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5 takeaways from Tom Herman's Monday press conference: With pressure turned up, Texas in for home showdown with USC

AUSTIN -- Texas coach Tom Herman met with the media on Monday for his weekly press conference to discuss where the Longhorns (1-1) currently stand and to preview their Saturday home showdown with No. 22 USC.

"You're going to see a team hopefully that's continuing improving, that's excited to play USC at home," Herman said.

Here are five takeaways from Monday's presser:

1. Herman responds to criticism from Texas fans

There seems to be a growing impatience among the Texas faithful when it comes to Tom Herman. Just do a quick search on the Twitter-sphere and you'll find plenty of disgruntled Texas fans unsatisfied by the results under Herman just 15 games into his tenure in Austin.