Tom Herman: 'I never once lied' to UH players

Tom Herman said Sunday that he never envisioned becoming head coach at Texas while serving as a graduate assistant with the Longhorns under Mack Brown in 1999 and 2000. Tom Herman said Sunday that he never envisioned becoming head coach at Texas while serving as a graduate assistant with the Longhorns under Mack Brown in 1999 and 2000. Photo: Eric Gay, STF Photo: Eric Gay, STF Image 1 of / 39 Caption Close Tom Herman: 'I never once lied' to UH players 1 / 39 Back to Gallery

Former University of Houston coach Tom Herman continued to insist Tuesday that he never lied to his players about his future and that reports connecting him to other jobs were inaccurate.

"Every single report that was floating out at that time was inaccurate, so I was not lying, I felt very comfortable saying that," Herman, the new coach at the University of Texas, said during an appearance on The Dan Patrick Show.

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Patrick specifically asked Herman about his comments to ESPN before Friday's final regular season game at Memphis, when Herman was pressed about reports he was close to a deal with LSU.

"There's a lot of things that happened that have been reported that did or didn't happen, but at the end of the day, I don't know how any of that is relevant," Herman told the show. "I'm great with the team at Houston, I never once lied to them, I never once told them anything that was false so those are the only people I need to make my peace with and I've done that. I've gotten numerous phone calls and texts - all positive - from my former players at the University of Houston and from boosters and administration there. I've moved on and I think it's smart for everyone else to, too."

Herman told The Dan Patrick Show that he received a phone call from Texas officials shortly after landing in Houston and met with them around 10:30 p.m. Friday. He said he agreed to become the Longhorns' coach at 4 a.m. Saturday.