The sun overpowered the Dallas horizon, and Tom Herman, still drenched in emotion from the previous evening, let the light wash over him. This was a moment he was hoping for—a fitting bit of symbolism for a man stuck between day and night, for a coach saying goodbye to one tremendous opportunity and saying hello to another.
It was the culmination of something spectacular. It was the start of a magnificent journey that was too terrifyingly incredible to pass up. As the sun overtook the world in front of him, Herman readied for the biggest transition of his life.