Now Herman, a former OSU offensive coordinator with head coaching stints at Houston and the University of Texas prior to his FAU post, is offering his viewpoint on the postgame handshake-non-handshake following USF's 44-21 shellacking of Herman's Owls.

The way I was raised, when you slap another man’s hand down, you stick around and talk about it,” Herman said on Monday.

Let's rewind to Oct. 14, 2023. FAU, in its first season under the former Texas head coach, blew the doors off of South Florida, 56-14. It was not a graceful win, as FAU attempted and recovered an onside kick, then went for it on fourth down while up 42 points in the fourth quarter.

Herman has had other interesting handshakes with opposing coaches in the past. The 49-year-old former Texas Longhorns coach is 6-14 in his two seasons with the Owls. Golesh, 40, is 11-10 as South Florida’s coach. FAU joined USF in the American Athletic Conference two years ago. USF leads the all-time series 4-2.

After the game had long been decided USF coach Alex Golesh reinserted quarterback Bryce Archie into the game in the final minute. Up 23, the starting quarterback completed a 10-yard pass for a first down.

Alex Golesh, who served as Tennessee’s offensive coordinator during the Vols’ exciting 2022 season, brushed right past FAU coach Tom Herman following the game, giving him more of a firm low five than a handshake. It didn’t look like Golesh said anything, but Herman obviously took exception to the move.