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Posted: Thursday December 05, 2002 3:53 PM
Updated: Thursday December 05, 2002 3:59 PM
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (CNNSI.com) -- Alabama coach Dennis Franchione agreed to a multiyear contract with Texas A&M on Thursday, according to a report in the Fort Worth Star Telegram.
Franchione will meet with the Aggies? athletic director, Bill Byrne, as well as other Texas A&M officials on Thursday to hammer out all the details, according to the report.
Texas A&M, which fired head coach R.C. Slocum earlier this week, received permission on Wednesday from Alabama athletic director Mal Moore to pursue the 51-year-old Franchione, who is expected to be named the new Aggies? head coach on Friday.
Franchione has five years left on his contract at Alabama, with the deal paying him about $1.1 million a year. He has not signed an extension reported to be worth $15 million over 10 years.
He guided the Crimson Tide to a 17-8 record over the past two seasons, including 10-3 this year. But Alabama can't play in a bowl game this year or next because it's on probation by the NCAA, for recruiting violations that occurred before Franchione arrived.
The A&M board of regents has proposed a five-year contract for Franchione to take over the Aggies' football program, the Houston Chronicle reported. Terms of an offer to Franchione were believed to be about $10 million to $11 million.
Byrne, hired away from Nebraska by A&M on Tuesday, was believed to have met Wednesday with Craig Kelly, Franchione's legal representative, to talk about a proposed deal.
Franchione has for several weeks been considered a possible replacement for Slocum, even before he was fired.
A&M lost to rival Texas 50-20 on Saturday, finishing the season 6-6 to match the team's worst record under Slocum. Not even a victory over top-ranked Oklahoma could save his job.
Franchione met for about three hours Wednesday afternoon with Alabama athletic director Mal Moore and members of the Alabama board of trustees, then left without commenting. He canceled speaking engagements Wednesday night in Columbus, Ga., and Thursday in Montgomery, Ala.
Updated: Thursday December 05, 2002 3:59 PM
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (CNNSI.com) -- Alabama coach Dennis Franchione agreed to a multiyear contract with Texas A&M on Thursday, according to a report in the Fort Worth Star Telegram.
Franchione will meet with the Aggies? athletic director, Bill Byrne, as well as other Texas A&M officials on Thursday to hammer out all the details, according to the report.
Texas A&M, which fired head coach R.C. Slocum earlier this week, received permission on Wednesday from Alabama athletic director Mal Moore to pursue the 51-year-old Franchione, who is expected to be named the new Aggies? head coach on Friday.
Franchione has five years left on his contract at Alabama, with the deal paying him about $1.1 million a year. He has not signed an extension reported to be worth $15 million over 10 years.
He guided the Crimson Tide to a 17-8 record over the past two seasons, including 10-3 this year. But Alabama can't play in a bowl game this year or next because it's on probation by the NCAA, for recruiting violations that occurred before Franchione arrived.
The A&M board of regents has proposed a five-year contract for Franchione to take over the Aggies' football program, the Houston Chronicle reported. Terms of an offer to Franchione were believed to be about $10 million to $11 million.
Byrne, hired away from Nebraska by A&M on Tuesday, was believed to have met Wednesday with Craig Kelly, Franchione's legal representative, to talk about a proposed deal.
Franchione has for several weeks been considered a possible replacement for Slocum, even before he was fired.
A&M lost to rival Texas 50-20 on Saturday, finishing the season 6-6 to match the team's worst record under Slocum. Not even a victory over top-ranked Oklahoma could save his job.
Franchione met for about three hours Wednesday afternoon with Alabama athletic director Mal Moore and members of the Alabama board of trustees, then left without commenting. He canceled speaking engagements Wednesday night in Columbus, Ga., and Thursday in Montgomery, Ala.