Falcons name Koetter as offensive coordinator
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01/15/2012 - Flowery Branch, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Falcons have named Dirk Koetter their new offensive coordinator.
Coincidentally, Koetter spent the past five years as offensive coordinator with the Jacksonville Jaguars, who just named former Falcons offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey as their new head coach.
Falcons head coach Mike Smith was the defensive coordinator for the Jaguars from 2003-07 before taking the Atlanta job and spent one season on the same staff with Koetter in Jacksonville.
The Jaguars were the lowest-ranked offense in the NFL this past season, due mostly in part to a poor passing offense with rookie quarterback Blaine Gabbert at the helm. They did rank 12th in rushing behind league leader Maurice Jones-Drew.
In Koetter's first season with the Jaguars, Smith's last with the team, the offense ranked seventh in the NFL and set franchise records for points (411, 25.7 avg.), touchdowns (50), touchdown passes (28) and yards per play (5.6).
Koetter had never been a coach on the pro level before joining Jacksonville. He was the head coach at Arizona State from 2001-06, guiding the Sun Devils to a record of 40-34.
Arizona State had a prolific offense under Koetter, who doubled as the team's offensive coordinator. The Sun Devils averaged about 30 points per game and went to four bowl games during Koetter's tenure.
Koetter was also 26-10 as Boise State's head coach from 1998-2000. He also had collegiate coordinator posts at San Francisco State, UTEP, Missouri, Boston College and Oregon.
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Huskers' Lucky hospitalized for undisclosed reason
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence.
The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.
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A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.
A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital.
Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns.
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