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Arizona has hired former Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez to take over a program that has not played in the Rose Bowl and has been mired in mediocrity for most of the past decade.
Athletic director Greg Byrne posted on his Twitter account a picture of himself with Rodriguez, wearing an Arizona baseball cap, the coach's wife and two children. The tweet said, "And the new Arizona football coach and his family is ..."
Arizona fired head coach Mike Stoops last month after he went 41-50 in seven-plus seasons. The Wildcats have not won more than eight games in a season since 1998 under Dick Tomey.
Rodriguez will try to change that with a fast-paced spread attack that has produced prolific offenses everywhere he has coached.
Rich Rodriguez turned West Virginia into a national championship contender before flaming out as Michigan coach under enormous expectations.
Those turbulent three seasons with the Wolverines didn't keep Arizona from hiring Rodriguez to overhaul a program that has been mired in mediocrity for most of the last decade.
Athletic Director Greg Byrne posted on his Twitter account Monday a picture of himself with Rodriguez, the coach's wife and two children. The tweet said, "And the new Arizona football coach and his family is . . ."
Rodriguez was fired by Michigan after last season, following three turbulent years. He went 15-22 with the Wolverines. Previously, he guided West Virginia to two BCS games.
Athletic director Greg Byrne posted on his Twitter account a picture of himself with Rodriguez, wearing an Arizona baseball cap, the coach's wife and two children. The tweet said, "And the new Arizona football coach and his family is ..."
Arizona fired head coach Mike Stoops last month after he went 41-50 in seven-plus seasons. The Wildcats have not won more than eight games in a season since 1998 under Dick Tomey.
Rodriguez will try to change that with a fast-paced spread attack that has produced prolific offenses everywhere he has coached.
Rich Rodriguez turned West Virginia into a national championship contender before flaming out as Michigan coach under enormous expectations.
Those turbulent three seasons with the Wolverines didn't keep Arizona from hiring Rodriguez to overhaul a program that has been mired in mediocrity for most of the last decade.
Athletic Director Greg Byrne posted on his Twitter account Monday a picture of himself with Rodriguez, the coach's wife and two children. The tweet said, "And the new Arizona football coach and his family is . . ."
Rodriguez was fired by Michigan after last season, following three turbulent years. He went 15-22 with the Wolverines. Previously, he guided West Virginia to two BCS games.
Considered one of the pioneers of the spread offenses that have become popular in college football, Rodriguez went 60-26 in seven seasons at West Virginia.
Penn State inquiry: Former FBI Director Louis Freeh, tapped to lead Penn State's investigation into the child-sex-abuse allegations against a former assistant coach, said his inquiry will go as far back as 1975, a much longer period than was covered by a grand-jury report issued this month.
Freeh was named to oversee the university Board of Trustees' internal investigation into the abuse allegations that ultimately led to the ouster of longtime head coach Joe Paterno and university President Graham Spanier.
Interesting to note that current Arizona quarterbacks coach Frank Scelfo was on the same staff as Rodriguez at Tulane under Tommy Bowden in the late 1990s.
Arizona announced late this afternoon that, contrary to usual procedures on a Monday, there would be no post-practice interviews for coaches or players.
Arizona has been looking for a replacement for Mike Stoops, who was 41-50 before being fired at midseason. Rodriguez has been an analyst for CBS Sports this season.
Briefly: Stanford's Andrew Luck been named a finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award, presented annually to the nation's top quarterback. ... Washington State quarterback Connor Halliday will miss the Apple Cup against rival Washington on Saturday because of a lacerated liver sustained in an overtime loss to Utah. ... Massachusetts fired head coach Kevin Morris after he compiled a 16-17 record in three seasons.
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