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Houston chooses Major Applewhite over Lane Kiffin to be their next head coach
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HOUSTON (AP) — Major Applewhite has been hired to replace Tom Herman as coach at Houston.
It's the first head coaching job for the 38-year-old Applewhite, who served as Herman's offensive coordinator the last two seasons. Herman recently left Houston to become the coach at Texas after two years with the Cougars.
Earlier reports indicated that Houston was nearing a deal with Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin, pending the approval of the school president.
Applewhite steps into a program that has had lot of success in the last 10 years and has become a launching pad for coaches. Art Briles went 34-28 with a Conference USA title at Houston from 2003-07 before moving on to Baylor. Kevin Sumlin went 35-17 from 2008-11 before leaving for Texas A&M. Herman went 22-4 with an American Athletic Conference championship in 2015.
The Cougars meet San Diego State in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 17.
Business Insider's Cork Gaines contributed to this report.
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