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Spring Q&A: West blessed for opportunity to teach

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Defensive line coach Tommy West is no stranger to college football.

He's going into his eighth season with Middle Tennessee and 39th overall as a coach. His 11 different stops in his career include everything from being a wide receivers and running backs coach to defensive coordinator, linebackers coach and now as a mentor for MT's defensive live.

West has also served as a head coach three different times in his career. He led Chattanooga in 1993 before being hired at Clemson, where he guided the Tigers until 1998.