Tag: hires

ESPN: Nick Saban’s agent spoke with Texas regent, Saban rebuffs story

Nick Saban’s agent spoke with a Texas regent, according to a report from the Associated Press. The AP report – which does nothing to scotch rumors that the Alabama coach might become the next coach at Texas after Mack Brown leaves at the end of the season – said: “Regent Wallace Hall of Dallas told the AP he spoke by telephone with agent Jimmy Sexton a few days after the Jan. 7 title game. Tom Hicks, a former regent who is the brother of current regent Steve Hicks, also was on the call. Tom Hicks, the former owner of the Texas Rangers, the Dallas Stars and the English professional soccer team Liverpool, was a regent in 1997 when Brown came to Texas and

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Hiring News: LSU coach leaves

Got you, didn’t we? LSU strength and conditioning coach Derrick LeBlanc has left the SEC giant to become the defensive line coach at Wyoming, the Cowboys said today. “What a great opportunity to be here in Wyoming” said LeBlanc. “Coach Christensen has done a great job over the last three years. To be given the opportunity to come here and help build on the success that Wyoming has had over the past several years is something I know will be a great experience for me and my family.” “I am extremely pleased we have been able to add Derrick LeBlanc to our coaching staff,” said Cowboys head coach Dave Christensen. “He comes to us from LSU where he was part of a

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