Former Houston and Texas head coach Tom Herman is back in college football after a two-year hiatus.Â
Florida Atlantic announced Herman’s hire Thursday, every week after firing head coach Willie Taggart.Â
Texas Longhorns head coach Tom Herman perpares for a recreation towards the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Boone Pickens Stadium on Oct. 31, 2020 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Â
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“It is an honor to have the opportunity to lead the Florida Atlantic football program,” Herman stated in a press launch. “I’m incredibly grateful to Brian White, President Kelly, Mary Giardina and everyone else who was involved in the search process. All the pieces are in place at FAU for us to be successful.
“There are already nice younger males on this workforce, nice amenities, an amazing location, an amazing recruiting base and nice management, all of that are vital to constructing a profitable program.”
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Herman’s last college coaching stop was in Austin, Texas, where he led the Longhorns for four seasons from 2017-2020. At Texas, Herman had a record of 32-18, leading the Longhorns to a 10-4 record in 2018 with a victory over Georgia within the Sugar Bowl.Â
Houston Cougars head coach Tom Herman through the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes at Houston Cougars recreation at TDECU Stadium in Houston.
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Texas reached a bowl recreation in every of Herman’s 4 seasons.Â
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Prior to coaching the Longhorns, Herman was the pinnacle coach of the Houston Cougars, going 22-4 in two seasons.Â
He grew to become one of the vital sought-after coaches in school soccer as he brought the Cougars to nationwide relevance.Â
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“We are incredibly excited to welcome Tom Herman to Paradise,” Vice President and Director of Athletics Brian White stated. “Throughout the process and the more we talked with Coach Herman, the more it became apparent to me that he was the right person to lead our football program.Â
Texas Longhorns head coach Tom Herman watches gamers heat up earlier than the sport towards the West Virginia Mountaineers at Darrell Okay Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Nov. 7, 2020 in Austin, Texas.Â
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“Beyond his knowledge of the game, which is obvious by his success over the years, he also truly cares about the young people in his program. He has coached winning programs everywhere he has been and we believe he can be tremendously successful at FAU as well.”
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FAU has had back-to-back 5-7 seasons and has failed to achieve a bowl recreation since 2020.