Major Applewhite named Houston coach.

[Greenbacks]

Houston athletic director Hunter Yurachek on the hiring of Major Applewhite as coach: "We wanted a coach with great integrity who believed in our mission and truly believed in our student-athlete experience. We had our sights set on a focused competitor who has demonstrated success and possesses a deep connection to college and high school football in the great state of Texas. As this process was completed, it was clearly evident the only individual to offer our position to was Major Applewhite and he was indeed the right man to lead our program."

 

[Greenbacks]

New Houston coach Major Applewhite will receive a five-year contract, a source told ESPN.com. No word yet on salary or other parameters.

 

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New Houston coach Major Applewhite assumes his position immediately, meaning he'll lead the Cougars in the Las Vegas Bowl vs. San Diego State. Defensive coordinator Todd Orlando, who was the interim head coach during the search, will assume his usual duties.

 

[mrwho]

damn i'm getting old..i still remember watching him as a freshman at texas.

 

[mango]

Wow what a stupid hire. He'll be fired in less than 3 seasons.

 

[Greenbacks]

One big plus for Houston in promoting offensive coordinator Major Applewhite: his in-state recruiting ties. He spent 11 of his 13 seasons in the state of Texas. As a Baton Rouge native, he also is familiar with the Louisiana landscape. Both states are fertile with talent.

 

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The Houston Cougars have hired offensive coordinator Major Applewhite to succeed Tom Herman as the team's new head coach, it was announced Friday.
Sources told ESPN's Sam Khan Jr. that Applewhite has received a five-year contract. The university has scheduled a news conference for 1 p.m. CT Monday.
"When we set out on our search for the new leader of our football program, we wanted a coach with great integrity who believed in our mission and truly believed in our student-athlete experience," athletic director Hunter Yurachek said in a statement. "We had our sights set on a focused competitor who has demonstrated success and possesses a deep connection to college and high school football in the great state of Texas.
"As this process was completed, it was clearly evident the only individual to offer our position to was Major Applewhite and he was indeed the right man to lead our program."
Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin, Houston defensive coordinator Todd Orlando, former LSU coach Les Miles and Oklahoma offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley also were reported candidates for the job.

Applewhite will take over the job immediately, coaching the Cougars against San Diego State in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 17. Orlando, who has been serving as the interim coach since Herman accepted the Texas job on Nov. 26, will assume his usual duties as defensive coordinator.
A source told ESPN on Thursday that the university wanted to require an excessive buyout so the next coach can't leave after a couple of seasons without paying a substantial penalty. Herman left after going 22-4 with the Cougars over two seasons.
"My family and I are excited and honored to have the opportunity to lead such a tradition rich program and continue our lives in one of the greatest cities is the nation, a city we love," Applewhite said. "The student-athletes truly are the backbone of every great program and as they've demonstrated over the past few years, we have an exceptional group of young men in our program, and we'll continue to add men with great character and a competitive drive in our recruiting."

Applewhite, who joined Houston in 2015, combined with Herman to lead one of the nation's best offenses. The Cougars ranked 15th nationally in passing offense (301.9 yards per game) and 21st in scoring (38 points per game) this season. In addition, they averaged 157.3 yards rushing in 2016.
Overall, Houston gained more than 500 yards in a game on 11 occasions over the past two seasons.
"It's no coincidence that the success UH football has achieved over the past two seasons happened with Major Applewhite running our offense," university president Renu Khator said in a statement. "His energy and creativity are responsible for one of the most explosive passing games in college football and I am confident that as our head coach he will continue our upward trajectory as a nationally relevant athletics program."

Prior to joining the Cougars, the 38-year-old former Texas quarterback served seven years as an assistant at his alma mater. He was Texas' co-offensive coordinator in his last four seasons in Austin after serving as assistant head coach in his first three years on the Longhorns' staff. In 2013, Applewhite admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with a student during a 2009 bowl trip and said that he was ordered to undergo counseling and had his pay frozen for a year at that time.
He was out of coaching for one season prior to joining the Cougars.
Applewhite was Alabama's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2007. He also coached at Syracuse and Rice.

 

[CarolinaKid]

they went 1st for the unc coach and he turn them down

 

[G.MONEY]

My Guess is they will give him a try, will be a contract that is less than the market should be...If he works great but my guess is they could not get WHO THEY REALLY WANTED, and so this is a plug in and lets see what happens

 

[CarolinaKid]

here the article on unc coach [h=2]UNC head coach Larry Fedora turns down the University of Houston[/h][FONT=&quot]Over the last couple of months, there have been a lot of questions surrounding Larry Fedora and his future as the head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Today, UNC fans are able to check another name off the list of possible suitors for Fedora as he turned down the open position at Houston, per a source of CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Fedora is a late-December bowl game short of wrapping up his fifth season as the Tar Heels’ front man. He’s got a 40-24 mark in those five years including an 11-win season in 2015 that saw his team come up one score short of a possible ACC title and College Football Playoff appearance.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]The 54-year-old coach has been linked to a number of job openings in recent weeks including Baylor, which he allegedly had interest in according to Bleacher Report’s Jason King.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]And while Fedora’s name had been frequently mentioned in recent weeks regarding the Baylor position, there have been no reports of a mutual interest between Fedora and Houston.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Fedora has helped steady the UNC football program after the difficulties incurred during the Butch Davis era that involved players receiving impermissible benefits.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Although UNC dodged another bullet today, Fedora is viewed as a hot commodity in the coaching world and will likely be offered other jobs before it’s all said and done.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The Tar Heels wrap up their 2016 season in El Paso, Texas on December 30th against Pac-12 opponent Stanford in the Hyundai Sun Bowl.[/FONT]
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[rolltide]

worst OC in recent Bama history. pretty sure Saban drove him to Austin just to make sure he arrived safely

this is seriously going on the cheap...that B12 snub really screwed the Cougars