Reggie Herring
POSITION: Linebackers
COLLEGE: Florida State
NFL EXP: 4th Year
COWBOYS EXP: 2nd Year
Reggie Herring was added to the coaching staff as linebackers coach on February 9, 2008 and had remarkable success from the linebacker group in his first season. DeMarcus Ware led the NFL and inched close to the league record with 20.0 sacks on his way to his third consecutive Pro Bowl, while other starting outside linebacker, Greg Ellis, tied for second on the team with 8.0 sacks. Middle linebacker Bradie James had a breakout season recording a team-high 202 tackles, only the second Dallas defender to reach the 200-tackle plateau, and career-highs in sacks (8.0), tackles for losses (eight) and forced fumbles (three). Herring worked one season with All-Pro veteran Zach Thomas and will head into the 2009 season with another All-Pro veteran linebacker, Keith Brooking. Herring will also be aided by two former first round selections Bobby Carpenter (2006) and Anthony Spencer (2007) and newly signed veteran Matt Stewart to round out a solid linebacker corps in Dallas.
Herring was named the defensive coordinator at Texas A&M on January 4, 2008 under Mike Sherman, but only stayed a month before joining the Cowboys. Before joining the Aggies, Herring spent three seasons as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at the University of Arkansas. Herring served as the interim head coach for the Razorbacks in the 2008 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic. While guiding the defensive effort in Fayetteville, the Razorbacks won the 2006 Southeastern Conference Western Division and played in two bowl games, the Cotton (2008) and the Capital One (2007).
His 2006 defensive squad ranked 33rd in rushing defense (114.6), 18th in pass efficiency defense (107.8) and 24th in scoring defense (18.3). In 2006 Herring was named as one of five finalists for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top assistant coach. He was also named the Master Coach Survey National Defensive Coordinator of the Week following Arkansas' 31-14 victory over Tennessee that same season.
Before going to Arkansas, Herring was the defensive coordinator at North Carolina State in 2004. The Wolfpack defense led the country in total defense allowing only 221.4 yards-per-game after ranking 89th the previous season. North Carolina State also led the country in pass efficiency defense (91.8), was second in total pass defense (119.0), 13th in rushing defense (102.4) and 25th in scoring defense (19.8).
Herring spent two years in the NFL (2002-03) with the Houston Texans as the linebackers coach under head coach Dom Capers. In 2003, Texans linebacker Jamie Sharper led the NFL with 164 tackles.
From 1994-2001, he served as the linebackers coach and in 1997, he added the title of defensive coordinator at Clemson under head coaches Tommy West and Tommy Bowden. In 2000 he coached Butkus Award finalist Keith Adams who ended the year as the NCAA's leading tackler. Herring was part of seven bowl teams at Clemson, four in the Peach Bowl, two in the Gator and one in the Humanitarian.
Herring's first coordinator experience came at TCU under head coach Pat Sullivan in 1992 and 1993.
Herring coached linebackers under head coach Pat Dye at Auburn from 1986-91. During those six years, the Tigers won three SEC Championships and made five bowl appearances including two trips to the Sugar Bowl and one each to the Citrus, Peach and Hall of Fame bowls.
Herring began his coaching career in 1981 as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma State under head coach Jimmy Johnson. Johnson promoted Herring to a full-time position coaching linebackers in 1982. He remained on the staff of Johnson and Pat Jones through the 1985 season. The Cowboys made four bowl trips during that time, two to the Peach and one each to the Independence and the Bluebonnet.
A Florida State Hall of Fame selection in 1989, Herring was a three-year starting linebacker for head coach Bobby Bowden at Florida State from 1978-80. He led the Seminoles in tackles all three years and is still the third-leading tackler in FSU history. He played in three bowl games, the Tangerine and the Orange as a junior and senior. The final two seasons the Seminoles finished in the Top 10 posting records of 11-1 in 1979 and 10-2 in 1980. Herring was a team captain his senior season.
Herring, born July 3, 1959 in Myrtle Beach, S.C., is married to the former Lisa Ward of Griffin, Georgia. The couple has a daughter, Caroline, and a son, Adam, who is a freshman linebacker at Auburn.
Reggie Herring - Born July 3, 1959, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Linebacker Florida State. College coach: Oklahoma State 1981-1985, Auburn 1986-91, TCU 1992-93, Clemson 1994-2001, North Carolina State 2004, Arkansas 2005-07. Pro coach: Houston Texans 2002-03, joined the Dallas Cowboys in 2008.
POSITION: Linebackers
COLLEGE: Florida State
NFL EXP: 4th Year
COWBOYS EXP: 2nd Year
Reggie Herring was added to the coaching staff as linebackers coach on February 9, 2008 and had remarkable success from the linebacker group in his first season. DeMarcus Ware led the NFL and inched close to the league record with 20.0 sacks on his way to his third consecutive Pro Bowl, while other starting outside linebacker, Greg Ellis, tied for second on the team with 8.0 sacks. Middle linebacker Bradie James had a breakout season recording a team-high 202 tackles, only the second Dallas defender to reach the 200-tackle plateau, and career-highs in sacks (8.0), tackles for losses (eight) and forced fumbles (three). Herring worked one season with All-Pro veteran Zach Thomas and will head into the 2009 season with another All-Pro veteran linebacker, Keith Brooking. Herring will also be aided by two former first round selections Bobby Carpenter (2006) and Anthony Spencer (2007) and newly signed veteran Matt Stewart to round out a solid linebacker corps in Dallas.
Herring was named the defensive coordinator at Texas A&M on January 4, 2008 under Mike Sherman, but only stayed a month before joining the Cowboys. Before joining the Aggies, Herring spent three seasons as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at the University of Arkansas. Herring served as the interim head coach for the Razorbacks in the 2008 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic. While guiding the defensive effort in Fayetteville, the Razorbacks won the 2006 Southeastern Conference Western Division and played in two bowl games, the Cotton (2008) and the Capital One (2007).
His 2006 defensive squad ranked 33rd in rushing defense (114.6), 18th in pass efficiency defense (107.8) and 24th in scoring defense (18.3). In 2006 Herring was named as one of five finalists for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top assistant coach. He was also named the Master Coach Survey National Defensive Coordinator of the Week following Arkansas' 31-14 victory over Tennessee that same season.
Before going to Arkansas, Herring was the defensive coordinator at North Carolina State in 2004. The Wolfpack defense led the country in total defense allowing only 221.4 yards-per-game after ranking 89th the previous season. North Carolina State also led the country in pass efficiency defense (91.8), was second in total pass defense (119.0), 13th in rushing defense (102.4) and 25th in scoring defense (19.8).
Herring spent two years in the NFL (2002-03) with the Houston Texans as the linebackers coach under head coach Dom Capers. In 2003, Texans linebacker Jamie Sharper led the NFL with 164 tackles.
From 1994-2001, he served as the linebackers coach and in 1997, he added the title of defensive coordinator at Clemson under head coaches Tommy West and Tommy Bowden. In 2000 he coached Butkus Award finalist Keith Adams who ended the year as the NCAA's leading tackler. Herring was part of seven bowl teams at Clemson, four in the Peach Bowl, two in the Gator and one in the Humanitarian.
Herring's first coordinator experience came at TCU under head coach Pat Sullivan in 1992 and 1993.
Herring coached linebackers under head coach Pat Dye at Auburn from 1986-91. During those six years, the Tigers won three SEC Championships and made five bowl appearances including two trips to the Sugar Bowl and one each to the Citrus, Peach and Hall of Fame bowls.
Herring began his coaching career in 1981 as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma State under head coach Jimmy Johnson. Johnson promoted Herring to a full-time position coaching linebackers in 1982. He remained on the staff of Johnson and Pat Jones through the 1985 season. The Cowboys made four bowl trips during that time, two to the Peach and one each to the Independence and the Bluebonnet.
A Florida State Hall of Fame selection in 1989, Herring was a three-year starting linebacker for head coach Bobby Bowden at Florida State from 1978-80. He led the Seminoles in tackles all three years and is still the third-leading tackler in FSU history. He played in three bowl games, the Tangerine and the Orange as a junior and senior. The final two seasons the Seminoles finished in the Top 10 posting records of 11-1 in 1979 and 10-2 in 1980. Herring was a team captain his senior season.
Herring, born July 3, 1959 in Myrtle Beach, S.C., is married to the former Lisa Ward of Griffin, Georgia. The couple has a daughter, Caroline, and a son, Adam, who is a freshman linebacker at Auburn.
Reggie Herring - Born July 3, 1959, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Linebacker Florida State. College coach: Oklahoma State 1981-1985, Auburn 1986-91, TCU 1992-93, Clemson 1994-2001, North Carolina State 2004, Arkansas 2005-07. Pro coach: Houston Texans 2002-03, joined the Dallas Cowboys in 2008.