Updated: December 16, 2014, 1:05 PM ET ESPN.com news services Ohio State offensive coordinator Tom Herman has signed on to become the head coach at Houston, but he will still work for the Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff. Herman will receive a five-year, $6.75 million deal from Houston. Houston fired coach Tony Levine last week. Fox Sports first reported that Herman was expected to be Houston’s next coach. No. 4 Ohio State plays No. 1 Alabama in a CFP semifinal Jan. 1 at the Allstate Sugar Bowl. If Ohio State wins, the Buckeyes will play Oregon or Florida State for the national championship on Jan. 12 in Arlington, Texas. Houston plays Pittsburgh in the Armed Forces Bowl on Jan. 2, and defensive coordinator David Gibbs will serve as the Cougars’ interim coach. The 39-year-old Herman, a Cincinnati native, spent the first 10 years of his career coaching in the state of Texas before becoming offensive coordinator at Iowa State (2009-11). He has been quarterbacks coach and playcaller for Ohio State teams that have gone 36-3 the past three seasons. The Buckeyes rank fifth in the nation in yards per play this season and finished fifth in yards per play last season…
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