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Who should UC Davis hire to replace football coach Bob Biggs?
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After a bye, UC Davis enters the final two games of Bob Biggs' long and successful run as its football coach.
It should be an emotional two weeks for a coach who cares so much about his team and university and for a team and university that care so much for their coach.
While it will seem odd for Aggies followers not to have Biggs as an official member of the team – either as a player, assistant coach or head coach – the program must go on.
But with whom as head coach?
New athletic director Terry Tumey must decide whether to hire a coach from within the program – like former Aggies star quarterback Mike Moroski, who has been offensive coordinator for more than 15 years – or outside the program.
Here's how he can do both.
Hire former UC Davis fullback and assistant coach Dan Hawkins, who must be itching to get back to the sideline after spending the past few seasons as an ESPN college football analyst.
Hawkins' résumé includes a successful stint at Christian Brothers High School before he climbed the collegiate ranks as head coach at Willamette University, Boise State and Colorado. His record is 112-61-1.
Hawkins knows Aggies football – where it has been, where it's at and where it wants to go.
While Tumey can't offer near the money Colorado paid Hawkins in a failed run in Boulder, money should not be a concern.
Hawkins is a coach who needs a team, and a return to his roots makes sense.
UC Davis needs a coach who understands its history but has experience outside Yolo County.
It's time for Hawkins to come home.
Today's poll
Who should UC Davis hire to replace football coach Bob Biggs?
• Dan Hawkins
• Mike Moroski
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