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Beckman hired as Toledo head coach

OSU defensive coordinator Tim Beckman will be named coach at the University of Toledo today, according to multiple news outlets.

Toledo called a press conference for today at noon Central time to announce Beckman as the Rockets’ new football coach, the Toledo Blade first reported.

He will replace Tom Amstutz, who resigned after a 3-9 season.

Beckman, 43, is in his second year as the Cowboys’ defensive coordinator. OSU went from 10th to fifth in the Big 12 in scoring defense during Beckman’s tenure.

Beckman was previously the secondary coach at Ohio State, where he coached in a national championship game before coming to the Cowboys.

He has experience in the Mid-American Conference, having been the defensive coordinator at Bowling Green from 1998-2004.

From Staff Reports

This story was published December 4th, 2008 under Sports. Permalink.

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