Norvell interviews for Iowa State job
Nebraska offensive coordinator Jay Norvell has interviewed for the soon-to-be vacant Iowa State head coaching position, according to a source close to the situation.
The 43-year-old Norvell, a former Cyclone assistant, met with ISU athletic director Jamie Pollard on Thursday night in Dallas. Jim Harbaugh, a former NFL quarterback and current head coach at Division I-AA San Diego, also is believed to have interviewed in Dallas.
Dan McCarney resigned Nov. 8 after 12 seasons as Iowa State’s head coach, saying it was in the best interests of the program. The Cyclones are 3-8 overall and 0-7 in the Big 12 Conference entering Saturday’s season finale against Missouri in Ames, Iowa.
Norvell’s name surfaced immediately as a possible candidate at Iowa State because of his ties to the school and the state. A starting strong safety at Iowa in the 1980s, Norvell went on to coach at Iowa, Northern Iowa and Iowa State. Norvell also worked under McCarney at ISU as an assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach from 1995-97.
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