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Continuing an offseason theme, Kevin Sumlin again emphasized experience and pedigree with his latest coaching move.
The Arizona Wildcats on Monday hired Stan Eggen as their defensive line coach.
Eggen, 66, spent the past four seasons as the defensive line coach at New Mexico. He spent the previous two seasons in the same capacity at Iowa State, where he worked under Paul Rhoads, who last month was named Arizona’s defensive coordinator.
Eggen has been a college assistant for 40 years and has a strong reputation as a teacher. He has coached multiple players who went on to play in the NFL, including Michael Bennett, Von Miller, Red Bryant, Antwan Odom, Johnny Jolly and Aaron Schobel.