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Rhett Lashlee
Editor's note: This article originally published on Jan. 17.
SMU head coach Sonny Dykes made an intriguing hire when he added former UConn and Auburn offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee to be his OC. Here are five things for SMU fans to know about Lashlee:
1. The Malzahn connection. Yes, everyone knows that Lashlee was Gus Malzahn's offensive coordinator at Auburn. But their relationship goes much deeper than that. Lashlee was still in seventh grade when he first met Malzahn at Shiloh Christian School (Ark.