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02-11-2008, 08:43 PM
Texas A&M appears to be leaning toward hiring a former defensive coordinator, Bob Davie, to return to that role under new head coach Mike Sherman, one source close to the athletic department says.
Davie, 53, served as R.C. Slocum’s defensive coordinator between 1989 and 1993 before leaving for the same position at Notre Dame and eventually becoming the head coach of the Irish. He was the head coach there for five years before a 35-25 record and the second of two losing seasons brought him a pink slip there.
“It’s about 75 percent done,” the source said. If the two sides come to an agreement, Davie would replace Reggie Herring, who stayed less than a month before taking an assistant’s job with the Dallas Cowboys.
Another possible candidate had been former Aggies defensive lineman coach Greg Mattison before he left the Florida Gators on Monday and was scheduled to accept the linebackers coaching position with the Baltimore Ravens.
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Davie, 53, served as R.C. Slocum’s defensive coordinator between 1989 and 1993 before leaving for the same position at Notre Dame and eventually becoming the head coach of the Irish. He was the head coach there for five years before a 35-25 record and the second of two losing seasons brought him a pink slip there.
“It’s about 75 percent done,” the source said. If the two sides come to an agreement, Davie would replace Reggie Herring, who stayed less than a month before taking an assistant’s job with the Dallas Cowboys.
Another possible candidate had been former Aggies defensive lineman coach Greg Mattison before he left the Florida Gators on Monday and was scheduled to accept the linebackers coaching position with the Baltimore Ravens.
Story Link (www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/bohls/entries/2008/02/11/homecoming_for_1.html)