Tuberville to Interview for Texas Tech Job

By Robert H. Kelly
Copyright 2010 TexSport Publications

LUBBOCK, TEXAS (January 5, 2010) Former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville will be interviewing for the head job at Texas Tech.

Athletic department spokesperson Chris Cook has indicted that Tuberville is expected to meet with Texas Tech administrators this week.

Also in the running for the job will be interim head coach Ruffin McNeill, who lead the Red Raiders to 41-31 victory over Michigan State in the Alamo Bowl.

Tuberville, who was the head coach at Auburn for 10 years, resigned in December 2008. He had an 85-40 record at Auburn, including a perfect 13-0 season in 2004 and a 2005 Sugar Bowl win over Virginia Tech.

Before his stint at Auburn, Tuberville revived the football program at Mississippi which was under serious NCAA scholarship sanctions. He also spent a year as defensive coordinator at Texas A&M University when they finished with a 10-0-1 season record.

During the 2009 season Tuberville worked as an analyst for ESPN. He also made a cameo appearance in the movie “The Blind Side.”

Tech Athletic Director Gerald Myers has stated he may have a decision on the job by the end of this week.