Dooley Named Louisiana Tech head coach

<p>Derek Dooley, son of former Georgia football coach and athletic director Vince Dooley, was hired as head coach by Louisiana Tech on Monday, school president Dan Reneau said.</p><p>Dooley served as an assistant coach for the Miami Dolphins the past two years.</p><p>"From the very first time I met Derek Dooley when we went to Miami, I was super impressed," Reneau said. "He is a man of integrity, character and high intelligence. He knows coaching from one end to the other. It's a new day for Louisiana Tech, and Derek Dooley is the man we need to lead us into this era of success."</p><p>Dooley, who will continue his responsibilities as Dolphins tight ends coach through the end of the season, is very familiar with the college and high school football scene in the south after serving as an assistant coach at LSU under Nick Saban for five years and as the wide receivers coach at SMU from 1997 through 1999.</p><p>Tech athletic director Jim Oakes said Dooley will sign a five-year contract in the range of $300,000 to $400,000.</p><p>While at LSU, Dooley served as running backs coach and special teams coordinator in 2003 and 2004, helping lead LSU to the national title in 2004.</p><p>Dooley began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Georgia in 1996 before moving to Southern Methodist as the wide receivers coach in 1997.</p><p>A walk-on at the University of Virginia, Dooley earned a scholarship with the Cavaliers in his second season and helped lead the programs to the ACC championship in 1989 and three bowl appearances.</p><p>He was named first team Academic All-ACC in 1990 and participated in the Senior Bowl. He earned his bachelor's degree in government and foreign affairs from Virginia in 1990 and then earned his law degree from Georgia in 1994.</p><p>Dooley and his wife, Allison, have two sons, John Taylor and Peyton, and one daughter, Julianna.</p>

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