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This is probably a long shot and probably not a fan favorite but I thought his name should at least be thrown out there. Chris Thomsen was the head coach at Abilene Christian from 2005-11 and turned them into a winning program / got them on track to move up to the Southland Conference. He is currently serving as the assistant head coach / OL at Arizona State. He is also a Texas native, presumably with Texas ties (currently working for a former Texas high school head coach (Todd Graham)). The upside for me is the player evaluation / player development. Several current and recent NFL players went through that program during his tenure there. "While at ACU, the two-time AFCA Region IV Coach of the Year coached five NFL draft choices (Danieal Manning, 42nd pick, second round by the Chicago Bears in 2006; Johnny Knox, fifth-round pick by the Bears in 2009; Bernard Scott, sixth-round pick by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2009; Clyde Gates, fourth-round pick by the Miami Dolphins in 2011; Daryl Richardson, seventh-round pick by the St. Louis Rams in 2012); an NFL Pro Bowl selection (Knox in 2009), a Harlon Hill Award winner (Scott in 2008), the award that is the NCAA Division II equivalent of the Heisman Trophy; and a Gene Upshaw Award winner (Sam Collins in 2008), signifying the top lineman in NCAA Division II football." It also appears he recruited Charcandrick West, who looks be the new starting running back for the KC Chiefs (Charles out for the season). If he could recruit that kind of talent to Abilene Christian, he certainly could do the same at UNT. Like I said, probably has little chance but at least worth consideration. http://www.thesundevils.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30300&ATCLID=207911673 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Thomsen