Herb Hand

Herb Hand (born January 5, 1968)[1] is an American football coach who is currently the offensive line coach at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Prior to that, he was the co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at the University of Texas at Austin.

Herb Hand
Current position
TitleOffensive line coach
TeamCharlotte
ConferenceC-USA
Biographical details
Born (1968-01-05) January 5, 1968
Westmoreland, New York
Playing career
1986–1989Hamilton
Position(s)Offensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1993West Virginia Wesleyan (GA)
1994–1996Glenville State (DC)
1997–1998Concord (DC/ST)
1999–2000Clemson (GA)
2001–2006West Virginia (TE/RC)
2007–2008Tulsa (co-OC/OL)
2009Tulsa (AHC/OC/OL)
2010–2012Vanderbilt (OL)
2013Vanderbilt (RGC/OL)
2014–2015Penn State (RGC/OL)
2016–2017Auburn (OL)
2018–2020Texas (co-OC/OL)
2021–presentCharlotte (OL)

Playing career

Hand was a three-year starter at Hamilton College, where he played offensive line. A team captain his senior season, Hand earned All-NESCAC honors in 1989.[2] He graduated from Hamilton in 1990 with a degree in history.

Coaching career

Hand began his coaching career at West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1991 as a defensive graduate assistant, spending three seasons in that role. He earned his MBA from West Virginia Wesleyan in 1993.[3] Hand has also spent time as the defensive coordinator at Glenville State from 1994 to 1996 under Rich Rodriguez and at Concord College in Athens, West Virginia. While at Concord, he also served as the special teams coordinator. He joined the coaching staff at Clemson University in 1999 as an offensive graduate assistant, reuniting with Rodriguez who was Clemson's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. After Rodriguez was named the head coach at West Virginia, Hand joined his staff as tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator.

Tulsa

When Todd Graham accepted the head coaching position at the University of Tulsa in 2007, he hired Hand to be his co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, splitting coordinator duties with Gus Malzahn.[4] After Malzahn left to be the offensive coordinator at Auburn in 2009, Hand was promoted to sole offensive coordinator, as well as assistant head coach.

Vanderbilt

Hand was named the offensive line coach at Vanderbilt University in 2010, joining Robbie Caldwell's staff.[5] After Caldwell resigned at the end of the 2010 season, Hand was retained by newly hired head coach James Franklin. Hand also added the title of run game coordinator to his duties at the beginning of the 2013 season.

Penn State

After Franklin accepted the head coaching job at Penn State University, Hand also joined his staff in the same position he held on Franklin's staff at Vanderbilt. Hand made headlines when he announced that he "dropped" a recruit due to their actions over social media.[6]

Auburn

Hand was named the offensive line coach at Auburn, reuniting with Gus Malzahn, who he shared offensive coordinator duties with during their time at Tulsa.[7][8]

Texas

Hand was named the co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at the University of Texas in 2018, joining Tom Herman's staff.[9][10] He was not retained when Herman was fired and replaced by Steve Sarkisian at the end of the 2020 season.[11][12]

Charlotte

Hand was hired as the offensive line coach at Charlotte in 2021.[13]

Personal life

A native of Westmoreland, New York, Hand and his wife Debbie have two sons, Trey and Cade, and one daughter, Bailey.[14][15]

Hand suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage in 2006 while recruiting in Orlando, Florida. Hand was able to avoid having surgery to repair the bleed, and was able to fly back to Morgantown a week later.[16]

A self proclaimed foodie, Hand appeared as a contestant on an episode of Chopped in 2014, making all the way into the entrée round before being eliminated.[17] Hand has also stated on a Reddit AMA that he once cooked a meal for a recruit and was later able to get the recruit to commit.[18]

Hand is an avid rapper, rapping at a Penn State Junior Elite football camp in 2014 to pump up the players, and rapping during a team meeting while at Texas in 2018.[19][20]

References
  1. Tim Horton [@CoachTimHorton] (January 5, 2017). "Happy Birthday to @FootballAU OL @CoachHand! Great coach, husband, father & man! #WarEagle #WDE" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. "Westmoreland's Hand joins Texas football staff". Observer-Dispatch. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. Hoover, John. "John E. Hoover: How about Herb Hand as the new TU coach?". Tulsa World. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  4. Ferguson, Justin. "Gus Malzahn's Reunion with 'Right-Hand Man' Herb Hand Gives New Energy to Auburn". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  5. "Herb Hand named to football staff". VU Commordores. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  6. Wells, Adam. "Penn State OL Coach Herb Hand Drops Recruit over Social Media Actions". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  7. Jones, Ben. "Penn State Football: Herb Hand Hired At Auburn". StateCollege.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  8. Goldberg, Charles. "Auburn hires Herb Hand as offensive line coach". Auburn Tigers. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  9. "Texas hires line coach Herb Hand from Auburn". ESPN. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  10. Carlton, Chuck. "Here's what Tom Herman's hire of Herb Hand means for the Texas Longhorns". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  11. "Texas OL coach Herb Hand won't remain with Longhorns after Tom Herman's firing". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  12. Herb Hand [@CoachHand] (January 4, 2021). "From the Hand family to the men who we have been honored to work with in Austin...Thank y'all" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. Pete Thamel [@PeteThamel] (January 25, 2021). "Sources: Charlotte is expected to hire Herb Hand as the offensive line coach. Hand is a former assistant at Texas, Auburn, Penn State and Vanderbilt" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. Baker, Thomas. "Westmoreland native Hand remembers where he came from". Rome Sentinel. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  15. DiFilippo, Bill. "Herb Hand Confronts Student Who Asked for Daughter's Number on Twitter". Onward State. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  16. Crepea, James. "Auburn OL coach Herb Hand nearly died before ever meeting Gus Malzahn due to brain hemorrhage". AL.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  17. Snyder, Audrey. "Penn State's Herb Hand makes Food Network debut on "Chopped"". Penn Live. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  18. Sinor, Wesley. "Incoming Auburn coach Herb Hand shoots, raps and cooks with recruits". AL.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  19. Brooke, Tyler. "Penn State OL Coach Herb Hand Raps at Junior Elite Football Camp". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  20. Mac, Jack. "Texas' Herb Hand Proves O-Line Coaches Are Undefeated While Rapping A Rakeem Classic". Barstool Bets. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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