Welcome back to the hot seat, Tom
Once again, former Texas Longhorns head coach Tom Herman has found himself among the names facing the hot seat as the college football season’s, well, seasons change, again.
This time, Herman is in his second season leading the Florida Atlantic Owls.
In his second season leading FAU, Herman has so far racked up a painful 6-11 record.
Here’s what College Football Network had to say about Herman’s FAU performance to date:
“When the Florida Atlantic Owls fired Willie Taggart following the 2022 season, Athletic Director Brian White blamed ‘the lack of on-field success’ shown by the program during his tenure. Hiring Tom Herman in December 2022, he enthused about his winning pedigree while reiterating his belief that ‘he can be tremendously successful at FAU.’ Two years later, those words return to haunt White. Taggart compiled a .455 record with the Owls, winning 15 of 33 games. After slumping to an overtime defeat to the Temple Owls, Herman holds a .272 record from his 22 games. He has led the program to just six wins, and the latest loss to a poor AAC opponent is likely to be viewed as an embarrassment by anyone with connections to the program. Herman went 4-8 in his first year with a 3-5 conference record, an excusable transition as a new coach looked to mold his team while playing in a new conference. However, in a weaker AAC in 2024, they’re now 0-6 in conference play and staring down their worst season since 2016. …”
Herman led Texas football from 2017 to 2020.
Fun fact: There are four teams in FBS called the “Owls.” Three of them have fired their coaches (Rice, Temple, Kennesaw State).
FAU’s Tom Herman: pic.twitter.com/xs2xf6UFU1
— Shehan Jeyarajah (@ShehanJeyarajah) November 17, 2024