Texas A&M takes the 'search' out of searching for head coach

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The Sumlin of all the parts

For the second straight opportunity, the Texas A&M Aggies have taken the work and effort out of looking for a head coach.

Seems like in hiring Mike Sherman and Kevin Sumlin away from Houston were foregone conclusions. I assume it's the reason why Sherman's jobless right now and Sumlin is the new head at Aggieland. Sumlin was going to get hired somewhere. Why not up I-45?

The Aggies unceremoniously hired away Sumlin from Houston where he damn-near led them to an undefeated season in Case Keenum's ninth year of eligibility.

I think this is significant -- even if very little thought went into it -- because Sumlin is African American and he's clearly got a foothold in the Houston high school football market. As the Aggies go into 2012 battling LSU and Alabama for recruits in southeast Texas, Sumlin's rapport and reputation should be valuable.

Sumlin's been a head coach for four season, all at Houston. He's 35-17 overall with three bowl games, including this season. His lone bad season came when Keenum went down to injury and was awarded a 20th year of eligibility. Sumlin was an offensive coordinator in 2001-02 at College Station.

Is it the right move? When have the Aggies ever made a "right" move?

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North of Texas A&M, in Lawrence, Kansas, the Jayhawks have moved quickly on from the Turner Gill era.

They've hired Charlie Weis -- the vaunted assistant with the New England Patriots and the know-it-all at Notre Dame.

Weis is known for several things: Running the Notre Dame program further into the ground, and not apologizing a lick; having the thumb-stomach procedure not work; and ... that's about it. He's fat.

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