Updated at 10:51 a.m., Wednesday, February 28, 2007
UH's Glanville, Davis headed to NCAA I-AA Portland St.
By Stephen Tsai
Advertiser Staff Writer
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Glanville will be formally introduced as the Vikings' coach at a news conference scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Hawai'i time.
Glanville replaces Tim Walsh, who resigned two weeks ago to become the offensive coordinator at Army.
Glanville and his wife, Brenda, have been in Portland since Sunday.
They were scheduled to leave Portland this morning, but postponed the departure until tomorrow.
Terms of Glanville's contract have not been announced. But a significant portion of the his salary will be paid from outside sources, according to people familiar with the situation.
What's more, Portland State is prepared to announce an $11 million project to upgrade athletic facilities at the downtown Portland campus.
That campaign was launched in part because of Glanville's hiring, sources said.
Portland State plays in the NCAA I-AA, which is a notch below the NCAA I -A level in which UH competes.
UH assistant coach Mouse Davis is expected to join Glanville's staff as the offensive coordinator.
The 65-year-old Glanville, a former NFL head coach, is expected to hire an assistant coach from Indiana.
Davis was Portland State's head coach in the 1970s and 1980s, using a run-and-shoot offense to set national records. Davis coached Jones, who was the Vikings quarterback for two years after transferring from UH.
"He was pretty excited about everything," Davis said. "He wants the job. He was concerned about some areas, and they've tried to work with those areas. They're compatible with his thoughts."
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