Tom Herman had barely accepted the job at Texas when he sent a strong message to his new players and those who had been fiercely loyal to Charlie Strong.
Change was coming. It was going to make some of them uncomfortable, but after three years of losing, why not embrace it?
“The definition of insanity is repeatedly performing the same act, expecting different results,” Herman said at his introductory news conference, then set about ripping up just about the entire program from the spring workouts to the demolition of the locker room for a high-tech and very expensive upgrade.