New Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville has made his first major hire, the Avalanche-Journal confirmed early Tuesday.
Troy University Offensive Coordinator Neal Brown has been hired to run the offense for the Red Raiders. Brown, 29, has been the youngest coordinator in the Football Bowl Subdivision the last two years with the Trojans.
Brown has been a Kentucky native who played wide receiver in college, for three years at Kentucky and for two years at Massachusetts.
Troy ranked third in the nation in total offense, averaging 485.7 yards per game. The Trojans also were fourth in passing offense (336.5), 16th in scoring average (33.7 points per game) and 60th in rushing offense (149.2 ypg). Troy finished 9-4, losing a 44-41 overtime game to Central Michigan in the GMAC Bowl.
In 2008, the Trojans averaged 32.8 points and 414.2 yards per game, ranking 26th in total offense and 27th in scoring offense.
Story courtesy of www.redraiders.com
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