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Bowling Green's VanGorder carries baggage in more ways than one

BOWLING GREEN — He is the most interesting man on a most interesting staff, a singular object of fascination among college football fans, not just for his throwback mop of hair — think Uncle Rico from Napoleon Dynamite — but his ability to outlive a cat.

How does new Bowling Green defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder continue to get jobs coordinating defenses?

It is a fair question.

Once a coaching star, in his past three stops in that role — at Auburn, Notre Dame, and Louisville — the 59-year-old lasted a total of four seasons and four games.