’s offensive coordinator at Ohio State where the Buckeyes won a national championship.


His stop before that of course was in Ames, for three seasons as Paul Rhoads’ offensive coordinator. Herman coached Iowa State’s offense in two bowl games – the Insight Bowl win over Minnesota and a loss to Rutgers in the Pinstripe Bowl.

Herman is a free spirit, a fun guy and I could not be more happy to have him back in the Big 12.

This is going to be fun.

Chris Williams

Chris was hired as Cyclone Fanatic’s publisher in the fall of 2009. He is Iowa State football's postgame show host on the Cyclone Radio Network and can be heard daily from 4-7 on Des Moines' top-rated sports station, 1460 KXnO. Williams, a 2007 graduate of Iowa State’s Greenlee School of Journalism, is the former publisher of the old CycloneNation.com (Scout.com). He has also written for the Des Moines Register, the Ames Tribune, CycloneReport.com and is the former sports director at KMA Radio. When Williams isn’t working, you can usually find him doing something outdoors with his wife Ashley, daughter Camryn, and Golden Retriever Dierks. He enjoys golfing, boating, country music, the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Braves and is passionate about any and all motor sports so finding Williams at a local dirt track is very common.

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