HOUSTON — A smile crosses Tom Herman’s face. Houston’s coach gets the irony regarding his third-string quarterback. Shortly after arriving from Trinity Valley Community College, Cougars quarterback Kyle Postma went from backing up starter Greg Ward Jr. and graduate transfer Adam Schulz to moving to wide receiver. Four days after making the switch, Postma caught four balls for 82 yards in Houston’s season opener against Tennessee Tech. Herman, the man largely responsible for Ohio State’s 2014 quarterback magic, suddenly had the mini-me version of Braxton Miller. A deposed quarterback who agreed to a position switch.“We were thin at wideout,” explained Herman, the Cougars’ rookie coach. “Kyle was a really good athlete, a 10-foot broad jumper with decent size and strength. “He doesn’t have a redshirt year, so I thought, ‘Why do we have this kid standing on the sidelines holding a clipboard when he can probably helps us at backup X receiver?’” Herman has earned his way to being paid handsomely for such decisions. Ten years ago, he was at Texas State making $40,000. Two years ago, as Ohio State’s offensive coordinator, he was still paying off student loans. …
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