TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Houston coach Tom Herman is not liberal with the gesture. It’s the ultimate compliment for a player in a sport where one-fourth of rosters include boys just months removed from cleaning out high school lockers.
Florida State’s Derwin James has earned from Herman the select title of GAM.
“Grown-ass man,” Herman said of James, who he coached against in a Peach Bowl win over the Seminoles. “That dude is smart, quick, rangy, has height, has length, fast, smart. He’s a step ahead and when he hits you, he’s physical. To see all that in a true freshman is real remarkable.