It didn't take long for the Memphis Tigers to find a new head football coach. Mike Norvell was hired to be the new leader of the program on Thursday, as initially reported by Sports Illustrated's Pete Thamel.
Geoff Calkins of the Commercial Appeal confirmed the Tigers' hire. Norvell will be the successor to Justin Fuente, who was drawn to Virginia Tech as head coach and is undertaking the challenge of following Frank Beamer.
After being a record-setting receiver at his alma mater of Central Arkansas, Norvell's coaching career began there as a graduate assistant in 2006, according to TheSunDevils.