Texas bans reporters from using social media during post-practice interviews

Tom Herman certainly isn't wasting time in making his mark on the Texas program, as the Longhorns unveiled a new policy Wednesday prohibiting reporters from using social media during post-practice interviews.

The statement regarding the new rule obtained by Anwar Richardson of Rivals.com shows that Texas wants reporters to hold off on posting via social media until after interviews have concluded.

Going forward, our policy for media attending post-practice availabilities will be that social media posts will not be permitted during those sessions. Any social media entry should come after the conclusion of all post-practice media interviews have concluded.

Our hope is that you would take time to review your post and re-listen to the questions and answers in an effort to increase accuracy and insure the necessary context in each of your social media reports.

We hope this will not only allow everyone more time to craft those commentaries/reports, but also allow necessary time to absorb full context. It also will be beneficial in providing full attention for follow-up questions or the next line of questioning during the actual interviews. Thank you in advance for adhering to this new policy.

Expectations are high in Austin for Herman's first season with a program that has failed to win more than six games in each of the last three years. Instituting new rules on the media certainly won't make things easier on the new coach.