Hawaii Warriors head coach Greg McMackin resigned from his position and will be replaced by Utah OC Norm Chow.
Norm Chow Hired As Hawai’i Football Head Coach
After spending decades working as an assistant coach, Utah offensive coordinator Norm Chow will take the reigns of an FBS program. On Wednesday, Hawai’i confirmed Chow has been hired as its next head coach, one day after initial reports of the forthcoming union began to surface.
Chow is coming home, as well, having been born in Honolulu. In a statement, the Utah defensive coordinator turned Hawai’i head coach said he was excited fro the opportunity, and hopes to make the fans proud.
Read Article >Norm Chow To Be Named Next Hawai’i Football Coach
As the Star Advertiser’s Ferd Lewis reports, a press conference could be called for Thursday after Chow emerged ahead of two other candidates.
Read Article >Norm Chow Believed To Be Next Hawai’i Football Coach
Utah blog Block U is getting pretty nervous about all this:
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Read Article >Hawai’i Football Coaching Candidates: Duane Akina And Pretty Much Everybody Else, Too
Akina might be the closest to getting the job so far, as Mack Brown says he’s landed an interview. Born in Hawaii and a candidate to replace June Jones before Greg McMackin took over, Akina coached throughout the then-Rainbow Warriors’ defense from 1981 to 1985.
If anything has ever called for a reality show*, it’s 42 men in khakis and visors battling to remain on an island.
Read Article >Hawai’i Coaching Candidates Include Dirk Koetter, Norm Chow And So Forth
Whew!
Koetter’s name is perhaps the most interesting, as he’s overseeing a beleaguered NFL operation at the moment but does have quite a bit of college experience. He won two Big West Conference titles at Boise State before leading Arizona State to a couple of bowl wins, and spent more than a decade as a college offensive coordinator.
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