UH's Tom Herman shoots down reports of meeting with Baylor

UH head coach Tom Herman denounced a pair of reports Thursday that said he met with Baylor about its head-coaching job. UH head coach Tom Herman denounced a pair of reports Thursday that said he met with Baylor about its head-coaching job. Photo: Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle Photo: Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle Image 1 of / 23 Caption Close UH's Tom Herman shoots down reports of meeting with Baylor 1 / 23 Back to Gallery

With his former athletic director en route to Baylor, the Tom Herman rumor mill got cranked up again Thursday.

A pair of reports alleged that the University of Houston football coach had already met with Baylor.

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That resulted in a swift denunciation from Herman.

"Reports of any contact between me and any other schools are completely ridiculous and absolutely false," Herman told the Chronicle's Joseph Duarte.

UH's Tom Herman to @HoustonChron: 'Reports of any contact between me and any other schools are completely ridiculous and absolutely false.' — Joseph Duarte (@Joseph_Duarte) July 14, 2016

Pete Mundo of the website Heartland College Sports had reported that Herman and Baylor had "already touched base via a face-to-face meeting regarding the possibility of Herman becoming the next head coach of the Baylor Bears" and said Herman's agent was "recently in Waco" to discuss the position.

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Later, Colt Barber with 247sports.com's Baylor site tweeted his confirmation of Mundo's report.

Can confirm report by @PeteMundo that Houston HC Tom Herman has met w/ Baylor about opening https://t.co/hxQ95v0wMN https://t.co/N2cz34h88P — Colt Barber (@Colt_247Sports) July 14, 2016

Mack Rhoades, the former UH athletic director who hired Herman in December 2014 before leaving months later for Missouri, has been hired as Baylor's new AD.

However, Rhoades is not scheduled to be introduced in Waco until Monday, so it's unclear whom Herman and/or his agent allegedly would've met with there.

Coincidentally, Baylor's interim coach Jim Grobe spoke Thursday at the Touchdown Club of Houston.