When Texas Longhorns head coach Tom Herman held his introductory press conference in November of 2016, he quickly took a cue from his mentor, former Longhorns head coach Mack Brown, and addressed Texas high school football coaches.
“I also want the high school coaches of the great state of Texas to know that this is their football program,” he said. “We’re the flagship university of the best high school football playing state in America. And I want to continue to do a great job of recruiting our fine student-athletes produced by Texas high school football coaches.