When Texas hired Tom Herman, the hope was that he could lead the Longhorns back to national relevance.
It’s been years since the state’s flagship univer- sity has been at the forefront of its football per- formance. Almost every Power Five school in the state, and even a Group of Five team or two, sat on the throne as kings of the state over the course of the decade, except Texas. That stretch of disap- pointment was capped off by the first three-year stretch of losing seasons since before World War II.