Cris Dishman Named Texas Southern Head Football Coach

Former NFL player and XFL defensive coordinator, Cris Dishman, is named the new head football coach at Texas Southern University in Houston, TX.

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00:00 (upbeat music)

00:02 All right, we have breaking news

00:08 from Texas Southern University out of Houston, Texas.

00:12 We just got word that, not Fred McNair,

00:16 not Brett Maxey, not Andre Johnson,

00:20 but Chris Dishman is now the new head football coach

00:24 of the Texas Southern Tigers.

00:27 Yes, Chris Dishman, who was a long time pro.

00:31 He was originally drafted by the Houston Orleans

00:34 back in 1988, and he was a part of the Young Guns Secondary,

00:39 as well as coach Bubba McDowell,

00:43 who's over at Prairie View A&M.

00:46 Now, the two friends and two compadres

00:49 will clash head to head,

00:51 especially in the upcoming Labor Day Classic

00:55 here in the Houston area.

00:57 That should be fun to see.

00:59 Coach McDowell was very pleased

01:01 that his old friend got the job,

01:04 but there's not going to be any love lost

01:07 between the two when it comes to the Labor Day Classic.

01:10 It should be a great one.

01:12 We will have more information coming

01:14 from the HBCU Legends family.

01:17 We will have an exclusive interview

01:19 with Chris Dishman as well,

01:22 and more information from what happened

01:24 with Fred McNair as well as Brett Maxey.

01:28 So, stay tuned and don't go anywhere.

01:32 This HBCU football offseason has been wild and wacky.

01:37 Thank you.

01:39 (upbeat music)

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