San Jose State hires MacIntyre as coach
December 17, 2009
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP)—San Jose State has hired Duke defensive coordinator MikeMacIntyre to replace Dick Tomey as football coach.
MacIntyre will be formally introduced at a news conference Thursday. The44-year-old MacIntyre spent the past two seasons at Duke. He has also worked asa secondary coach in the NFL with Dallas and the New York Jets and spent fiveseasons as an assistant at Mississippi.
San Jose State went 2-10 this season under Tomey, who announced hisretirement last month. Tomey spent five seasons with the Spartans, going 25-35and leading them to a bowl game in 2006.
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