Bad week for original Bulls

Posted Nov 28, 2006 by Brett McMurphy

Updated Nov 28, 2006 at 10:26 PM

While University of South Florida coach Jim Leavitt said he wasn’t interested in openings at Miami and Alabama Tuesday, the news wasn’t so good for a couple of former original USF assistants. Mike Canales resigned as Arizona’s offensive coordinator Tuesday, less than 48 hours after N.C. State assistant Rick Kravitz appears to be a casualty because of Chuck Amato’s firing at N.C. State.

Canales was USF’s offensive coordinator from 1997-2000. He had been at Arizona since 2004. “There’‘s never a good time to leave a situation where you feel there’s still work to do, but Arizona football will benefit in the long term,” Canales said. “I’ve had a good time here and think the program is ready to take off, and often some new leadership is the appropriate decision.”

Kravitz wasn’t even at N.C. State for a full year. He joined the Wolfpack in February. He was the first assistant hired at USF by Leavitt in 1996. It’s unknown who will be hired at N.C. State and whether he will retain Kravitz.