At Texas, Tom Herman could be nightmare for rival recruiters

The moment Texas’ recruiting rivals have been fearing has arrived.

Despite all of his successes on the recruiting trail and a top-10 finish this past February, Charlie Strong’s 2017 class had been stuck in the mud for months because prospects weren’t sure if he would return to the sidelines in Austin next season. That question has now been answered, as the University of Texas fired Strong Saturday and announced the hiring of former Houston coach Tom Herman.

"If you thought H-Town Takeover was big, just wait until Tom gets to Austin,” a Big 12 assistant said. “It's going to be an entire state of Texas take over. He's recruited at such a high level everywhere that he's been, so it's realistic…