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First-year FAU coach Charlie Partridge has worked under some well-respected head coaches including Bret Bielema at both Wisconsin and Arkansas and former Dolphins coach Dave Wannstedt at Pitt. But there would seem to be no one he holds in higher regard than the man he’ll face this week, North Texas coach Dan McCarney. “Coach McCarney is someone I revere,” Partridge said this week as he prepared to take the Owls to Denton, Texas Saturday for a 7 p.m. start. “I can’t say enough how much he means to me. His energy, his passion, what he demanded out of me at a young age in a large part shaped what I have become.” Read more: http://faufocus.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2014/11/05/charlie-partridge-set-to-face-someone-i-revere/
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Most coaches have more than a few mentors who helped them move along in their careers, whether it was through advice or a chance to move to a higher-level job. Dan McCarney’s mentors included Hayden Fry and Barry Alvarez, a pair of college football legends who helped North Texas’ coach get to the other side of the equation and mentor a few young coaches, including Florida Atlantic coach Charlie Partridge. Partridge started out working McCarney’s football camps and eventually became a part of Iowa State’s staff. Several years and a few jobs later, McCarney and Partridge will face off for the first time as head coaches Saturday night when Partridge brings his Owls to Apogee Stadium to face the Mean Green. “Coach McCarney gave me my first big shot at Iowa State,” Partridge said this summer at Conference USA media day. “It’s surreal. I was just cutting my teeth at the Division I level when I worked for Dan.” Read more: http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/colleges/north-texas-headlines/20141105-unt-notebook-mccarney-protege-partridge-bringing-owls-to-apogee.ece
