Florida Atlantic coach Lane Kiffin figured other programs would start targeting his assistants after the team’s success this season.
The first casualty of winning was offensive line coach Garin Justice, who on Wednesday officially accepted the same position at Arizona.
“He’s done a great job. We wish him well,” Kiffin said after Tuesday’s victory against Akron in the Boca Raton Bowl. “… People are coming to take your coaches so that’s a good problem to have.”
It was hard to ignore the job Justice did in his second year at FAU. He was in charge of an offensive line that blocked for running back Devin “Motor” Singletary, who ran for a school-record 1,920 yards and led the nation with a Conference USA-record 32 rushing touchdowns.