He called me at 8:30 a.m. Friday morning with news that he'd accepted USF's offer and was coming home to Tampa. Clark, 39, is a Leto graduate who starred as a linebacker at Miami, helping the Hurricanes to two national titles and spending two seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals. He's run FIU's defense the past two years and will replace Earl Lane, who resigned two weeks ago and is now defensive line coach at LSU.
I'll have plenty more on this later today and tomorrow, but Clark couldn't seem happier about the chance to come home to Tampa, be closer to his parents and his wife's family and move into a top conference like the Big East. It's a tough sacrifice to go from being a coordinator to being a position coach, but he seems to recognize all the positives, on a personal and professional level, that could come with this move.
Here's a link to today's story about USF's offer and more on his background.
Times sportswriter Greg Auman, who covers USF, will post news and thoughts on the Bulletin and we invite your participation in the comments area.
Now if Clark can bring Don Strock with him as our QB coach :)
Posted by: Anonymous | February 25, 2006 at 10:52 AM
Appears to be great fit. If he performs well, he's a good candidate for a future co-defensive coordinator role.
Posted by: 941 | February 24, 2006 at 07:58 PM