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William Larry Muschamp (born August 3, 1971, in Rome, Georgia) is an American college football coach and the current defensive coordinator and linebackers coach[2] of the Texas Longhorns football team after previously serving in the same positions with Auburn and LSU. Muschamp has gained a reputation both for his excellent defenses as well as his excited and fiery demeanor during games and practice.[3][4] In his second season at Auburn, Muschamp was a finalist for the 2007 Broyles Award for the most outstanding assistant coach in college football.[5] The University of Texas has announced that Muschamp would succeed Mack Brown as head coach of the Longhorns, though no timetable has been set for him to take over the program.[6]
[edit] Early yearsMuschamp was born August 3, 1971, in Rome, Georgia where he was a star high school football player for the Darlington Tigers. [7] Muschamp attended the University of Georgia where he walked on and played safety for the Bulldogs football team from 1991–1994. He was also a member of the Gamma chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order and earned a spot on the SEC Academic Honor Roll in 1993.[8] He was a defensive co-captain his senior season[9] and appeared in two bowl games with the Dawgs. Current Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo who played at UGA with Muschamp described him as a "hard worker. Very physical. Very intense."[10] After graduating from Georgia, Muschamp became a graduate assistant coach at Auburn University from 1995–1996 where he worked under defensive coordinators Wayne Hall and Bill Oliver[3]. He earned a Masters of Education degree. Muschamp then spent a season each at the University of West Georgia and Eastern Kentucky University as the position coach for the defensive secondary before serving as the defensive coordinator at Valdosta State University in 2000.[9] [edit] Coaching career[edit] LSUIn 2001 Muschamp joined Nick Saban's staff at LSU as linebackers coach before rising to defensive coordinator in 2002. In the 2003 season, LSU won the BCS Championship with Muschamp's defense leading the nation in both scoring defense (11.0 ppg) and total defense (252.0 ypg). The team topped the SEC in every major defensive category and also ranked second nationally in pass efficiency defense (89.8 rating) and third in rushing defense (67.0 ypg).[7] While at LSU, Muschamp coached four All-Americans including Bradie James, Chad Lavalais, Corey Webster and Marcus Spears. Florida State Seminoles offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher believes Muschamp deserves much more credit for the LSU defensive performance than he has been given.[11] Fisher coached at LSU at the same time as Muschamp and the two remain close friends. Muschamp left LSU after the 2004 season with Saban to join the Miami Dolphins staff as the Assistant Head Coach in Charge of Defense. [edit] Miami DolphinsAs assistant head coach for defense of the Miami Dolphins, Muschamp had his defensive units ranked 15th in total defense in the NFL. The Dolphins allowed 19.8 points and 317.4 total yards per game during the 2005 NFL season, and also ranked 2nd in quarterback sacks with 49. [edit] AuburnWhen the Auburn defensive coordinator position became available in January 2006, Muschamp took the opportunity to return to the college game. In 2006, Muschamp's first season at Auburn, the defense finished 7th among NCAA Division I-FBS teams in scoring defense, allowing only 21 touchdowns.[12] In 2007, Auburn led the SEC in scoring defense and finished in the top 10 in four defensive categories (ranking 7th nationally in pass efficiency[13] and 6th nationally in total defense[14], passing defense[15] and scoring defense[16] among NCAA Division I-FBS teams). [edit] Texas[edit] Defensive coordinatorOn January 3, 2008, Muschamp interviewed for the vacant co-defensive coordinator job for the University of Texas.[17] The next day, he resigned from Auburn to accept the position with Texas. Muschamp was slated to receive a raise to $425,000 per year with a two year, no buyout, contract at Auburn for 2008 which would have made him the highest paid assistant coach in the SEC.[18] Muschamp received a contract with a $425,000 annual salary at Texas, making him the highest paid assistant coach in the Big 12.[19] The 2008 Texas Longhorn football team team entered the season ranked 10th in the USA Today Coaches Poll. They won their first four games to rise to number 5 in the national rankings. Texas began Big 12 Conference play on October 4, 2008 with a trip to Boulder, Colorado and a win over the Colorado Buffaloes. On October 11, 2008 they defeated the number-one ranked Oklahoma Sooners in the 103rd Red River Shootout, giving up 5 TD passes to eventual Heisman winner Sam Bradford.[20] [edit] Future head coachOn November 18, 2008 The University of Texas announced that Will Muschamp would eventually succeed Mack Brown as head football coach. They agreed in principle to increase Muschamp’s salary to $900,000. There was no timetable set for Brown’s departure, and both Brown and UT said they expected Brown to stay a long time.[6][1] 57-year old Brown is under contract as head coach through 2016.[21][22] Once Brown does retire, Muschamp would get a five-year contract as head coach.[23] In announcing the move, the University of Texas noted, "Muschamp's Longhorn defense is leading the Big 12 in rushing defense (82.5 ypg/25th NCAA) and scoring defense (19.5 ppg/25th NCAA). UT ranks second nationally with four sacks per game. The Horns have held all of their Big 12 opponents below their season scoring average and limited six foes to 14 points or less."[1] UT Athletics Director DeLoss Dodds said, "With the landscape in college football and all of the changes around the country, I've been looking at this for the last couple of years. When it's not working, you have to go outside and make changes. Things are going well here, it's working, so it's best to be prepared to build from inside and that's what we're doing. Mack has provided outstanding leadership and continues to elevate our football program to a level as high as anyone in the country. We hope he stays a long time and he will be our coach as long as he wants, but this assures us that when the time comes, we have the right guy to step up into that position and continue to build on the great things we're accomplishing."[1] Prior to this announcement, Muschamp had been mentioned in association with head coaching job openings at Clemson, Tennessee, Washington, and Auburn.[8] He had been planning an off-week interview with Clemson[24] but as a result of this deal decided instead to wait his turn at Texas, saying, "This is a special place. I think it is 'the' elite job in the country."[8] Austin American-Statesman columnist Kirk Bohls predicted this would be good for the program: "Muschamp's ascension conveys to fans and recruits that Texas values what it has now as one of the elite programs in the country and wants to maintain. This smart, bold move should bring coaching stability, sustained recruiting and possibly expanded recruiting into the Southeast and a continued framework for success."[25] [edit] PersonalMuschamp's wife Carol (née Davis) hails from Thomaston, Georgia. They have two sons, Jackson and Whit. His brother Mike Muschamp is the head football coach at The Lovett School in Atlanta, Ga. [edit] References
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