Tom Herman's coaching mentors give him three words of advice for his head coaching debut
Tom Herman hasn't physically been on the sidelines for a college football game since 2004. As an offensive coordinator at Texas State, Rice, Iowa State, and Ohio State, his place on game day has been in the press box.
However, for his head coaching debut at Houston on Saturday against Tennessee Tech, Herman will find himself on the sidelines for the first time in 11 seasons.
Over the course of the off season, as the first game of his head coaching career has drawn closer and closer, Herman reached out to a few of his coaching colleagues for some advice on their first time leading a college football program on game day.
"The one thing that a lot of my mentors told me, is that their first game, I don't know if regret is the right word, but they wished that they had enjoyed the moment more." Herman explained.
"So I've made a conscious decision each day that I wake up to remember to enjoy the moment and not get too wrapped up in my own nerves, or my own anxiety. I'm going to look around, and smell the air, and see the great fans and enjoy the moment."
"It will be my first time since 2004 that I'll be on the sidelines for a college football game too, so that will be an interesting experience. It's been 11 years since I've been on a sideline." Herman added.
