He did well at Washington, well enough to get the USC job which is a blue blood at the time. He was fired due to his alcohol problems. He was respected enough to get a NFL OC job and did well for the first year. Of the two losses this year, offense wasn't a big problem, especially against AU.

I am not in love with the hire but it is better than Moorhead. I honestly would prefer Hud but I wouldn't hate the hire. I would definitely be in wait and see mode. I prefer him over some of the other names like Leach just because I think he would fit in the SEC better since he has experience already. Leach was at UK but not sure his offense would translate well to MSU and the SEC right now.