Auburn Football 2014 - The Driven
Gene Chizik is back in the game.
According to a report from ESPN, former National Championship winning Auburn football coach Gene Chizik will be the defensive coordinator at North Carolina.
Chizik was the head coach of the Tigers from 2009-2012, and led the 2010 squad to a 13-0 record and captured the BCS National Championship.
That season, Chizik was named SEC Coach of the Year by the Associated Press, and won the Home Depot Coach of the Year Award, Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award, Paul Bear Bryant Award and Bobby Bowden National Collegiate Coach of the Year Award.
However, things turned sour for Chizik and the Tigers, and he was fired following a 3-9 2012 season. Overall, Chizik was33-19 as the head coach at Auburn.
Chizik was hired to replace Tommy Tuberville at Auburn after compiling a 5-19 record in two seasons as the head coach at Iowa State. Prior to that, he was the defensive coordinator at Texas from 2005-07, at Auburn from 2002-04 and at UCF from 1998-2001. He also coached at Stephen F. Austin, Middle Tennessee State, and was a graduate assistant at Clemson.
From CBSSports.coms Tom Fornelli:
North Carolina fired its defensive coordinator, Vic Koenning, after the Tar Heels defense finished dead last in just about every major defensive category in the ACC, allowing a whopping 39 points per game this season.
So, to recap, Gene Chizik has gone from winning a national title at Auburn to North Carolinas defensive coordinator in only four seasons. Hes like the anti-Lane Kiffin at this point.
A national championship-winning head coach usually doesnt have to worry about becoming an assistant later in his career, however it isnt unprecedented. Dennis Erickson won multiple national titles with the Miami Hurricanes, but currently serves on the coaching staff at the University of Utah.
Chiziks return to coaching comes following a stint as an analyst on ESPNs SEC Network.
Source: http://flywareagle.com/2015/01/01/former-auburn-football-coach-gene-chizik-defensive-coordinator-north-carolina/
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