Former Texas coach Tom Herman has accepted Florida Atlantic's head coaching job, he told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Thursday.
Herman is set to replace Willie Taggart, who was fired last month after going 5-7 this season. Taggart went 15-18 in his three seasons in Boca Raton, reaching the Montgomery Bowl in 2020, his first season, before consecutive 5-7 campaigns.
Herman is meeting with the Owls on Thursday afternoon, he told ESPN.
Herman will give the Owls a coach with a track record of renowned offensive success. Across six seasons at Houston (2015-16) and Texas (2017-20), he has accumulated a career record of 54-22 and has five bowl game victories -- four coming at Texas.