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The Solid Verbal: Why Tom Herman is in no rush to leave Houston

Let’s talk to last December’s least eligible (coaching job) bachelor!

by Ty Hildenbrandt and Dan Rubenstein
Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

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We caught up with Houston head coach Tom Herman to discuss:

• His wildly successful rookie head coaching season, ending in both an AAC championship and Peach Bowl win over Florida State

• How he ended up getting talked into getting grills (and not the backyard kind) from Paul Wall

• Why, even with constant attention regarding big college football job openings, Houston is the place for him

• His favorite playcall from the 2015 season, the origin of the play, the initial plan, and how he’d grade the overall execution

• What it took to get buy-in from players he didn’t recruit to Houston

• What it would take to get him to leave a winning situation in Houston

***BONUS***

Video of Herman breaking down his favorite playcall of the 2015 season

Tom Herman explains his favorite 2015 play

Pretty Cool: We had a coach, with film, break down his favorite playcall of the season (full audio in new ep)

Posted by The Solid Verbal: Living College Football on Wednesday, March 9, 2016
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