HOUSTON – A person with knowledge of the decision says Houston’s Kevin Sumlin has accepted an offer to become the coach at Texas AM.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because no official announcement has been made.
Sumlin arrived at the Houston student athletics center about noon Saturday. He refused to answer questions as he walked into the building.
The person told the AP that Sumlin informed his team that he was leaving in a meeting on Saturday, and that assistant Tony Levine will serve as the interim head coach for the bowl game. The Cougars (12-1) play Penn State (9-3) in the TicketCity Bowl in Dallas on Jan. 2.
Houston won its first 12 games and was in line for a Bowl Championship Series berth this season until losing at home to Southern Mississippi in the Conference USA championship game.
Despite the loss, Sumlin remained a hot name to fill just about every high-profile coaching vacancy available. Reports linked him to Mississippi, Illinois, Arizona State and UCLA, in addition to Texas AM.
The Aggies entered this season with 18 returning starters and a top-10 ranking. They were expected to contend for the Big 12 championship and be a factor in
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