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Early career
Herring first served as a
graduate assistant coach at
Oklahoma State University in 1981 under head coach
Jimmy Johnson. After one year, Johnson promoted Herring to coach OSU's linebackers, a position that he would hold until 1985. During this time, Herring worked with quarterbacks coach
Houston Nutt, under whom Herring would later serve as defensive coordinator at the
University of Arkansas. In 1986, Herring left OSU to coach linebackers at
Auburn University under head coach
Pat Dye. At Auburn, Herring helped lead the
Tigers to three consecutive
SEC titles from 1987–1989.
In 1992, Herring was offered his first
defensive coordinator position, though he continued to coach linebackers, at
Texas Christian University. After two years at TCU, Herring left to coach linebackers at
Clemson University. Herring was promoted to defensive coordinator for the
Tigers for the 1997 season, and held that position through the 2001 season. In 2002, Herring accepted a position in the
NFL with the
Houston Texans to coach linebackers, after having been on the job as defensive coordinator at
Ole Miss for less than a month.
[1] [2] Although Herring only held the Texans position for two years, he coached the 2003 league-leader in tackles,
Jamie Sharper. In 2004, Herring left the NFL to become defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at
North Carolina State University. His first year at North Carolina State, the
Wolfpack defense led the nation in total defense after ranking 89th in that category the year prior.
[edit] Arkansas
In 2005, Herring left North Carolina State for a defensive coordinator position with
Houston Nutt at the
University of Arkansas. At Arkansas, Herring improved the Razorback defense in almost every statistical category. In the
2006 season, Herring led a defense ranked 44th out of 119
Division I-A FBS teams.
[3] For his performance in 2006, Herring was a finalist for the
Broyles Award, given annually the nation's top assistant coach in college football.
On November 26, 2007, after
Houston Nutt left Arkansas to become the head coach at
Ole Miss, Herring was announced as the interim coach of the Razorbacks for the
Cotton Bowl.
[4] The 24th-
ranked Razorbacks lost the game 38–7 to 7th-ranked
Missouri. He had said about the Capital One Bowl that his team needed to "...punch Mickey Mouse in the mouth."
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[edit] Texas A&M
On January 4, 2008, Herring was named the defensive coordinator at
Texas A&M by head coach
Mike Sherman.
[5] Herring took part in the Aggies' 2008 recruiting, and resigned after
National Signing Day to become the linebackers coach at the
Dallas Cowboys.
[edit] Dallas Cowboys
Herring was hired by the
Dallas Cowboys on February 8, 2008. He currently works as the team's linebacker position coach under head coach,
Wade Phillips. With the help of his tutelage, the Cowboys led the
NFL in quarterback sacks (59
[1]) during the 2008 season.
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