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Pat Hill agrees to become Falcons new OL coach

Found January 28, 2012 on ajc.com:
PLAYERS: Joe Danna
TEAMS: Atlanta Falcons,  Fresno State Bulldogs

Pat Hill (Associated Press) Former Fresno State head coach Pat Hill has agreed to terms with the Falcons to become their offensive line coach, the team announced Saturday. Hill was fired as Fresno State’s head coach in December. Now the Falcons only have to fill their openings at quarterbacks coach and defensive backs coach. Miami assistant Joe Danna is the leading candiate to replace Alvin Reynolds as the defensive back coach. Hill spent 15 seasons the head coach at Fresno State, where he led the Bulldogs to a 112-80 overall record and went to 11 bowl games. Hill led Fresno State to 15 wins over Bowl Championship Series teams during the last decade, which is the highest win total of any non-BCS team in the nation. The Bulldogs won the WAC championship in 1999 and during Hill’s tenure the program consistently played one of the countries toughest non-conference schedules. He also produced the most Academic All-WAC players in school history over his 15 seasons. Hill has NFL �...
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