It didn’t take long for Jason Candle to fill the University of Toledo’s defensive line coach vacancy, and he didn’t have to look far for Frank Okam’s replacement.
The Rockets hired LaTroy Lewis, who’s worked the past three seasons as a graduate assistant and defensive analyst at Michigan. Okam left for a job with the Houston Texans.
“Frank got an awesome opportunity to go back to the NFL, and it’s an opportunity he had to take for him and his family,” Candle said. “We’re constantly trying to have a next-up list of young coaches that can come in and make an impact, and we really thought LaTroy’s energy and how he approaches each and every day [was a match for Toledo].