Texas Wesleyan's Brad Sherrod is a first-time head coach. He's been preparing his whole life.

Upon first look at Brad Sherrod’s resume, it’s clear why the 29-year college coaching veteran is ready to become a head coach. The veteran defensive coach has spent time at 10 universities, from his first job at UMass in 1995 to an 11-year stint at his alma mater (Duke) to stints at Wake Forest and Tennessee State.

But it was his stops with current Texas FBS coaches that prepared Sherrod for what lay ahead after he was named head coach at Texas Wesleyan less than a month ago. Sherrod first worked for Sam Houston coach K.C. Keeler at Delaware from 2010 to 2012.