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AUSTIN, Texas -- Tom Herman said all the right things expected of the head coach of the University of Texas at his introductory news conference Sunday night: He thanked Mack Brown, he saluted the states high school coaches, he opened his door to Texas alumni, and he promised championships.The University of Texas is a place, a special place, that deservedly holds a seat among college football elite, Herman said. We will win championships. We will build men of character. We will graduate our players, and we will do it all with integrity and with class.Texas new coach, hired away from Houston?on Saturday hours after the school fired Charlie Strong, expressed his excitement about coming home to the school where his coaching career began 17 years ago. He said he has no worries about the pressure and scrutiny that come with leading the Longhorns.I think pressure is that uneasy feeling that you feel when youre unprepared, he said. Pressure is self-inflicted. Pressure is self-doubt when youre unprepared. Were prepared for this job. Were prepared for success at this job. Were prepared for adversity in this job. So I dont feel any sense of pressure at all.Herman praised Texas high school coaches multiple times, as well as Brown, who gave Herman his first job as a Texas graduate assistant in 1999 and attended the event Sunday.Hes only been a head coach for two years, but hes been really good for those two years, Brown said. Does he have what it takes to win a championship? I think he does.Forty-five minutes before the news conference, Herman held a meeting with his Texas team to lay out his expectations for the program. He said he understands why this might be a difficult time for the players, considering their love and support for Strong, who went 16-21 in three seasons at Texas.I told them -- I think it was the thing I led the meeting off with -- A lot of you were very close to Charlie and shouldve been. Hes a heckuva man and a heckuva football coach. I told them some of the things well do in our program will be similar too, Herman said. But I also told them that the definition of insanity is repeatedly performing the same act and expecting different results. We need to change some things.Herman vowed that Texas will have the best-trained team in America and the most physically and mentally tough team on the field, and hes excited to begin recruiting for the program. Herman did not offer details regarding his coaching staff, but at least four of his assistants at Houston are expected to join him in Austin: offensive line coach Derek Warehime, tight ends/fullbacks coach Corby Meekins, defensive line coach Oscar Giles and cornerbacks/special teams coach Jason Washington. Herman said hell meet with Strongs assistant coaches on Monday to determine whether any will be retained.I think Im the right guy because I surround myself with great people, Herman said.He plans to talk soon with Texas running back DOnta Foreman, who led the nation in rushing with 2,028 yards this season, to gauge the juniors interest in returning next season versus entering the NFL draft.Herman said he has given no thought to the possibility that the 5-7 Longhorns could still be invited to a bowl game based on their APR if the bowls are unable to fill all the slots with 6-6 teams. Texas president Greg Fenves said if Texas gets an invite next Sunday, Herman will make the call as to whether to accept.Fenves said he and athletic director Mike Perrin met with Herman on Friday night and negotiated and finalized the terms of his deal Saturday morning. The terms of Hermans five-year deal with Texas have not yet been released but are expected to be approved by the UT System Board of Regents this week.Herman, who went 22-4 in his two seasons at Houston, offered his truly heartfelt affection for the school, its leadership, the community and the players he coached.What I did yesterday -- to tell the University of Houston players that I was leaving -- was the hardest thing Ive ever done in my life, he said. Im not ashamed to admit it: I cried in front of them and cried when I left.But what he has accepted at Texas, Herman said, is the opportunity of a lifetime.You have my word that I will work every day to be a program that you are proud of, he said.Wholesale Mets Jerseys . He said Tuesday thats a big reason why he is now the new coach of the Tennessee Titans. Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when interviewing for the job Friday night. Mets Jerseys China . It was just business as usual for the Thunder at home. 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PETERSBURG, Fla. -- With the complicated math of baseball in the wild-card era, players in the Boston clubhouse were unaware the Red Sox are playoff bound.Dustin Pedroia hit his fourth career grand slam to help Rick Porcello get his major league-leading 22nd win, and the Red Sox clinched a playoff berth by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 Saturday night for their 10th consecutive win.Boston maintained a 5 1/2-game lead over Toronto for the division title and ensured no worse than the ALs second wild card. While the Red Sox technically have a magic number of one, the Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles play each other three times in the seasons final week -- meaning only one of them can win match Bostons 91 wins.Among the other wild-card contenders, only Detroit can reach 91 victories.I havent heard it, Red Sox manager John Farrell said moments after the game.Porcello was informed of the news by a reporter.Obviously, its big, Porcello said. Its the position that we wanted to be in coming into this last week of September. We definitely want the division going forward.Boston is on its longest September winning streak since an 11-game run in 1949.Pedroia stopped an 0-for-17 skid with a single in the sixth and gave Boston a 6-3 lead with a seventh-inning drive off Danny Farquhar.Everybody is obviously grinding, Pedroia said.Pedroia hit several foul balls, including one off his toe before going deep.You can see why hes as good as he is because he fought off some good pitches and got his pitch (a changeup) and crushed it, Farquhar said.Porcello (22-4) gave up three runs, eight hits and struck out nine over 6 1/3 innings. He just missed getting his 12th consecutive start of seven or more innings and three runs or fewer, which would have moved him past Cy Young (1904) and Pedro Martinez (2000) for the longest stretch during the same season in franchise history.Porcello is first Boston pitcher to have 22 wins since Martinez had 23 in his AL Cy Young Award wwinning season in 1999.dddddddddddd.Craig Kimbrel, the fifth Boston reliever, reached 30 saves for the sixth straight season despite allowing Logan Forsythes solo homer in the ninth.Brad Miller hit a two-run double in a three-run second that put Tampa Bay up 3-1 and gave him 80 RBI.Tampa Bay threatened in the second but failed to score due to two nice defensive plays. Pedroia made a throw from just in front of the outfield grass at second base on Mikie Mahtooks grounder to get Corey Dickerson at the plate. Third baseman Brock Holt made a solid play along the line on Alexei Ramirezs grounder and threw him out at first to end the inning.We made a couple of really nifty plays, Farrell said. Petey with a heads-up play and then Brock made a beautiful backhand play to finish the inning.TRAINERS ROOMRed Sox: Farrell didnt rule out 3B Pablo Sandoval (left shoulder) from coming back this year if an injury replacement is required in the postseason. . Knuckleballer Steven Wright (right shoulder) threw at 120 feet on level ground for the second straight day but is not ready to throw off a mound.RAYS: DH Nick Franklin (left hamstring) was in the lineup for the first time since Sept. 15. He did pinch hit twice in-between.LOOKING AHEADFarrell said LHP David Price will start Tuesday and Sunday, which lines him up for Game 2 of the AL Division Series.HONORING BIG PAPIThe Rays will honor Red Sox DH David Ortiz in a pregame ceremony Sunday before his final game at Tropicana Field. He will be just the fourth visiting player to be honored, joining Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Cal Ripken Jr. Whenever somebody takes their time to honor my career I always appreciate it, Ortiz said. Everybody has shown a lot of respect and love.UP NEXTRed Sox LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (3-7) will go against Rays RHP Jake Odorizzi (9-6) in Sundays series finale. ' ' '