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Austin named 2007 coach of the year
Courtesy TSN.ca:
He’s gone, but Kent Austin is certainly not forgotten.
Austin was named the CFL’s coach of the year Wednesday, a month after leaving the Saskatchewan Roughriders to become the offensive co-ordinator at the University of Mississippi, his alma mater.
Austin had an outstanding rookie season as the Riders head coach. He led the team to a 12-6 record (second-best in the CFL) and secured the franchise’s first home playoff game since ’88. Then he guided Saskatchewan to just its third-ever Grey Cup crown and first since ’89.
”I was just a small part of our success and got way too much credit for it,” Austin said. ”It was a magical year.”
