Just three days after the resignation of Dennis Franchione, Texas A&M introduced Texans' Offensive Coordinator Mike Sherman as its new football coach Monday. "It is an honor and a privilege to be introduced today as the 28th head football coach at Texas A&M," Sherman said. "(Athletic Director Bill Byrne) has entrusted me to help write the next chapter with the players and coaches that will be working with me, and we look forward to doing that and the challenge that brings upon us." Sherman has agreed to a seven-year, $1.8 million annual contract to coach the Aggies. His base contract takes the unusual turn of being less than Dennis Franchione's $2 million-a-year deal in effort to be able to go out and hire the best assistant coaches.