Herb Hand, a veteran offensive line coach who has helped coordinate quite a few dynamic offenses in his 28 years of teaching, enters his third season as co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Texas.
In 2019, each heart Zach Shackelford and left deal with Samuel Cosmi earned All-Massive 12 honors. After Hand’s unit paved the best way for Texas to hurry for 231 yards towards No. 11 Utah within the Valero Alamo Bowl, the Longhorns’ offensive line acquired All-Bowl recognition from Sports activities Illustrated. Cosmi was acknowledged individually by the Related Press and ESPN as an All-Bowl performer as his Alamo Bowl displaying.
In 2018, all 5 beginning offensive lineman garnered All-Massive 12 honors, led by heart Zach Shackelford’s first-team recognition (AP) and second-team honors (coaches). Calvin Anderson, Elijah Rodriguez and Patrick Vahe have been honorable point out, whereas proper deal with Samuel Cosmi acquired votes because the Massive 12 Offensive Freshman of the Yr and was a freshman All-American.
Hand has labored with packages that produced six convention championships along with three division championships. Offenses Hand has coached on have produced all-time main rushers at three totally different colleges together with West Virginia, Tulsa and Vanderbilt.
A 3-time finalist for Offensive Line Coach of the Yr by Soccer Scoop (2008, ‘16-17), Hand was additionally co-coordinator for an offense that led the nation in whole offense for 2 consecutive years (2007-08) at Tulsa, one in all which is the one offense to function a 5,000-yard passer, a 1,000-yard rusher and three 1,000 yard receivers (2007). He has additionally coached 5 Freshman All-People.
Hand got here to Austin from Auburn, the place he served for 2 seasons as offensive line coach below Gus Malzahn, whom he was beforehand co-coordinator with at Tulsa.
Whereas at Auburn, Hand’s offensive line was named one in all three finalists for the Joe Moore Award (nation’s high offensive line) in 2017, and the unit was a semifinalist for the award in 2016. Throughout that point, alongside together with his time at Vanderbilt, he coached gamers who earned 11 SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week Awards.
In 2017, Auburn ranked within the High 30 within the nation in whole offense (twenty sixth/451.6 ypg), scoring offense (twenty seventh/33.9 ppg) and speeding offense (twenty sixth/218.3 ypg), whereas rating sixth in completion proportion (.668) and fifteenth in third-down conversion proportion (.455).
The Tigers balanced offense was one in all solely 5 nationally to common at the very least 230 yards passing and 215 yards speeding per recreation, together with Louisville, Oklahoma, Ohio State and South Florida. Auburn’s eight 40-point video games in the course of the season set a college single-season document.
Beneath Hand, RG Braden Smith earned All-America honors from all NCAA-recognized retailers together with a first-team nod from the Related Press, and a second-team choice from all others (WCFF, FWAA, AFCA and Sporting Information). Smith additionally earned the SEC’s Jacobs Blocking Trophy, as the highest blocker within the convention, together with being named first-team All-SEC by each the league’s coaches and the Related Press.
Together with Smith, LT Austin Golson was tabbed third-team All-SEC by Phil Steele. The road paved the best way for RB Kerryon Johnson to rank fifteenth nationally in speeding yards per recreation (115.9) and ninth in speeding TDs (18), whereas being named SEC Offensive Participant of the Yr and second-team All-America.
In 2016, Auburn led the SEC and was sixth nationally in speeding with 271.3 yards per recreation. Each the scoring offense and whole offense ranked within the High 50 within the nation.
Two offensive linemen in Smith and LG Alex Kozan garnered second-team All-America honors and each have been first-team All-SEC picks. Proper deal with Robert Leff additionally took residence All-SEC recognition. The offensive line was a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award, and Hand was a finalist for Soccer Scoop’s Offensive Line Coach of the Yr award.
The road cleared the best way for RB Kamryn Pettway to steer the SEC and rank eleventh within the nation in speeding yards per recreation (122.4 ypg). Auburn completed 2016 with an 8-5 document and an look within the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
Hand went to Auburn after two seasons at Penn State because the run recreation coordinator and offensive line coach. In 2015, the unit blocked for Massive Ten Freshman of the Yr Saquon Barkley as he set Penn State’s freshman speeding document with 1,076 yards. In 2014, Hand’s younger offensive line steadily improved and produced second-round NFL Draft decide Donovan Smith, who was chosen by Tampa Bay.
Hand coached the offensive line at Vanderbilt from 2010-13, including run recreation coordinator duties in 2013. In 2013, VU’s offensive line blocked for 34 speeding touchdowns, together with a school-record 14 by working again Jerron Seymour. Hand helped Wesley Johnson earn All-SEC honors in 2012 and 2013, and Johnson earned SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week 4 instances earlier than being chosen within the fifth spherical of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Commodores’ Ryan Seymour was chosen by the Seattle Seahawks within the 2013 NFL Draft.
Hand’s 2011-12 offensive traces have been instrumental in Zac Stacy breaking the Vanderbilt season and profession (3,143 yards) speeding information at the moment.
Previous to Vanderbilt, Hand labored three years at Tulsa, serving as assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. Hand helped information Tulsa to consecutive GMAC Bowl appearances behind one of many NCAA’s most explosive unfold offenses, whereas mentoring 4 Freshman All-People.
As Tulsa’s co-offensive coordinator, Hand coached an offensive line that paved the best way for the nation’s top-ranked offense in 2007 and 2008. He was a finalist for nationwide offensive line coach of the yr in 2008.
In 2007, the offense grew to become the one offense in NCAA historical past to ever function a 5,000-yard passer, a 1,000-yard rusher and three 1,000-yard receivers. Quarterback Paul Smith handed for five,065 yards, whereas RB Tarrion Adams rushed for 1,225 yards, and the trio of Brennan Marion (1,244), Trae Johnson (1,088) and Charles Clay (1,024) every topped 1,000 receiving yards. As an entire, the offense led the nation with 543.9 whole yards per recreation, was third with 371.0 passing yards per recreation and was sixth with 41.1 factors per recreation.
A yr later, the offense averaged 569.9 whole yards per recreation, whereas rating within the high 10 in each speeding (fifth/268.0 ypg) and passing (ninth/301.9 ypg) offense. The scoring offense ranked second with 47.2 factors per recreation.
Hand spent six profitable years at West Virginia, serving as tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator. Hand helped the Mountaineers win three Massive East Convention titles and go to 5 straight bowl video games in the course of the span, together with a 38-35 victory over SEC champion Georgia within the 2006 Sugar Bowl. In 2006, West Virginia completed with an 11-2 document and had an offense that ranked second nationally in speeding, third in scoring, and fourth in whole offense.
Previous to WVU, Hand served as an offensive graduate assistant at Clemson for 2 seasons (1999-2000), because the Tigers participated within the 1999 Peach Bowl and 2001 Gator Bowl.
Earlier than that, he served as defensive coordinator and particular groups coordinator at Harmony School in West Virginia. He additionally was defensive coordinator at one other WVIAC program, Glenville State, the place he helped the Pioneers win three WVIAC Championships.
Hand earned his bachelor’s diploma in historical past from Hamilton School in 1990, the place he was a three-year starter on the offensive line for the Continentals, serving as crew captain and incomes All-NESCAC honors in 1989. He earned a grasp’s diploma in enterprise administration in 1993 from West Virginia Wesleyan whereas serving as a graduate assistant.
A local of Westmoreland, N.Y., Hand and his spouse, Debbie, have three kids, together with two sons, Trey and Cade, and one daughter, Bailey.
