The University of Houston has hired Arkansas State defensive coordinator Joe Cauthen and defensive line coach and running game coordinator Brian Early for the same positions, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette confirmed Monday afternoon.
ASU running backs coach and special teams coordinator Norval McKenzie has also accepted the same position at the University of Louisville under the Cardinals’ new coach, former Appalachian State Coach Scott Satterfield, according to a published report by FootballScoop, which cited sources.
Under McKenzie — a 2018 nominee for the Broyles Award, which is given annually to the nation’s top assistant coach — ASU allowed -15 punt return yards in 2018, the fewest in NCAA history.