WPBF 25 Sports Anchor Yianni Kourakis spoke with new Florida Atlantic University head coach Tom Herman on a beautiful day in late January on Boca Raton Beach. “How many days will you be at the beach during the season, every day or every other? Kourakis jokingly asked him. “Probably not every day. I don’t know about many other days,” Herman said, laughing often setting foot in the Atlantic Ocean, as he did while training at the University of Texas and the University of Houston.Since taking over the Owls program in early December, Herman has been hiring staff and hitting the recruiting lane hard, but the players he inherited were his first priority.”It’s the first time I’ve taken on a program where I didn’t recruit immediately. I thought it was important to meet as many current players as I could so everyone knew what we were about,” said Herman. Behind the scenes: The crew keeps the PGA National Champion Course ready for the Honda Classic. Lots of them Herman has a 71% win rate, including 5-0 in bowl games FAU will give him the resources he needs as the school makes the leap to the American Athletic Conference this season.”I love these Facility,” Herman said as we walked through the football offices. “There’s probably 75, 80 percent of the Power Five schools that would die to have a facility like this.” Herman met his wife 30 years ago They met each other during college, and they have three kids, all of whom are still in Texas for their senior year. “I don’t scream nearly as much at home,” laughed Herman. As he thought about it more, Herman realized how coaching is important to him.”Al what I do at home and in the office comes from the heart. I grew up as an only child with a single mother. Coaches have been a huge male influence in my life and I want to extend this support to as many children as possible during my time on this planet. I don’t know where I would be in my life without the coaches who shaped me growing up,” Herman said. “He’ll get a chance to shape the lives of young people in a pretty nice workplace. As the school mantra emphasizes : “What’s better than winning in paradise?” “It’s a beautiful place to live, a great place to graduate and win a lot of football games,” Herman said, and to the fans: “Whether you a Whether you’re an FAU alum or not, come see us and you won’t be disappointed, not just with the game on the field, but with the atmosphere on game day in Boca Raton,” Herman said. And saying goodbye that day on the beach was, he joked and smiled when he realized that an interview on a beach wasn’t a bad break from building a college football program.Keep up to date with the latest esports updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
WPBF 25 Sports Anchor Yianni Kourakis spoke to Florida Atlantic University’s new head coach Tom Herman on a beautiful day in late January on Boca Raton Beach.
“How many days will you be at the beach during the season, every day or every other day?” Kourakis asked him jokingly.
“Probably not every day. I don’t know how many other days there are,” Herman said, laughing.
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There aren’t many days at the beach where you try to make a program. In fact, despite being 1.8 miles from campus, Herman can set foot in the Atlantic Ocean as many times as he did while training at the University of Texas and the University of Houston.
Since taking over the Owls program in early December, Herman has hired an associate and made strong progress down the recruiting lane, but the players he inherited were his first priority.
“It’s the first time I’ve taken on a program where I didn’t recruit right away. I thought it was important to meet as many current players as possible so everyone knew what we were about,” Herman said .
Backstage: The crew has the PGA National Champion Course ready for the Honda Classic
Like all coaches, Herman is about the process and winning leads. Many of them. Herman boasts a 71% win rate, including 5-0 in bowl games. At FAU, he’ll get the resources he’ll need if the school makes the leap to the American Athletic Conference this season.
“I love this facility,” Herman said as we walked through the football offices. “There’s probably 75, 80 percent of Power Five schools that would die to have a facility like this.”
Herman met his wife in college 30 years ago and they have three children, all of whom are still in Texas to finish the school year.
“I don’t scream nearly as much at home,” laughed Herman.
As he thought about it further, Herman realized how important coaching is to him.
“Everything I do at home and in the office comes from the heart. I grew up as an only child with a single mother. Coaches have been a huge male influence in my life and I want to offer this support to as many children as I can during my time on this planet. I don’t know where I would be in my life without the coaches who shaped me growing up,” said Herman.
He’ll get a chance to shape young people’s lives in a pretty nice place to work. As the school mantra goes, “What’s better than winning in paradise?”
“It’s a beautiful place to live, a great place to graduate and win a lot of football games,” Herman said.
This is the playing field for the players – and for the fans:
“Whether you are an FAU alum or not, come visit us. You won’t be disappointed, not only with the game on the field, but also with the game day atmosphere in Boca Raton,” said Herman.
And as he left the beach that day, he joked and smiled, realizing that an interview on a beach wasn’t a bad break from building a college football program.
Keep up to date with the latest sports updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it Here.