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Georgia Southern hires Hatcher

Associated Press

Friday, January 19, 2007

STATESBORO, Ga. -- Chris Hatcher was hired Friday as the football coach at Georgia Southern, which has won six national championships but fell to 3-8 last season. He replaces Brian VanGorder, who left Tuesday after one season to become the Atlanta Falcons linebackers coach. Hatcher was 76-12 at Valdosta State, winning the Division II national championship in 2004. Hatcher will earn $200,000 annually, and received the standard one-year state contract. The school's booster club will gua ...

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