Great article on SI's Campus Rush authored by Pete Thamel detailing the not so glamorous life of an up and coming college football coach, Mensa Tom, and the woman behind the man, Michelle.  We often see the allure of the wives of a major college football coach, whether it be at a charity function, or a post game embrace following a big win.  We rarely get an insight to all of the tough times when these young couples are struggling to make a living, bouncing from town to town.

Tom and Michelle wed in 2001, with Tom flying back to Texas the day after the wedding. He'd just taken a job coaching receivers at Sam Houston State for $10,000 per year, and Michelle left her high paying job at a Los Angeles investment firm and apartment in Hermosa Beach to join him in Huntsville, Texas. From 2001 to 2004—the longest the Hermans have lived in one town—she worked jobs in a day care, non-profit organization, bank, the college of criminal justice and as a waitress serving muffuletta sandwiches at Humphrey's, the local college bar.

Possums waited at the doorstep of their first apartment every night, and roaches the size of saltshakers roamed freely. When Tom killed a bat with a broom one night, they decided they needed to move out. Their upgrade? They moved into government subsidized low-income housing.

I think many of us can agree that behind every good man is a great woman.  

Herman knows the real reason he's on the cusp of rarest air in coaching. "She's the rock of our family," he said of Michelle. "Her support, love and understanding are the main reasons why we are where we are today. None of this would be possible without her."

Tom and Michelle became a part of the Ohio State family, and it's great to see that they have earned all of the success that has come their way.  

Good read if you have the time. 

http://www.campusrush.com/tom-herman-michelle-herman-houston-cougars-2086607381.html