Mumme Is Finalist At NMSU

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HAMMOND, La. -- Southeastern Louisiana has confirmed that coach Hal Mumme is a finalist for the New Mexico State head football coach vacancy.








"He's one of three or four finalists," said Dart Volz, SLU assistant athletic director for media relations.





Mumme recently flew out to interview with New Mexico State officials, according to Volz. Other candidates reportedly in contention for the position are Texas A&M offensive coordinator Les Koenning and Notre Dame defensive coordinator Kent Baer.





The job became open when Tony Samuel was fired Nov. 24.





Mumme went 20-26 as head coach at Kentucky (1997-2000) before leaving in the wake of NCAA recruiting violations.





He was named head coach at SLU when the team revived a football program that had been shut down in the mid 1980s. The Lions finished 7-4 this season and are 12-11 under Mumme.

[VegasDawg]

Welcome to the WAC Mr. Mumme I guess we will see you on the sidelines in Ruston after all.

[RXDAWG]

Yes, it is on cbssportsline.com that Mumme has been hired. Another coaching change while we sit with our thumbs, well you know where!

[rcajun90]

Welcome to the WAC Mr. Mumme I guess we will see you on the sidelines in Ruston after all.

He runs a very strange game plan. I watched them play McNeese over in Hammond. THey will pass first and if you shut that down they will try to run.

[Edward_Longshanks]

Not a very good football coach. He doesn't know the percentages regarding the risks he chooses to take. He'll cost his teams as many games as he wins for them with the trickery and fakes.

But, as NMSU is a perennial Sun Belt lightweight, the risk may be worth taking on their part. Few other things have worked for the Aggies. Why not Mumme?