Huskers Name Watson OC

via OWH.

The departure of offensive coordinator Jay Norvell to UCLA for the same position there has allowed Head Coach Bill Callahan to promote TE Coach and recruiting coordinator Shawn Watson to OC, a position he held under Gary Barnett for the Colorado Buffalos. Watson was CU OC for six years, and passed up OC opportunities at both Cal and San Diego St. to join Callhan's staff a year ago.

"The relationship between Callahan and Watson goes back to the 1980s, when they worked together on Mike White's staff at Illinois. Watson was head coach at NCAA Division I-AA Southern Illinois from 1994 through 1996, then joined Barnett for the first time in 1997 at Northwestern. At Colorado, Watson helped the 2001 team become only the third in school history to average better than 200 yards passing and rushing. The 2004 team was only the second at CU to produce a 1,000-yard rusher and 2,000-yard passer.

Watson is likely to give up the RC position after the Feb. 7 recruit signing date. No word yet on potential replacements for the new opening on the Husker staff.