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Defense, discipline priorities for Kragthorpe, Cardinals

By Mark Schlabach
ESPN.com

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

When Steve Kragthorpe was named Tulsa's coach before the 2003 season, he inherited a program that was among the worst in college football. The Golden Hurricane had won only two games in the previous two seasons combined and had lost 21 of their last 22 games. Over the next four seasons, Kragthorpe directed one of the biggest turnarounds in the sport's history, leading Tulsa to 29 wins and three bowl games in four seasons. So when Kragthorpe left Tulsa to replace Bobby Petrino at Louisville bef ...

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