Coker, Brown named coaches for Hula Bowl

Advertiser Staff

Coaches of the current No. 1- and No. 2-ranked teams in the nation will coach the 2003 Hula Bowl Maui All-Star Football Classic.

Larry Coker of the defending national champion and preseason No. 1 Miami Hurricanes and Mack Brown of Texas, ranked No. 2 in the preseason, will guide the teams.

Marshall's Bob Pruitt will assist Coker, and Oregon's Mike Bellotti will assist Brown.

The USA Today/ESPN coaches' preseason poll listed Miami No. 1, Texas No. 2, Oregon No. 15 and Marshall No. 21.

The game is scheduled for 3 p.m. Feb. 1 at War Memorial Stadium in Wailuku, Maui.

"We are honored to have the best coaches in the country at Hula Bowl Maui again this year," said Dick Schaller, former television executive who serves as managing partner.

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