Herb Hand named Vanderbilt's New Offensive Line Coach

Former Tulsa offensive coach Herb Hand has become Head Coach Robbie Caldwell's first hire at Vanderbilt, agreeing to take Caldwell's former role as offensive line mentor.
The staff addition of Hand, a former of New York who has extensive coach experience in spread offenses at both Tulsa and West Virginia, was announced Friday on campus, hours before Vanderbilt's first preseason practice.
In conjunction with announcing Hand, Caldwell also promoted long-time Vanderbilt assistant Bruce Fowler to assistant head coach of the program. Fowler, who formerly served as assistant head coach/defense, will continue to mentor Commodore linebackers.
Prior to accepting the only vacancy on Caldwell's staff, Hand worked three years at Tulsa, serving as an assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. During a three-year stint with the Hurricane, Hand helped guide Tulsa to consecutive GMAC Bowl appearances behind one of the NCAA's most explosive spread offenses.
Caldwell, named Vanderbilt's interim head coach on July 14 following the retirement of Bobby Johnson, was excited to attract a coach of Hand's reputation to the Commodore program just days before the team gets underway with the upcoming season.
"Coach Hand is a tremendous addition to our coaching staff. He's an excellent coach and a great family man," Caldwell said. "Herb also fits perfectly into what we do offensively at Vanderbilt. He has tremendous knowledge and understanding of the offense we introduced last year. Herb will walk into the first practice and be right at home."