Tom Herman goes on radio to continue issue with Kyle Allen report

Houston coach Tom Herman expressed his unhappiness on Houston radio Wednesday with a report that Houston had met with quarterback Kyle Allen in Houston after Allen had announced his intention to transfer from Texas A&M.

Allen transferred to Houston. Tuesday afternoon, following Allen's transfer, Herman released a statement about the report he's unhappy with. He said he did not meet with Allen in Houston as was reported by John Lopez, who also hosts a sports talk show in Houston.

“I would like to commend the members of the media who have accurately reported the mutual interest between our program and Kyle throughout this process. I am big on accountability within our program as we teach our young men to do the right thing, and I would hope members of the media would practice accountability as well. A completely inaccurate local report surfaced on Dec. 13 that Kyle and I had met in Houston, a report that could have been damaging to both our program and Kyle, and our accountability and truthfulness in speaking with others. In a world where too many are jumping at the chance to say they were first, I hope we all take time to ensure our reports are accurate.”

After talking with Herman off the air, Lopez invited Herman onto the show with Lopez and Nick Wright on Wednesday. Here's the audio of that conversation. The lengthy back-and-forth could be considered slightly entertaining, even if it doesn't really reach a resolution.

During their radio conversation, Herman referenced Houston football beat writers who have covered the team on a daily basis.

"When the story that was broke — the facts, or the story, however you want to dissect it. I can’t separate the facts from the story because they’re the same to me," Herman said. "When that was broken I have guys that are invested in our program that took a big hit for not reporting it first and they didn’t report it first because it was false."

Herman also said that when the meeting that didn't happen was said to have taken place, it would not have been a recruiting violation because the quiet period was set to begin at midnight that Sunday evening.

And at one point, Lopez and Wright countered Herman's use of "completely inaccurate" in his statement because Herman is taking issue with the location of the meeting and not the report of the mutual interest between the two parties. Lopez also stuck by his reporting that the school that the school and Allen had a mutual interest when the quarterback decided to transfer.

"The fact that I tell recruits the truth and then a falsehood is then being reported and defended vehemently makes it very difficult for me because as you know the general public tends to believe people that have the 30-year reputation that John Lopez has," Herman said.

While Herman taking issue with an inaccuracy in a report isn't an unusual occurrence for a college football coach, taking it to the lengths he has certainly is. Herman made a strong statement by deciding to send out the response he did on Tuesday and could have left it at that. Instead, he accepted the radio invitation and made his response an even bigger story.

Is it a move that could backfire? Sure. But Herman is doing a lot of things right these days. And in instances like these, recruits and fans are likely to side with the head coach, especially if he's being this vehement.

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