AUSTIN -- After implementing a new system and deciding who can actually play this spring, new Texas football coach Tom Herman wants his players to know what he wants.
It may be very difficult to ignore the message.
"Winning championships is exhausting," Herman said, "and toeing the line is exhausting."
Herman may find a willing audience. He acknowledged that player pushback during winter workouts with a boot camp feel has been less than when he took over at Houston in 2015.
At the first team meeting, Herman asked his returning players how many had played on a winning team at Texas.