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Houston close to hiring Texas Tech OC

Postby CalallenStang » Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:43 pm

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/myfox/pages ... geId=6.1.1

HOUSTON -- College football sources tell FOX 26 Sports that University of Houston head coach Kevin Sumlin is on the verge of hiring Texas Tech offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen to run the Cougars offense.

Holgorsen, who has spent the past eight years on the Red Raiders staff, assumed full-time offensive coordinator duties at Texas Tech in 2007 after sharing the job for two years.

If hired, he will be the University of Houston's offensive coordinator.

On Holgorsen's watch in 2007, Texas Tech had the number one passing attack in the nation averaging 470.3 yards per game. The Red Raiders also owned the seventh best scoring offense in the nation averaging 40.92 points per game.

University of Houston Athletic Director Dave Maggard would not comment on the deal, and Sumlin has not been available.
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Postby smupony94 » Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:49 pm

Notre Dame hires Tenuta as assistant head coach

By TOM COYNE, AP Sports Writer
January 31, 2008

AP - Jan 31, 6:47 pm EST
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Jon Tenuta, defensive coordinator at Georgia Tech the past six seasons, joined Notre Dame's staff Thursday as assistant head coach for defense.

Tenuta, who replaces Bill Lewis, will work with defensive coordinator Corwin Brown to try to improve a unit that finished 39th in the nation in total defense, giving up 357 yards a game as the Fighting Irish finished 3-9. It was the best performance by the Irish defense since 2003.

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Postby couch 'em » Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:50 pm

The all-pass market in Texas is starting to get pretty crowded.....
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Postby SMU Football Blog » Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:09 pm

Ultimately, I may be wrong, but Dykes hasn't exactly done wonders out at Arizona.
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Postby ALEX LIFESON » Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:56 pm

Didn't one of TT's top assistants, take the Baylor OC gig 3 years ago? That didn't work out too well either.
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Postby gostangs » Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:43 pm

How does that make sense - TT OC to UH OC. Is that not a lateral move with a pay cut?
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Postby SMU Football Blog » Sat Feb 02, 2008 10:04 am

gostangs wrote:How does that make sense - TT OC to UH OC. Is that not a lateral move with a pay cut?


Because when you are the OC at TT, you are not really viewed as an OC. To make a name for yourself, you have to go coach someone else.
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