Tommy Tuberville is quickly building his staff at Texas Tech, and there are some interesting names coming up in the process.
First, Tuberville has tabbed 29-year-old Troy offensive coordinator Neal Brown to run the Red Raiders' Air Raid, an interesting choice considering how his last hire from Troy went. Brown is a Tony Franklin protege, and if you'll recall, Franklin and Tuberville went together like oil and water in 2008. Perhaps this is a tacit admission on Tuberville's part that Franklin's system wasn't the problem that year, that it was more a matter of conflicting personalities between Franklin and Tuberville's longtime staff (aka the BBQ Bunch).
Then, there's this news out of Tuscaloosa: Tuberville is reportedly targeting James Willis to be his defensive coordinator. Willis worked as a linebackers coach under Tuberville when he was at Auburn. When Chizik was hired, Willis was initially retained before leaving for the linebackers job at Alabama. He won a national title there, so you can't fault him for that career move, especially if it helped him get this coordinator gig.
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I hope Willis gets picked up by Tubs. This is great news for Willis and a loss for Alabama. I'm sure they will miss him on the recruiting trail
Tuberville will never learn.. heading to Troy for offense.
The problem at Auburn wasn't Franklin's offense. The problem was Franklin's relationships with the rest of the coaching staff and to some extent, Franklin's personality clash with Auburn culture.
Those factors won't be there at Texas Tech.
It's clear that Coach Tuberville believes the spread offense is the wave of the future, and he may very well have just hired a great young coach to teach the spread.
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