Mike Sanford has officially been named the next head coach for WKU, the university announced Wednesday.
The 12-year coaching veteran and former WKU assistant has earned his first opportunity as the head coach and will be introduced at a 3 p.m. press conference later today in the Jack and Jackie Harbaugh Club at Houchens-Smith Stadium.
Sanford, 34, has been at Notre Dame for the past two seasons, serving as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He previously spent one season as the quarterbacks coach at WKU under former head coach Willie Taggart in 2010.
In his time at WKU, Sanford coached former Hilltopper quarterback Kawaun Jakes and the Hilltoppers finished with a 2-10 record in Taggart’s first year as head coach.