"All positive momentum for South Carolina’s pursuit of Houston head coach Tom Herman has stalled and a national report from Pat Forde of Yahoo Sports says that he has removed his name from consideration for the position.
In another Yahoo Sports report, Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart is the supposed new frontrunner for the South Carolina job.
Immediate feedback from the Herman camp to South Carolina on Tuesday night was that of displeasure, but Herman didn’t immediately remove his name from consideration for the job.
According to Pat Forde on Wednesday morning, Herman has backed out of consideration. We are working to confirm from South Carolina’s end that Herman has removed his name from consideration
Smart has always been a candidate high on athletics director Ray Tanner’s list of candidates and, with Herman reportedly pulling out of contention, he is very likely the frontrunner for South Carolina’s head coaching position that was vacated when former head coach Steve Spurrier resigned"
Sounds like they pissed him off by somebody jumping the gun & reporting it before his season was over.