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    IU football coaching candidate profiles: Tom Herman

    Seth TowBy Seth TowNovember 29, 2023 IU Football 3 Comments
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    This is the third in a series of profiles of potential candidates for Indiana’s vacant football head coaching position. 

    Candidate: Tom Herman

    Age: 48

    Current Position/Tenure: Head coach at Florida Atlantic, former Texas and Houston head coach

    Record as Head Coach: 58-30

    Previous Jobs

    Year Program Position Record Conference
    Standing
    Bowls National
    Rank Coaches/AP
    1998 Texas Lutheran Wide Receivers 4-6
    1999 Texas Graduate Assistant 9-5
    2000 Texas Graduate Assistant 8-4
    2001 Sam Houston Wide Receivers/Special Teams 10-3 Playoffs FCS Quarterfinalist
    2002 Sam Houston Wide Receivers/Special Teams 4-7
    2003 Sam Houston Wide Receivers/Special Teams 2-9
    2004 Sam Houston Wide Receivers/Special Teams 11-3 Playoffs FCS Semifinalist
    2005 Texas State Offensive Coordinator/QBs 11-3 Playoffs FCS Semifinalist
    2006 Texas State Offensive Coordinator/QBs 5-6
    2007 Rice Offensive Coordinator/QBs 3-9
    2008 Rice Offensive Coordinator/QBs 10-3 1st C-USA W, Texas Bowl
    2009 Iowa State Offensive Coordinator/QBs 7-6 W, Insight Bowl
    2010 Iowa State Offensive Coordinator/QBs 5-7
    2011 Iowa State Offensive Coordinator/QBs 6-7 L, Pinstripe
    2012 Ohio State Offensive Coordinator/QBs 13-0
    2013 Ohio State Offensive Coordinator/QBs 12-2 L, Orange Bowl
    2014 Ohio State Offensive Coordinator/QBs 15-1 W Sugar Bowl/CFP National Champions
    Head Coach
    2015 Houston Head Coach 13-1 T-1st (West) W, Peach 8/8
    2016 Houston Head Coach 9-3 T-3rd (West) *Las Vegas
    2017 Texas Head Coach 7-6 T-4th W, Texas
    2018 Texas Head Coach 10-4 2nd W, Sugar 9/9
    2019 Texas Head Coach 8-5 T-3rd W, Alamo NA/25
    2020 Texas Head Coach 7-3 3rd W, Alamo 20/19
    2021 Chicago Bears Offensive Analyst
    2022 CBSSN Television Analyst

    Notable Facts and Numbers

    Herman’s 25-15 record through his first three years at Texas was the second-best improvement by a UT head coach during his first three years, after the Longhorns went 16-21 under Charlie Strong in the three years before his arrival.

    He’s done some strong work with quarterbacks over the last decade, particularly during his three years at Ohio State, which culminated in a national championship. He Herman’s work with J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones in that title season earned him the Broyles Award. The quarterback success continued at Houston with Greg Ward Jr., and at Texas with Sam Ehlinger.

    Herman recruited well at Texas, with three top-10 classes per 247Sports Composite.

    His Texas offenses averaged 435.04 yards and 34.06 points per game across his four seasons in Austin. During his 26 games as Houston head coach, the Cougars averaged 472.62 yards and 39.31 points per game.

    Why It Might Work

    Herman, like Paul Chryst, has experience running a Power Five program with tangible success doing so. Herman was fired by Texas after four seasons with four bowl wins, including one New Year’s Six game. The Longhorns had bigger ambitions, but that level of success would more than satisfy the Hoosiers. Herman’s offensive mind and quarterback coaching ability could be the thing to spark a program turnaround in Bloomington.

    Why It Might Not Work / Not Happen

    Herman’s FAU team lost four straight down the stretch this year to stumble to a 4-8 record. Still, with his track record of success in previous stops, he may be in consideration for other jobs, and it’s always a question whether an in-demand candidate would choose IU over another gig. Also, Herman’s major head coaching experience came before the rise of the transfer portal and NIL in college athletics, so the landscape looks a lot different now.

    PREVIOUSLY:

    • Jason Candle
    • Paul Chryst

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