The case for Dino Babers as Maryland's next head football coach

Source: www.testudotimes.com --- Monday, October 26, 2015
The Terps couldn't beat Babers, but they might want to join him. Over the coming weeks and months, the Maryland Football program will search for a new head coach to replace the departed Randy Edsall. We know who the candidates are , but who should Maryland pick? We'll state every coach's case, whether he wants the job or not, in 500 words or fewer. (Or, maybe a little longer.) Dino Babers, Bowling Green head coach Likelihood scale: 5/10 The resume A Honolulu native who grew up in California, Babers was a running back and defensive back at Hawai'i from 1979-83. After graduating, Babers took a graduate assistant position with the Warriors in 1984, before bouncing around a number of Western and Midwestern schools (including Purdue). In 1995, Babers was hired as the wide receivers, running backs and quarterbacks coach at Arizona, and he was promoted to offensive coordinator in 1998. The 1998 Wildcats went 12-1, scoring 33.8 points per game and finishing No. 4 in the AP Poll after a Holiday Bowl win against Nebraska. The next two years didn't go quite so well, as Arizona's scoring average dropped and head coach Dick Tomey resigned after the 2000 season. Babers took over the offensive coordinator position at Texas A&M in 2001, and once again saw a long-time head coach resign during his tenure. The Aggies' offense improved from 2001 to 2002, but head coach R.C. Slocum resigned after a 6-6 season. That was the last coordinator opportunit ...

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