HOUSTON – Texas AM has hired Houston’s Kevin Sumlin as its new coach.
AM athletic director Bill Byrne announced the decision Saturday. He says he believes Sumlin “is the right person to lead our football program into the Southeastern Conference.”
Speculation intensified that Sumlin would move about 100 miles northwest to College Station when AM fired Mike Sherman after he went 25-25 in four seasons. Sumlin was an assistant coach at AM under R.C. Slocum in 2001-02.
The Aggies (6-6) are scheduled to play Northwestern (6-6) in the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Houston on Dec. 31, with AM defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter serving as interim coach.
It will be the Aggies’ last game as a Big 12 team before moving to the Southeastern Conference next season.
“I am very excited about the opportunity to serve as the head football coach at Texas AM University,” Sumlin said in a statement. “Having coached there before, I understand the culture and embrace the commitment by the 12th Man regarding Aggie football. Aggieland is a special place and I look forward to working with the young men in the football program and recruiting the type of players we need to be successful in the SEC.”
Sumlin told the Cougars
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