CSUN'S KEARIN INTERVIEWS FOR ASSISTANT'S JOB AT TULSA.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer Cal State Northridge football coach Jeff Kearin has interviewed to be an offensive assistant at Tulsa. Tulsa coach Keith Burns
Keith Bernard Burns (born May 16, 1972 in Greeleyville, South Carolina) is a former professional football player. , a former defensive coordinator A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a football team in the National Football League or college football who is in charge of the defense. This position aids the head coach a great deal in many ways by delegating play calling to other coaches and allowing the head at USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. , has said he has not yet made a decision on Kearin. ``We're close,'' Burns said on Thursday. ``We've got some things that have to fall into place first. I feel good about him. We go back to our days at Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, .'' Kearin was a graduate assistant at USC, where he coached quarterbacks, kickers, punters and long snappers through 1994. Burns was the defensive coordinator under John Robinson Several notable individuals have been named John Robinson: Politicians
``He has a great personality,'' Burns said. ``He's very organized and he's an excellent teacher of football. He's only developed and added to those strengths since he's been at Northridge.'' Burns said there were three vacant offensive positions, but he thought one of those was filled. He wouldn't say which positions were open. Kearin was at Northridge for seven years, including the last three as head coach. The school dropped the football program Nov. 20. All coaches are under contract through June. |
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