Saints' coach Curtis Johnson to take over at Tulane
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Tulane has reportedly settled on a new head football coach and will name New Orleans Saints receivers coach Curtis Johnson to the post on Monday.
According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune, the school will make it official on Monday.
Johnson, a New Orleans native, has been the receivers coach with the Saints since 2006 after a lengthy tenure as a collegiate assistant. He spent nine seasons at Miami-Florida, helping the Hurricanes to nine bowl games and the 2001 national championship, and was also an assistant at California, SMU, San Diego State and Idaho.
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Saints quarterback Drew Brees endorsed Johnson's move to Tulane after Sunday's game against Detroit.
"I think he's going to be great," Brees stated. "Curtis Johnson has a lot of relationships here in New Orleans. He's been around the football field here a long time. That's one thing he's great at -- he has a ton of relationships. He's been a great part of our offensive staff here over the last six years. He's been a lot of places and coached a lot of big-time players. It's great for Tulane's program. They got a great coach in Curtis Johnson."
Tulane was just 2-11 this past season. Bob Toledo resigned after a 2-5 start in his fifth year and Mark Hutson guided the team in its final six games -- all losses. The Green Wave concluded the season with a 10-game losing streak.
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Toledo was just 15-40 during his 4 1/2 seasons with the Green Wave, who haven't had a winning season since 2002.