From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Reggie Herring
Reggie Herring
Reggie Herring Johnson. After one year, Johnson promoted Herring to
Date of birth July 3, 1959 (1959-07-03) coach OSU’s linebackers, a position that he would hold
until 1985. During this time, Herring worked with quar-
Position(s) Linebackers coach
terbacks coach Houston Nutt, under whom Herring
College Florida State would later serve as defensive coordinator at the Univer-
sity of Arkansas. In 1986, Herring left OSU to coach line-
Career record 0–1 (college)
backers at Auburn University under head coach Pat Dye.
Team(s) as a coach/administrator At Auburn, Herring helped lead the Tigers to three con-
1981 Oklahoma State (GA) secutive SEC titles from 1987 to 1989.
1982–1985 Oklahoma State (LB) In 1992, Herring was offered his first defensive coor-
1986–1991 Auburn (LB) dinator position, though he continued to coach lineback-
1992–1993 TCU (DC/LB) ers, at Texas Christian University. After two years at TCU,
1994–1996 Clemson (LB)
Herring left to coach linebackers at Clemson Universi-
1997–2001 Clemson (DC/LB)
2002–2003 Houston Texans (LB) ty. Herring was promoted to defensive coordinator for
2004 NC State (DC) the Tigers for the 1997 season, and held that position
2005–2007 Arkansas (DC/LB) through the 2001 season. In 2002, Herring accepted a po-
2007 Arkansas (Interim HC) sition in the NFL with the Houston Texans to coach line-
2008–2010 Dallas Cowboys (LB)
backers, after having been on the job as defensive coor-
2011–present Houston Texans (LB)
dinator at Ole Miss for less than a month.[1][2] Although
Reginald Wayne Herring (born July 3, 1959) is an Amer- Herring only held the Texans position for two years, he
ican football coach and former player in the United coached the 2003 league-leader in tackles, Jamie Sharper.
States. A former linebacker at Florida State University, he In 2004, Herring left the NFL to become defensive co-
is currently the linebackers coach for the Houston Tex- ordinator and linebackers coach at North Carolina State
ans of the NFL. Herring served as the interim head foot- University. His first year at North Carolina State, the
ball coach for the University of Arkansas in the 2008 Cot- Wolfpack defense led the nation in total defense after
ton Bowl Classic. ranking 89th in that category the year prior.
Arkansas
College career In 2005, Herring left North Carolina State for a defensive
Herring played at Florida State University from 1978 to coordinator position with Houston Nutt at the University
1980, earning his bachelor’s degree in criminology. As a of Arkansas. At Arkansas, Herring improved the Razor-
player, he was a three-year starting linebacker, leading back defense in almost every statistical category. In the
the team in tackles for three consecutive years. His 452 2006 season, Herring led a defense ranked 44th out of 119
total tackles in his career ranks him third all-time for Division I-A FBS teams.[3] For his performance in 2006,
tackles in Florida State history and his 170 tackles during Herring was a finalist for the Broyles Award, given annu-
his 1980 senior season also ranks him third on the single- ally the nation’s top assistant coach in college football.
season tackle list. During his career with the Florida State On November 26, 2007, after Houston Nutt left
Seminoles, he played in two Orange Bowls and one Tan- Arkansas to become the head coach at Ole Miss, Herring
gerine Bowl, serving as team captain for the 1981 Orange was announced as the interim coach of the Razorbacks
Bowl team. His final two years at FSU, the Seminoles fin- for the Cotton Bowl Classic.[4] The 24th-ranked Razor-
ished 11–1 and 10–2 and ranked in the top 10 in the fi- backs lost the game 38–7 to 7th-ranked Missouri. He had
nal AP poll. In 1989, Herring was inducted into the Flori- said about the Capital One Bowl that his team needed to
da State Hall of Fame. "...punch Mickey Mouse in the mouth."[5]
Coaching career Texas A&M
On January 4, 2008, Herring was named the defensive co-
Early career ordinator at Texas A&M by head coach Mike Sherman.[6]
Herring took part in the Aggies’ 2008 recruiting, and re-
Herring first served as a graduate assistant coach at Ok-
lahoma State University in 1981 under head coach Jimmy
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Reggie Herring
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/Playoffs
Arkansas Razorbacks (Southeastern Conference) (2007)
2007 Arkansas 0–1[n 1] [n 1] [n 1] L Cotton
Arkansas: 0–1
Total: 0–1
signed after National Signing Day to become the line- [4] Statement from Arkansas Interim Head Coach
backers coach at the Dallas Cowboys. Reggie Herring - University of Arkansas Athletics
[5] http://nfldraft.rivals.com/
Dallas Cowboys barrier_noentry.asp?ReturnTo=&sid=1164&script=content.asp&ci
Herring was hired by the Dallas Cowboys on February 8, [6] "Herring Named Texas A&M Defensive
2008. He worked as the team’s linebacker position coach Coordinator". Texas A&M Athletic Department.
under head coach Wade Phillips. With the help of his 2008-01-04. Archived from the original on
tutelage, the Cowboys led the NFL in quarterback sacks 2008-01-06. http://web.archive.org/web/
(59) during the 2008 season.[7] 20080106203128/http://www.aggieathletics.com/
pressRelease.php?SID=&PRID=13757. Retrieved
Houston Texans 2008-01-04.
[7] http://www.nfl.com/stats/
Herring joined new Houston Texans defensive coordina-
categorystats?tabSeq=2&statisticCategory=SACKS&conference=AL
tor Wade Phillips in January 2011.
[8] "2007 Roster". Auburn University.
http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/
Personal life mtt/aub-m-footbl-mtt.html. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
Herring is married to the former Lisa Ward of Griffin,
Georgia. The couple has a daughter, Caroline, and a son, External links
Adam, who is a linebacker on the Auburn football team.[8]
• Houston Texans profile
• Reggie Herring at the College Football Data
Head coaching record Warehouse
Persondata
Notes Name Herring, Reggie
[1] ^ Houston Nutt resigned coached the first 12 games Alternative
of the season and resigned before the Cotton Bowl. names
Short description American football player and
coach
References
Date of birth July 3, 1959
[1] http://www.accessnorthga.com/
Place of birth
detail.php?n=200350
[2] http://www.houstontexans.com/news/ Date of death
Transactions2000_2002.asp?print=yes Place of death
[3] Ranking Summary
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