Late Wednesday, after being publicly rebuffed by Doug Meacham, Major Applewhite, Houston Nutt and others, Texas State pulled a rabbit out of their hat as Everett Withers was named head football coach.
Withers comes to San Marcos from James Madison, where he compiled a 19-7 record in two seasons, going to the NCAA FCS Playoffs both seasons. This past year, Withers led JMU to a 48-45 FCS-over-FBS victory at SMU.
Withers' other head coaching experience comes in his interim season in charge at North Carolina in 2011, going 7-6.
Having graduated from Sun Belt foe App State in 1985, Withers has been a journeyman assistant coach from 1988 onward, with stops at Austin Peay, Tulane, Southern Miss, Texas and stints in the NFL with New Orleans and Tennessee.