interim tag, and he reached out to
several of Hoke's friends, colleagues,
former players and more to gauge
their feelings on the direction of the
program.
Feedback was overwhelmingly
positive on the way Hoke ran the
program, though the results (3-5 at
that point in the season following a
7-6 campaign) were obviously disap-
pointing.
When Hackett announced Hoke's
A former CEO of global furniture manufacturer Steelcase in Grand Rapids, Mich., Hackett
used a business mentality to aid him in putting together the framework for the hiring pro-
cess.
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