TAMPA — Bucs fans can vouch for Dirk Koetter's skills as an offensive coordinator, but as the 56-year-old makes his case to be Tampa Bay's next head coach, you have to go back a decade to check his record running a team of his own.
Before his current run of nine seasons as a successful NFL coordinator, Koetter rose through the college ranks, spending three years as head coach at Boise State, then six at Arizona State, amassing a 66-44 record.
"It was awesome. We had a great run together," said receiver Derek Hagan, who had three 1,000-yard seasons with the Sun Devils, then played eight years in the NFL.