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Iowa State names new football coach

Posted on: Saturday, 20 December 2008, 19:07 CST

Former Auburn University defensive coordinator Paul Rhoads was named head football coach at Iowa State Saturday.

The hiring comes five days after Auburn officially named Iowa State's last coach, Gene Chizik, to head its program.

Rhoads agreed to a five-year contract with the Cyclones worth $5.75 million in guaranteed money with incentives available to increase the total compensation.

Chizik was announced as the new Auburn head coach Monday after compiling a 5-19 record during his two-year stay in Ames. Chizik had ties to the Tigers program dating back to his job as defensive coordinator from 2002-2004, a job Rhoads had rejected, opening the door for Chizik.

Rhoads instead stayed put as defensive coordinator with the Pittsburgh Panthers, where he worked for eight seasons (2000-2007) before taking the Auburn defensive coordinator position the second time it was offered prior to this season.

Rhoads was an inside linebackers and secondary coach with the Cyclones in the 1990s.

Source: United Press International

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