State of the Hogs: Ashley's mentor was a good one

Photo by University of Tulsa AthleticsArkansas is expected to hire Tulsa defensive line coach Jermial Ashley for the same position with the Razorbacks. He has spent the past six seasons with the Golden Hurricanes.In 50 years of interviewing coaches, some stand out as favorites. Among the first of those for me was Bill Young early in my days at the Tulsa World.

Young was defensive line coach and later defensive coordinator at Tulsa for John Cooper from 1980-84. That he could coach wasn’t the only thing that stood out.

It was that Young impressed as a genuine, stand-up person. There was obvious ability to judge character, then improve it. He was good at relationships.

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