LOOK: Tom Herman's Wife Wears 'Ok Cool Hook 'Em' Shirt

Tom Herman's Wife Michelle
Michelle Herman wears an 'Ok Cool Hook Em' shirt alongside her husband after Texas' win over Iowa State. BarstoolBigCat/Twitter

Texas coach Tom Herman's wife Michelle sent a message to the world one week after her husband's name was dragged through the mud by former colleague Zach Smith.

Apparently she's decided to stand by her man in arguably the best way possible.

Mrs. Herman was seen wearing an "Ok Cool Hook 'Em" t-shirt alongside her husband after the Longhorns' 24-10 victory over Iowa State on Saturday, as shown in the image below shared by Rivals.com's Anwar Richardson via Twitter.

Not the best pic from afar, but Tom Herman’s wife, Michelle, is wearing a “OK, Cool. Hook’Em” t-shirt. Damn 😂 pic.twitter.com/Wg5SAGdMG8

— Anwar Richardson (@AnwarRichardson) November 18, 2018

The shirt referenced the response Herman gave to Smith after the disgraced former Ohio State assistant barraged him with a series of long text messages threatening he would expose him of his alleged infidelities, among several other accusations, to which the Texas coach calmly dropped an "ok cool," followed by the school's famous catch phrase.

The interaction between the two coaches was shared by Smith during a Twitter tirade last Sunday.

Remember when you were with an a Asian massuese? Because I dooooooooo.... @CoachTomHerman - you’re the biggest snitch alive... and also the biggest hypocrite alive. Anyone wanna know all that I know about Tommy Boy? Contact me. Lmao pic.twitter.com/L9x4bJ19ii

— Zach Smith (@CoachZachSmith) November 11, 2018

Smith accused Herman of cheating on his wife multiple times during their stint together as assistant coaches at Ohio State and threatened to expose other transgressions committed by the coach during last Sunday's tirade.

Both men worked together on Urban Meyer's Buckeyes staff from 2012-14 until Herman left to accept the head coaching job at Houston. Smith and Herman were reportedly close during that time having spent many recruiting trips together.

However, the relationship has since seemingly deteriorated as Ohio State opened an investigation into how the athletic department handled accusations of domestic violence made against Smith by his ex-wife, Courtney Smith. The investigation, which followed the legal accusations made by his wife, as well as Smith's termination, ultimately led to Meyer serving a three-game suspension.

Herman was allegedly responsible for alerting reporter Brett McMurphy to Smith's previously unreported 2009 arrest, which took place when he worked under Meyer at Florida, after his ex-wife alleged he abused her, according to an Aug. 11 report from Jeff Snook.

According to Snook, Herman had been upset because Smith helped the Buckeyes land a commitment from Garrett Wilson, a 5-star wide receiver from Austin, Texas, who spurned the Longhorns in the process.

The Texas head coach later denied the report, claiming that he and his wife only assisted Smith's ex-wife financially in March 2017.

However, Herman's name would once again be tied to the investigation after Ohio State released a 23-page report following the investigation into how Meyer and other staff members became aware of allegations facing Smith.

According to the report, an unnamed Buckeyes staffer, who was later confirmed by an OSU spokesman to be Herman, along with "one or more high school coaches," attended a strip club with Zach Smith during a recruiting trip to Florida in May 2014.

That was the last time Smith and Herman's names were mentioned together prior to last Sunday's accusations by the former Ohio State assistant.

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