Graham to leave Rice, return to Tulsa
The Chronicle and the Daily Oklahoman both report that Todd Graham will be leaving Rice to take the Tulsa job, which opened when Steve Kragthorpe was hired by Louisville.
Graham has a coaching history in Oklahoma, and Tulsa officials apparently promised him a big raise (right on the heels of his extension at Rice), but I still don't really get this decision. It's probably not a complete lateral move (Tulsa is a slightly better program at this point thanks to Kragthorpe's work, but only slightly), but it may not be a winner for Graham. If he has success, he's just doing what was expected after Kragthorpe. If he doesn't, his career goes in the toilet.
He might have parlayed another successful season at Rice into much bigger things for himself.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 01/12/07 06:37 AM | Print | Comments (4)
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