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Interim coaches understand how the process works

By Mark Schlabach
ESPN.com

Thursday, December 20, 2007

The first time Gary Darnell served as an interim coach, he replaced Galen Hall, who resigned as Florida's coach five games into the 1989 season after admitting he broke NCAA rules. Nearly two decades later, Darnell is an interim coach again, replacing Dennis Franchione, who resigned as Texas A&M's coach after the regular-season finale against Texas. Darnell will be the Aggies' coach when they play Penn State in the Dec. 29 Valero Alamo Bowl (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET) in San Antonio. Hall, now the N ...

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