Major Applewhite: Top Coaching Prospect
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by user The Beast
Just six years ago, Major Applewhite was the quarterback for the Texas Longhorns, battling fellow teamate Chris Simms to be the team's starting quarterback. He led the Longhorns to combeack win after another.
Now, at just twenty-eight years of age, Applewhite is the the nation's hottest coaching prospect with his career is on the fast-track toward becoming a Head Coach. He is just three years removed his Graduate Assistant days with the Longhorns and is now Alabama's offensive coordinator.
Even he admits that even he is surprised by how quickly he has moved up through the ranks. It has been reported that the Rice head coach opening was Applewhite's for the taking, but he deemed the Alabama coordinator's position as a more advantageous career move.
Applewhite's rise through the coaching ranks show how the big stars aren't always the best coaches. If Nick Saban leads Alabama to the top of the SEC, expect Applewhite's phone to be ringing on the hour.
