The Indianapolis Colts announced Frank Reich as their 20th head coach in franchise history Sunday afternoon.
He spent the last two seasons as the Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator, engineering the offense that helped win the Eagles their first Super Bowl. It looked as if he’d be returning to that role next season after he hadn’t accepted any of the open head coaching positions, but then Josh McDaniels decided not to take the Colts job and stay on as New England’s offensive coordinator instead. Reich quickly became a finalist, and the rest is history.
In 1984, Reich wrote his name into Maryland football lore when he led what was then the biggest comeback in college football history, leading the Terps back from a 31-0 halftime deficit in Miami to beat the Hurricanes 42-40.