Western Carolina head coach Dennis Wagner is in his first year at WCU. He was the former offensive line coach at the University of Nebraska and head coach at Wayne State.
Wagner spent the last four seasons at Nebraska leading the Cornhusker offensive linemen during the program's transition from the option-based offensive attack to the West Coast offense. In his first season in Lincoln, Wagner's protégés cleared the way as the Husker offense averaged 176 yards rushing and 187 yards passing per game in its first season away from the option ground attack. In 2005, the Nebraska line made significant gains in setting up the passing game. It helped first-year quarterback Zac Taylor set Husker records, including single-game passing yards (431) against Iowa State, while Kurt Mann was a second-team All-Big 12 selection.
He won his first game as a head coach at WCU in last week's win against Shorter. He now gets to take on a more formidable opponent in the Noles.
Friday, September 05, 2008
Wagner Looking To Take On Noles
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I hope that Wagner is successful in his new coaching gig. I think his last year at Nebraska under Bill Callahan was a horrible experience. Callahan was such a micromanager and so insecure it had to be a miserable work experience.
Good luck to him.
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